SHEERLEGS
1959
By Colin Holden
Picture 1: The Sheerlegs "dressed" for the day of the christening of the lifeboat Kathleen Mary by my father Bob. He was the only member of staff willing to climb up the back leg to oil the top pivot while he was employed as a Ship Wright at the marine workshops. For this task he used to be paid an extra 10/- (50 pence). Also note the steam crane.
Picture 2: The Sheerlegs working on the A A Raymond? with the steam crane again. Did this crane get preserved, I do hope so? The Sheerlegs also were a land mark for our town, I think it was such a pity to knock them down.