The Day The City Split In Two / A River Full Of Stories
Hull's River Bridges: Between Bridges - Les Reid Les Reid runs Newark’s unique Heritage Barge ‘Leicester Trader’. It is the last Trent size cargo barge built to fit the old locks of the Trent Navigation Company. Saved from being scrapped in 2008 and renovated by Les and a group of local barge aficionados, the dumb barge … Continue reading 36 Les Reid – Between Bridges
We took a trip over to Eastrington to meet up with Les Reid and Tony Carrigan. We recorded their conversations about the times spent working on the River Trent gravelling, the dangers of the Humber and 'Between Bridges', 'Up Harbour', on the River Hull. Les Reid of the Newark Heritage Barge 'Leicester Trader' and Tony … Continue reading Les Reid and Tony Carrigan Reminisce
Yesterday belied the thunderous downpour warnings as we ventured south to Newark to visit Les Reid, as part of our new Open Bridges Project for Heritage Open Days – Hull’s River Bridges. It turned out to be a glorious day as we met Les and jumped aboard Les’s workboat the Ruffian and headed down the … Continue reading Adventure on the Ruffian
We had another great day out in Newark visiting Les Reid of the Newark Heritage Barge 'Leicester Trader'. Les showed us a remarkable rare cine film of a working barge trip with Alec Carrigan on the barge Girton showing a run from Hull to Girton Gravel Pit and back circa 1965. We filmed Les's commentary … Continue reading Working Barge Trip Video Circa 1965 Hull to Girton with Commentary by Les Reid
It was great to return and meet up again with Les Reid on the Heritage Barge, the Leicester Trader. He has fascinating stories about sailing barges to tell. You can hear about it in the film below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjvjoE8I78Q Newark's unique Heritage Barge 'Leicester Trader' is the last Trent size cargo barge built to fit the old … Continue reading Les Reid and the Leicester Trader
Sunday was a glorious summer's day in Newark-on-Trent. We paid a visit to the the Newark heritage barge, Leicester Trader to meet up with Les Reid. The dumb barge and Les's service vessel Ruffian are moored on the Trent in the lee of the imposing 900 year old castle ruins. Les has got a wealth … Continue reading The Leicester Trader