NEWHAVEN HERITAGE ROUTES
Three walking tours of the town
DENTON MANOR AND CHURCH
1950s/early 1960s postcard
FALAISE AND VILLANDRY
Some vintage Super 8 movie film
SUE CARNOCHAN AND PUPILS!
A reunion - a few years on!
YET ANOTHER MEECHING
Found at last - or is it?
BRIGHTON AND MEECHING
A harbour view from 1966
THE AVERY FAMILY
Do you have any details of the family?
FOREMOST 22 AT NO.5 STAGE
Newhaven's famous steam tug, 1928-1960
OCEAN OBSERVER
An unusual visitor
A TRIO OF LIGHTS
West Pier and Breakwater
VIEW FROM GENEVA ROAD
Perhaps better known as 'Chalky Hill'
GHOST STORIES
Do you know any about Newhaven?
WEST BEACH PAINTINGS
By local artist Hilary Musk
AERIAL PHOTOS OF THE HARBOUR
Drone camera images from May 2020
SEAFORD BAY AT NIGHT
Painting by Alicia Tolhurst-Brown
ALBERT SHEPPARD FUNERAL 1909
Funeral procession in the High Street
PAINTINGS OF NEWHAVEN
The Artistry of Dorothy Valenti
WILD AND WINDY WEATHER
Storm Ciara - 9th February 2020
RAILWAY AND WEST QUAY SHIPPING
A harbour view from the mid 1960s
A BUSY EAST QUAY SCENE
Back in the late 1970s.
St MICHAEL'S CHURCH
From Carolyn Proud's collection
THE BRIDGE HOTEL
From the collection of Carolyn Proud
FALAISE - BEFORE SHE CAME HERE
When she was still a passenger steamer
P.S SANDOWN
At the Marine Shops
EXCALIBUR AND STARS
A night-time view of the jack-up barge at the West Beach
RADIO QSL CARD
From the Newhaven CB club of the early 1980s
DE GALLANT
Arrival of a sail-powered cargo ship.
SOUTH HEIGHTON
Old and new comparative views
VALENCAY AT DIEPPE
Right next to the town
METREC TRAWLER
One of Mike Newton-Smith's many vessels.
WATER DRAGON
A dramatic view of the breakwater
MODEL MEECHING NUMBER 4!
This will be the best one yet!
THE TOWN BANDSTAND!
A new attraction on Denton Island!
NEWHAVEN REMEMBERS
Remembrance Sunday 2018
MEECHING'S "15 MINUTES OF FAME"
50 years ago - 20th to 23rd October 1968 - The Sitakund Incident
HARBOUR PHOTOS FROM 1958
Images from around the harbour
HARBOUR VIEW FROM 1964
Meeching and Testside hard at work.
HOWARD FAMILY PHOTOS
From the family albums
ALBERT HOWARD
From the Howard family albums
MICHAEL EADES
Family photo
HARBOUR PHOTOS
Black and white images from the 1970s
THE FLEET'S IN!
But it's not what we would have wanted!
THREE SHIPS FROM DIFFERENT ERAS
50s, 60s and 70s, but all stalwarts!
OUR NEWHAVEN SCANNING SESSION
15th September 2018 - 11.00 - 4.00 at Newhaven Museum
NEWHAVEN LIGHTHOUSE GOES ON THE AIR
Courtesy of the Amateur Radio Station at Newhaven Fort
NEW WILDLIFE POND!
Something new for us at Riverside Park
OLD BRIDGE TO DENTON ISLAND
Lower High Street and Riverside
LIFEBOAT FETE 2018
Our Newhaven on display
LOW LIGHT PHOTOS OF THE HARBOUR
Taken at the turn of the 20th century.
FOREMOST 22
A Newhaven stalwart and a war hero.
WORKING ON THE TS LONDRES
A Health and Safety Nightmare!
RAF LAUNCH HSL 145
Some memories of my father's time on this vessel
AERIAL VIEWS OF THE HARBOUR
From the 'Golden Era' of the East Quay
BEFORE THE CAR FERRY
How you took your car across the channel in the 1950s and early 1960s
NEWHAVEN'S LIFEBOAT "KATHLEEN MARY"
Coming back from an 'open day' for crew's families?
