Hastings stuck under Worcester Bridge 1886
basil | 11/13/2005 | 11:45 am
Hastings stuck under Worcester bridge in 1886.
After surviving the terrible sea crossing, the Hastings reaches Worcester bridge as the flood waters rose. Her foresail is still flapping in the wind before being reefed.
The narrow boats are moored to the flooded North Quay. The tug smokes away on the far side of the bridge waiting for the river to drop.
A very early vertical boilerd tug is tied to this side of the bridge. Max.
Hastings at Lower Lode Lock near Tewkesbury.
In 1886 the Hastings loaded 90 tons of salt and sailed to the Normandy fishing ports. The outward journey was uneventful but on returning the severest storm of the century was experianced. Skipper “Panto” Bourne lashed his son Jimmy, who had just left school to the mast. When they reached the Severn the water was rising rapidly and at Worcester bridge it reached the top of the arches, holding up the journey home for several days. Max.
