SWMBO and I went to collect some instruments from the calibration place yesterday and on the way back we visited the Purton hulks.
Unsurprisingly these are located at Purton, on the edge of the Severn, adjacent to the Sharpness to Gloucester canal. The vessels were deliberately beached here to reduce erosion of the land, which was threatening the canal.
We were surprised to see a number of concrete hulls (Ferro Concrete Barges) - the ones at Purton were used on inland waterways. Similar vessels played an important part in the D-Day landings.
You can find more information than you were looking for by Googling "Friends of Purton" - a fascinating site.
All in all, a place well worth a diversion off the A38 to see!
FCB by John Liddle, on Flickr
There are plenty of wooden vessels as well......
Ironside by John Liddle, on Flickr
Unsurprisingly these are located at Purton, on the edge of the Severn, adjacent to the Sharpness to Gloucester canal. The vessels were deliberately beached here to reduce erosion of the land, which was threatening the canal.
We were surprised to see a number of concrete hulls (Ferro Concrete Barges) - the ones at Purton were used on inland waterways. Similar vessels played an important part in the D-Day landings.
You can find more information than you were looking for by Googling "Friends of Purton" - a fascinating site.
All in all, a place well worth a diversion off the A38 to see!
FCB by John Liddle, on Flickr
There are plenty of wooden vessels as well......
Ironside by John Liddle, on Flickr
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