My mention of a possible book on the history of Cormorant
produced a deafening silence, so have abandoned that idea! Maybe if I get
snowed in this Winter I will produce one copy – for Simon.
My trip to
Dublin is rapidly approaching and David Ryan is being a great help over there.
We have much to do in a short time!
That will be
looking at material from 1878 to 1943. Meanwhile I have found confirmation that
the ship was indeed moored near Sittingbourne in the 1990s. Charles Reece owned
her at that time; she was painted red (Photo 1);
and was reported to be at Gas
Road, Milton Creek. Looking on Google Earth, I easily found Milton Creek. Gas
Road meanders around a bit, but I did see a sort of jetty in the right area. I
then spotted Google’s historical facility, which offers aerial shots of
locations taken from other sources. Obviously the coverage is limited to what’s
on offer, both in area and time. In this case it was Kent County Council in
1990 and there was Lady Dixon (née
Cormorant) lying alongside that very jetty (Photo 2).
A small discovery
perhaps, but a very satisfying one.
David
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