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	Norfolk wherry
		The Norfolk wherry is a fl-sailed trader, type of boat on the Norfolk Broads and Suffolk Broads, now part of The Broads National Park, in Norfolk, England.
		After 1800, the Norfolk Keel (or 'keel wherry') disappeared, partly because a wherry could be sailed with fewer crew, and it had limited manoeuverability and lacked speed.
		Wherries came in different sizes, according to the river they used.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/no/Norfolk_wherry.html (328 words)

	Sailing Wherrys Wherries and barges Norfolk Broads National Park.
		She was rescued in 1949 by the Norfolk Wherry Trust which was formed that year after a meeting at the Norwich bookshop of Roy Clark, author of the classic work, Black Sailed Traders.
		Like many wherries, she was scuppered when beyond repair but was raised in the early 1980s and restored in an 18 year labour of love by Vincent and Linda Pargeter.
		Built in Lowestoft for a local philanthropist and the last wherry of any type, she was taken to Paris in the 1950s was spotted in the early 1990s on the Seine, dismasted and used as a house boat.
	www.norfolkbroads.com /focus/boating/wherries (1339 words)

	Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Wherry is a shallow single sail boat indigenous to the Norfolk broads.
		The wherry, however, is the only sailing vessel of its size or carrying capacity that can cover almost all the waterways on the Broads, including the odd secluded dyke.
		Length: the length of the wherry from bow to stern.
	www.btinternet.com /~wherry.yacht/wherries.html (274 words)

	The Broads of Norfolk
		The Broads, as the Norfolk lakes are called, cannot be seen without admiration; the expanse of tranquil water, the beautiful reed borders, the mills that dot the marshes, and the cattle feeding on the plains, are worthy of a landscape painter's best skill.
		The great flatness of Norfolk, and the sluggish course of the rivers caused by it, originate the Broads, pools of water of various extent in the marsh - sometimes covering acres of land, in other times not bigger than a large fishpond.
		Here and there the dark sails of the wherries, or the snowy canvas of yachts, are seen above the reeds and lower foliage moving to and fro, though the water on which they sail is not visible.
	www.mspong.org /picturesque/norfolk_broads.html (897 words)

	Wherrymans Way Norfolk Broads Regional Local Interest East Anglia UK
		The earliest wherry-type vessel was the square-rigged keel, but by the beginning of the 19th century the most numerous craft was the wherry – single-sailed and specially designed for the shallow waterways of the Broads.
		The heyday of the trading wherries was the 19th century when several hundred sailed the waterways, carrying all sorts of cargoes - stone, coal, bricks, timber, reeds, even ice.
		The final development was the wherry yacht, combining the efficiency of the wherry design with the elegance and deck space of a yacht.
	www.norfolkbroads.com /focus/boating/wherryman (567 words)

	Boats3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Norfolk wherry was a single-masted craft and carried a single sail, the prototype of the una rig which was characteristic of broad-beamed sailing vessels along the east coast for many years.
		On either side of the tiny aft cabin was a narrow area of decking used for punting or poling or the wherry with the aid of a barge pole or quant.
		Tyne wherries were clinker-built craft towed in trains by tugs.They were used mainly in the Tyne coal trade to bring cargoes from the staithes or collieries to the sea-going colliers in the estuary.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Boats3.html (6407 words)

	Norfolk wherry & Fenland lighter
		Norfolk wherries and Fenland lighters - by Tony Lewery.
		In East Anglia the Norfolk Broads form a separated and isolated network of lakes and rivers, connected to the sea at Yarmouth and Lowestoft by the rivers Yare and Waveney.
		Wherries were the indigenous trading craft of the Broads, all built to a similar pattern, but in a variety of sizes.
	www.canaljunction.com /craft/eastang.htm (534 words)

	Norfolk Broads
		The Norfolk Broads are thought to have been created by the flooding of ancient peat diggings.
		Potter Heigham is a bustling village, especially during the summer months, and is one of the largest boating centres of the Norfolk Broads.
		It is where Norfolk Wherries were built as well as some fine racing yachts.
	www.norfolk-norwich.com /norfolk/norfolk-broads (1313 words)

	History of the Broads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads are Britain's most attractive and important wetland habitat.
		Perhaps more famously the rivers were used by the Colman Mustard factory and many of the Norfolk Wherries were used by them to transport their produce to the local sea ports.
		Boating holidays on the Broads probably began towards the end of the 19th century with the opening of the first boatyards offering Wherries and Yachts for hire, but came into their own after the second world war when the Boating holiday industry as we know it today began.
	www.norfolkbroadsboatingholidays.com /a_history_of_the_braods.htm (350 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Norfolk \| Trust to secure wherries' future
		A charitable trust is being launched to secure the future of wherries - the traditional cargo boats of the Broads in Norfolk and Suffolk.
		The Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust is due to be officially launched later by the Bishop of Norwich.
		Peter Bower, of the trust, said: "We have struggled for 20 years to keep the wherries going - there's plenty of demand for their use, but running costs are high.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/3832211.stm (193 words)

