Jump to content

Not a ride report, just some pictures. The Great Eastern's slipway


yen_powell

Recommended Posts

Just before I found the entrance to hell in the middle of Tredegar Road I had 30 minutes to kill before meeting an 'Anthony', so I popped on to the Isle of Dogs, parked my bike by the old slip way of the Great Eastern and had a cup of coffee from my flask. As you can see, there is the preserved bit inside the river wall and the rapidly wearing away bit still in the Thames. A lot of the timber was bought by Mr Brunel on the cheap, it came from scrapped naval ships of the line that fought at Trafalgar.

image.png.c97fed1ab2b1c4b6646a31698bc0e6c7.png

image.png.fd72051e400244bbbcb6dda6e979ca36.png

image.png.5646986d0fb91209a0affcd3580fdfa1.png

image.png.72f6b55bbb846ff487b552d3373f779e.png

image.png.e496f2a4c6625afcaaaee249a730b381.png

image.png.cc94cf81b50ef10e31c92147acd03987.png

 

image.png.ddd64dfd6d50e3e7963fd652d15bae62.png

image.png.da53d640de7d427fc1876de305f2c99c.png

image.png.bccf3566529a2c2f0955e2aedda2a8a9.png

image.png

  • Like 8
Link to comment
Share on other sites

51 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Blimey, the Gt Eastern didn't fare as well as the Gt Britain

 

IMG_5849.thumb.jpeg.d519d3596638873af1373f28118b4c79.jpeg

13 attempts to launch it, something tells me they refused to buy lucky heather off Mad Mag of Poplar.

  • Haha 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Privacy Policy