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The Portishead Coal Boats

Portishead Coal Boats

Beginning as a Deck Boy in 1955, Winter spent nine years working on the Olympix boats. In a highly readable account, he explains the intricacies of loading coal at Newport and Ely, the unloading process back at Portishead and the many problems involved with working across the difficult waters of the Bristol Channel. The narrative is well illustrated with a marvellous collection of photographs assembled by the author over many years. A final chapter looks at the history of the ships following cessation of Olympia's operations in 1969 and the changes that have occurred at the places connected with the company. The author also remembers, in words and pictures, the men with whom he worked. For nearly fifty years, the 'coal boats' kept the power stations at Portishead supplied, through appalling weather and wartime tribulations, and this book pays tribute to the unstinting efforts of all those involved.

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Author	Winter, Michael
Number of Pages	192
Illustrated	photos & illus.
Format	hardcover
Date	2005
ISBN	190359913X
ISBN13	9781903599136

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