Lydney canal and Harbour Master's House
Courtesy of: Rex Brice. Uploaded: May 2011
Rex wrote: "... 'Popper' Thorne fishing at Lydney Canal. In the background is the "White Bridge" and the harbour master's house, now demolished".
Peter Essex added: "... Can anyone clarify the names of the occupants of the houses at the docks over the course of time?. I am uncertain whether this is the house occupied wholly or partly by Art and Rose Sterrey my great uncle and aunt or whether they lived in one of the properties closer to the Severn - as I suspect. I know that Art and his son Bert worked at the docks for decades and Art lived there whilst Bert lived at Tutnalls. I only ever visited them as a small child. I dont think Art was ever harbourmaster. I do think their house was smaller than the one in this picture".
Lesley Parker added: "... re people who lived along the canal . . . in the 1950s and possibly before and early 1960s one of the houses alongside the canal was occupied by a Mr Gardner. I think he may have been harbourmaster at one time or at least held some sort of related position. His house was quite low and definitely not the one in the photo. Mr Gardner moored his boat I think an ex-lifeboat opposite his house and a pair of swans would breed each year in the rushes nearby. His granddaughter was Susan Wright who was at LGS in the 1960s. Her parents ... lived in a big house nearly opposite the Town Station. I think Mr Wright may have had a builder's yard. In the mid 1960s Mr Gardner's house became vacant and was then occupied by newlyweds Graham and Jean Thomas".
Alison Badger added (June 2011): "... Bert Sterry lived at 14 Ridler Road Lydney. My father Bob Vine worked with Bert at the docks. We lived at 42 Ridler road. At 16 Ridler Road lived my aunt and uncle Phyllis and Vernon Vine parents to Brian Vine who is in the Lydney XV photo".
Patsy Macey added (July 2011): "- Bert Willams the harbour master lived in the house".
Vicky Harper added (July 2011): "... Re the Harbour Master's House, Lydney. My Great Grandfather Samuel Kingscote Lewis retired from his job as a Bristol Channel Pilot in 1889 but became Harbour Master at Lydney in 1885 . He died in 1915".
Dave Walker fishing on the Lydney canal.
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