	Norfolk Record Office annual report 1999-2000
		The Norfolk Record Office collects and preserves records of historical significance relating to the County of Norfolk and makes them available to a wide range of people for consultation and study.
		The Early Labour Movement in Norfolk, a display of facsimiles, was mounted at Norwich Labour Club for the Norwich and District Trades Council as part of celebrations of the centenary of the Labour Party.
		When a previously unknown early Norfolk swan roll came up for auction in June 1999, it was clear that the Norfolk Record Office was the most appropriate home for it, but its bid, backed by promises of grant aid, was unsuccessful against a determined foreign collector.
	archives.norfolk.gov.uk /annual_reports/nrorep00.htm (2272 words)

	Norfolk Broads, England
		The Norfolk Broads are a fascinating nature reserve, ideal for sailing and boating holidays, which occupy the triangle formed by Yarmouth, Wroxham and Stalham.
		Windmills, such as the wooden Boardman's Mill at Ludham, the brick-built Thurne Dyke Windpump on the bank of the Thurne or the 82ft/25m high Sutton Mill, were once used for drainage and call to mind similar scenery in Holland.
		Of the "wherries", flat boats used for shipping coal, wood and provisions, which were once typical of the Broads, only four "model ships" still remain.
	www.planetware.com /norwich/norfolk-broads-eng-nf-nnb.htm (229 words)

	Coltishall
		Coltishall is a village on the River Bure west of Wroxham in Norfolk, England, within The Broads National Park.
		Many Norfolk wherries (trading ships) were built here.
		At one time, it was possible to navigate the River Bure (pronounced 'Burr') all the way to Aylsham, but now the limit of navigation is just south of Coltishall.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Coltishall.html (90 words)

	History - Broads Authority
		They were the forerunners of the Norfolk wherries which have become synonymous with the Broads.
		Eventually special pleasure wherries and wherry yachts were built as floating holiday homes, gradually superseding the fl-sailed trading wherry, which by the Second World War was becoming a rare sight.
		By this time the railways were established in Norfolk, and what they had taken away in commercial cargoes they made up for in the number of visitors they brought to the area.
	www.broads-authority.gov.uk /education/about-the-broads/history.html (864 words)

	Norfolk Mills - Briggate watermill
		The last version of the mill was three storeys high and originally consisted of weatherboarding set onto the wooden frame that was in turn built into the brick base of the ground floor.
		Wherries on the canal at Briggate in 1928
		Wherries were close to the hearts of that side of Grandmas family because her great grandfather, Old Lew Roper, had been a wherryman.
	www.norfolkmills.co.uk /Watermills/briggate.html (2092 words)

	Norfolk County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The community straddles the A47, the main east-west route through Norfolk with the village of Blofield to the South and the primarily residential area of Blofield Heath to the North.
		Also to be seen are restored Norfolk Wherries, evoking the not-so-distant past when they were the main mode of transport along the river.
		Tucked a few miles inland from the north Norfolk coast, the tranquil hamlet of Burnham Thorpe is one for the history buffs - it is the birthplace of Horatio Nelson.
	www.townfacts.co.uk /new_page_233.htm (7743 words)

	Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust take care of the only surviving fleet of Norfolk wherries: Hathor, Olive and Norada.
		Once the Wherry Yacht Charter had been formed in 1985, the Pleasure Wherry Hathor was bought and restored from a misused houseboat to full sailing glory by 1988.
		It is most important to support Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust because of this vital part of the Broads' heritage that they protect.
	www.btinternet.com /~wherry.yacht/about.html (166 words)

	Norfolk Mills - Antingham Lower watermill
		Dixon maintained that at that time the function of the building was to act as a reception point for incoming wherries bringing coal and taking away corn.
		James Swann was employed there along with another man possibly by the name of Howard and they filled in their spare time between the infrequent wherries with bone crushing.
		He also maintained that the mill was on a cut leading off the River Ant and that the mill was never driven by water and always by an engine.
	www.norfolkmills.co.uk /Watermills/antingham-lower.html (1003 words)

	Visit Norfolk
		During the 19th century Norfolk's broads and rivers were used predominantly for transporting heavy loads but the railways gradually took over this role.
		The traditional wherries and commercial vessels have gradually been replaced by pleasure cruisers and yachts and the Broads has become the domain of holiday makers.
		Today's boats are very easy to handle with motor cruisers and yachts from 2-12 berth available to hire for short breaks and longer periods.
	www.visitnorfolk.co.uk /norfolk/boating.htm (523 words)

	Antingham Norfolk England NR28 UK
		Antingham, a parish in Norfolk, at the source of the Ant river, 1 mile SW from
		Whitwood, of The Hill, Antingham, North Walsham, Norfolk.
		Our holiday guest accommodation is in North Norfolk, UK, close to the seaside towns of Cromer and Sheringham.
	www.dotukdirectory.co.uk /d166477.html (156 words)

