COMMENTS 2023

January 2023

By John Hills

COLLAPSE OF LINK SPAN AT DIEPPE (View page)

"The remarks on this are not quite right the Senlac was loading at the time of this incident and not discharging. As I was on watch at the ti..."

By: Mick Cutler                        ; Added: 31/01/2023

FALAISE AND VILLANDRY (View page)

"The French Youtube contributor has another video! This one shows Dieppe-Newhaven on the 'Dover' and returning on 'Villandry'..."

By: Andy Gilbert                      ; Added: 28/01/2023

FALAISE AND VILLANDRY (View page)

"I was amazed to see this footage on You Tube, it belongs to the first dark haired French boy, ''Albert'' seen walking with h..."

By: Catherine M                         Added: 27/01/2023

COLLAPSE OF LINK SPAN AT DIEPPE (View page)

"Dieppe was such a beautiful Harbour, We went  up and down that Linkspan in 1960's on holiday {as a child}..However, this accident i..."

By: Catherine M                       ; Added: 27/01/2023

PARKER PEN COMPANY (View page)

"Had a wander around "Parker Way", depressing to say the least. Looks more like an army barrack site. Who the hell on Lewes Council pass..."

By: Ian Bishop                         ; Added: 26/01/2023

RADIO FACTORY ON DENTON ISLAND (View page)

"Hi Colin. As you may have read from my above comments I worked at the factory on Denton Island from when it was first built in 1963 and I m..."

By: Paul Blackman                   ; Added: 20/01/2023

LEAVERS OF 1967 REUNION 2022 (View page)

"It is good to see that a few of the teachers from my era are still around.  In particular, to Mr Denyer and Miss Butlin (as they were t..."

By: Charles Wrench                  ; Added: 20/01/2023

CRYSTAL JEWEL (View page)

"Dorota Anczykowska was the Captain's daughter. She was in  our class at Polish Boarding School in Pitsford, Northants. We often tal..."

By: Barbara Szymanek             ; Added: 08/01/2023

THE ORIGINAL AMY STORE (View page)

"My parents brought Amy Stores back in 1983/1984 and ran the shop until it closed in 2004/2005. Amy Stores was converted by my parents into t..."

By: Krissy Taylor                       ; Added: 08/01/2023

OLD NEWHAVEN (View page)

"The smell of seaweed around the wooden struts on the harbour. Also the smell from the sea in the morning."

By: Mel Allen                             ; Added: 04/01/2023

PARKER PEN COMPANY (View page)

"The Jotter was first introduced in 1954 as the T. Ball, the T. Ball Jotter was introduced in 1956."

By: Engineering Services           ; Added: 02/01/2023