MORE MEMORIES OF THE TUG MEECHING
Some of the crew in the early 1970s
PARADISE PARK CONSTRUCTION
Starting with some sheds in a field - 1989!
10th ANNIVERSARY EVENT
A resounding success!
OUR NEWHAVEN'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY!
14th October 2017 - - Come and see us at Paradise Park.
SUNSET AND MIST
Who says Newhaven can't be photogenic!
LIFEBOAT FETE 2017
Our Newhaven 'out and about'
S.S MAINE - SUNK IN 1917
Searching for relatives of the crew
PETER BAILEY MBE
We say farewell to a man who WAS Newhaven.
NEWHAVEN MUSEUM REOPENS FOR 2017
Lots of work has been done over the winter
TIDEWAY SHOWS AND CONCERTS
A selection of programmes
NEWHAVEN COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL
More from the photo collection of Sue Carnochan (Miss Butlin)
MORE BANANA BOATS
A dozen of them this time!
DAWN APPROACH
Still going strong at 95!
AN UNUSUAL TOW
Meeching assists a stranded visitor
TUG MEECHING MODELS
And there were three!
A 2016 'FULL HOUSE'
A rare event in recent years, but I think we'll soon see more!
OUR NEWHAVEN OUT AND ABOUT
At the 2016 Lifeboat Fete
NEWHAVEN LIFEBOAT
Returning from training exercise
MEECHING JUNIOR SCHOOL
Memories from a former teacher
MORE CHARRINGTONS PHOTOS
Down at the Drove - before Sainsburys!
A.A RAYMOND
The dredger that underwent major works at Newhaven in 1962/63
A 'NEW' FAST FERRY
Maiden voyage from Newhaven - well, under this name!
PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 5
More photos from the renowned photographer
HARBOUR PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 4
Railway ships laying up at the Railway Quay
THE TUG MEECHING COMES HOME!
Well, in model form, anyway!
ALL CHANGE!
Building work underway.
MV BREST
But not where you'd expect to see her!
PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY 5
More harbour scenes from the well-known photographer and author.
VILLANDRY AND VALENCAY
Archive movie footage.
THE TUG MEECHING - A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
As Nore Crest - she is finally back at work.
VIGILANTS- OLD AND NEW
Both here at Newhaven
ON THE BEACH!
Something like it used to be!
PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 5
Vessels laying up at the Railway Quay
PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 6
Meeching's regular day job
PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 7
The Sitakund incident, October 1968
THE TUG MEECHING
A potted life history, 1960 - 2018.
HARBOUR PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 4
Shipping scenes from a famous photographer
HARBOUR PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 3
Shipping scenes from a famous photographer
HARBOUR PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 2
Shipping scenes from a famous photographer
TUG MEECHING - NOW NORE CREST
Seen at Ramsgate, April 2013
HARBOUR PHOTOS FROM JOHN HENDY - 1
Shipping scenes from a famous photographer
SNOW AT TIDEWAY
A cold snap in 1968
SCHOOL SPORTS
Newhaven County Secondary School
TUG 'ALERT'
Newhaven's tug from 1898 - 1924
FETE DE NEWHAVEN 2012
The annual street market
CON ZELO
A former Newhaven regular.
MEECHING AND A NEW PAINT JOB
The tug looking very smart.
UKD ORCA
Dredging the main channel
RON WOOLAWAY
Sand dredger from the 1960's.
THE SEAJET
A very short-lived service in 1982.
TUG MEECHING
A calm morning in 1997
SEAHAVEN FM 96.3
Our really local radio station!
THE HARBOUR IN THE 90'S
More memories of a working port
MEECHING, SHE LIVES!
Finally, some good news for the 52 year old tug
NEWHAVEN CORMORANT!
Street (and harbour!) theatre comes to town - 16/7/2011
NEWHAVEN CUSTOMS OFFICERS
A retirement and some group photos
LISIEUX AND ARROMANCHES
Photos - 'home and away'.
SEA CLOUD
A very attractive visitor.
INCINERATOR - A BETTER DESIGN?
Now this would be spectacular!
DROVE PARK ARRIVALS 2011
The first of the season
DECEMBER SNOWS - 2/12/2010
Photos from an enforced day off!
FAREWELL SENLAC
The end of the line.
