Lydney Docks 1953
Courtesy of: Phil Hudson. Uploaded: April 2008
Lydney Docks c.1953. Owen Hudson with Lem Gardiner operating a winch or sluice gate which may have been connected to the Lock Gates. Owen's son David Hudson is the onlooker.
Owen served as a Fireman on the Railways throughout the 50's but eventually became a Water Bailiff and Fisheries Officer
Peter Essex added (April 2008): "Can this photo be connected to Art or
Bert Sterr(e)y, my relatives, who operated the lock gates at the harbour
around this time? ".
Alison Badger added (June 2011): "... my father Bob Vine worked with Bert Sterry at Lydney Docks in the 1950s and early 1960s. Bert lived at 14 Ridler Road and we lived at 42 Ridler Road. Bert's son was called Gregory".
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