CREW OF THE ARUNDEL
The Arundel crew
Beulah Brewer
The Arundel crew
Beulah Brewer
This photograph (c. 1920's) belonged to my father Mr William Pellett who worked on the S.S. Arundel for over 30 years
B.Brewer
We have recently received a letter from Beulah Brewer (nee Pellett), and some photos of the crew of the 'Arundel'
This is a poem that Beulah wrote about her days in Newhaven.
To Newhaven
I dream of my days by the sea shore where I lived when I was young
I would take a walk by the river wall, thinking of all the delights in store
How contented the small boats looked, moored to the landing stages
And how majestic the cross channel ships
Serene on a high tide safely anchored in their haven
On I would walk to the harbour mouth and get the smell of the open sea
What a wonderful vast expanse waiting there for me
Under the cliff tops I would roam to find sea pinks and anemones
Gulls wheeling and crying in the sky, where small white clouds went scudding by
On to the beach where the warm soft sand
From an ebbing tide played with my feet
Over to the rock pools to find baby crabs by the score
And limpets clinging oh so tight, hanging on with all their might
Slippery sea-weed waving to and fro
As the years went by and I walked my small son, to savour the same delights
He always sang a happy tune, as soon as the sea was in sight