EXCAVATING AUGUSTFIELDS
Views from Elm Court, August 1988
DARTS CLUB DINNER
At the Ferryboat Inn, 1950's
MEECHING JUNIOR SCHOOL
Day Trip - Mid 1950's.
NEWHAVEN BOYS CLUB FOOTBALL TEAM 1951
They have just won 3-2 against 'Bison'
"YVONNE CUP NIGHT"
At the 'Engineer'. Late 1940's/early 1950's
EASTSIDE BEACH 1945
On the beach with three Canadian Soldiers
PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR
Some Memories of the 1980's
DENTON FROM ABOVE
An aerial view from 1964
THE CAR FERRY VILLANDRY
A French postcard from the 1960's
THE FIRST CAR FERRY TO USE THE RAMP, 1964
It wasn't quite how I remembered it.......
UNUSUAL FERRIES - AGAIN!
A couple of unlikely visitors.
LINE DRAWINGS BY ANDY GILBERT
Some of Newhaven's ships across the years
DROVE PARK, NEWHAVEN, 2009
Ups and downs at the park.
MORE FULL HOUSES
Railway and East Quays both packed.
SENLAC WINS A RACE!
Part of her life after Newhaven
AN UNUSUAL CUSTOMER FOR THE GRIDIRON
A tanker visits in the early 1960's
THE DAY WE NEARLY LOST THE CHARTRES
Near disaster for the ferry - not once, but twice.
SLEEPY SWANS
The Drove Park pair at rest.
RAF BOATS IN THE 60'S/70'S
Possibly the last two boats stationed here?
TUG MEECHING NEW EXHIBIT
A life history in words and photos at the Newhaven Museum
DROVE PARK
10 January 2009, Frozen Lake
SENLAC
Still afloat and working in sunny climes!
A DUTCH VISITOR
A salvage tug goes 'seeking', 1966
THE SEA ROVER INCIDENT
Stop or we shoot - no? OK! BANG!
WHEN A TUG RAN AMOK! - 1971
And nobody seemed to know why..
UPPER END OF THE HARBOUR
A packed early 1960's scene
SOUTH DOWNS, 2008
Just moments away from home!
CAPTAIN FRANK GILBERT
My Dad in the early 1960's
THE DANZIG
Another Newhaven Tug
SWEEPING THE SEA!
All is not as it seems.
COLLIER 'KEYNES'
A one time regular at the North Quay
PRINCE OF WALES, 2008
The pub in South Road
ELIM CHURCH, 2008
South Way, Newhaven
BAPTIST CHURCH, 2008
One of Newhaven's town centre churches
HEIGHTON ROAD
Now and 'then'.
HAMPDEN ARMS
Pub in South Heighton village
NEWHAVEN'S WAR MEMORIALS
In memory of the fallen.
MORE AFS MEMORIES
Frank Gilbert in the Newhaven AFS 1939-41
DROVE PARK, AVIS ROAD
The resident wildlife.
LIFEBOAT CHANGEOVERS
Out with the old, and in with the new...Louis Marchesi, Keith Anderson & David and Elizabeth Acland
SEVEN SISTERS ARRIVES AT NEWHAVEN
Views from The Fort - Good Friday 21 March 2008
FULL HOUSE!
A very busy North Quay
TUG "NORE COMMODORE"
Replacement for Tug "Meeching"
FERRY BERTH
A busier view than normal....
CARGO / CRUISE SHIPS
Visiting cargo and cruise vessels
S.S. SHIELDHALL
An occasional summer visitor
DORA RIPARIA
An unusual visitor
STEAM TUG CHRIANIE
A one time Newhaven regular
HARBOURSIDE, FORT ROAD
Formerly the Sheffield Arms
FLYING FISH, DENTON
Pub in Denton village
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Tideway's Summer Production 1973
SWING BRIDGES OLD AND NEW
Photos of old and new bridges
ANOTHER TIDEWAY MEMORY
My last day at Tideway
CORMORANTS
Well hello, big brother!
TRANSMANCHE FERRIES
Comings and Goings
NORTH QUAY c2000
Various Photographs
HILLCREST CENTRE, 2007
It used to be Newhaven Boy's School (http://www.hillcrestcentre.co.uk/)