	Norfolk 3
		The 176ft barn is the longest thatched barn in Norfolk but it was devastated by the 1997 gales.
		The shallow waters of the Norfolk Broads resulted from medieval digging for peat and are now a delightful range of 40 shallow lakes which lie beside many miles of broadland rivers.
		The Norfolk wherries in full sail used to dominate the waterways carrying cargo, but now the broads are used for pleasure boating and holidaymaking.
	www.carolynlee.co.uk /09_norfolk/norfolk3.html (2034 words)

	Hathor (453) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Seven years later, the Colman sisters decided to name their new wherry 'HATHOR' in memory of him, Hathor being the Goddess of Love and Joy, of the sky and of the west - the abode of the dead.
		The eminent Norwich architect Edward T Boardman, who was married to Alan's sister Florence was commissioned to design the interior of HATHOR, based on Egyptian hieroglyphics and mythology.
		Wherry Yacht Charter then purchased HATHOR in November 1985 with the aim of restoring her.
	www.nhsc.org.uk /index.cfm/event/getVessel/vref/453/pic/15 (416 words)

	Spin Off Theatre: Undertow
		A Wherry carrying contraband gin disappears, mysteriously, almost in front of our eyes.
		East Anglia's criminality, canniness, humour and imagination in an hour and a half of mad exploits and music, from Victorian to Jazz - the Twenties musical numbers were composed in 1998 by Fiona Mitchell and Eve Stebbing.
		This comedy is an imaginative look at the smuggling, lunacy and downright piracy which took place aboard Norfolk's traditional wherry-boats.
	www.spinofftheatre.co.uk /undertow.htm (180 words)

	Conacts B&R programme
		The Countryside Access team at Norfolk County Council (NCC) is coordinating the project in close partnership with South Norfolk Council, the Broads Authority and the Chet Valley Development Partnership.
		The area has a number of stories to tell, including the history of the sailing wherries that give the route its name, and of “Billy Bluelight”, a local runner famed for pacing these wherries along the riverside path.
		One of Norfolk's remaining wherries will make a tour of the Yare and members of the public will be encouraged to take part in guided walks and a photo competition.
	www.broadsandrivers.org.uk /wway.htm (829 words)

	Seaquest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		To mark the centenary of the Norfolk Wherry Albion this year the Norfolk Wherry Trust, which has been responsible for her preservation since 1949, has published a 49 page book.
		It is also pleasing to see that the other surviving wherries have not been forgotten with a separate chapter given to their stories together with a photo of each one.
		The boating element is not entirely forgotten with the Pleasure Wherry Hathor forming the backdrop for the portrait of wherry owners / skippers Peter Bower and Barney Mathews and an icy view of Hunter's yard at Ludham are among the large collection of B/W photographs.
	www.netcomuk.co.uk /~ianj-b/seaquest.html (1717 words)

	Coltishall and Horstead Guide
		The pretty village of Coltishall, in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, became a thriving commercial centre in the 16th.
		Centuries, with many malt houses and a loading and unloading point for wherries travelling on the River Bure between Yarmouth and Aylsham.
		Many residents of Coltishall now work in Norwich, but the village is a tourist centre with an old mill and stream and also some light industry.
	www.about-norfolk.com /colt/Index.htm (271 words)

	Welcome To The Wherry Lines! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Wherry Lines Railways can transport you from the magnificent city of Norwich to the Lively East Coast resorts of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft through the Eastern section of the Norfolk Broads and along the rivers Wensum, Waveney and Yare.
		The name of the ‘Wherry Lines’ railway routes recognises the important rôle once played by the Norfolk Wherries, which prior to road and rail developments, were the main transport around the broads and rivers in this area of Norfolk for trade and people.
		Leave Norwich behind and travel towards the Norfolk Broads, which are famous for their wildlife, boating holidays and tranquil scenery.
	www.wherrylines.org.uk /noframes/welcome.html (1234 words)

	BroadsNet: Norfolk Broads - Gazetteer
		White Moth- The Wherry Yacht White Moth, built by Ernest Collins in 1915.
		Solace - The Pleasure Wherry Solace was built in 1903 by Halls of Reedham.
		Ardea - The largest member of the Broads wherry family was constructed by Leo Robinson at Oulton Broad and launced in 1927.
	www.broadsnet.co.uk /html/index.htm (166 words)

	Canals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		It was constructed to a wider gauge than older canals to accomodate Norfolk's traditional trading vessels, the wherries.
		The wherries were the traditional trading craft of the broads, developed from the smaller Norfolk Keel.
		Two trading wherries remain active on the Broads, along with five pleasure wherries and wherry yachts.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /Members/rj.cullen/canal.htm (272 words)

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