https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/01/31/the-ss-robin/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:34:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/01/31/the-ss-robin/#comment-1133735 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:34:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=153897#comment-1133735 I feel an outbreak of reading Kipling coming on ….

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/01/31/the-ss-robin/#comment-1133700 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:55:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=153897#comment-1133700 Many thanks for posting this news. It’s one of the things that puts the Great in Britain. Wonderful that a Trust was formed to rescue and preserve this splendid example of Britain’s maritime heritage. The longer SS Robin lasts, the greater value and interest she will have for future generations. And how appropriate that she’s opposite ExCel, where every January the London Boat Show is held… albeit smaller vessels!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/01/31/the-ss-robin/#comment-1133639 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:48:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=153897#comment-1133639 i can see a new maritime history museum here in the future what a wonderful and most appropriate setting, and the tales these ships could tell would be fascinating !

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2017/01/31/the-ss-robin/#comment-1133604 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 05:49:34 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=153897#comment-1133604 I’m glad that the old girl’s getting a good home. And surprised that Royal Victoria Dock hasn’t yet succumbed to gentrification. Why doesn’t the Government step in to ease the homeless situation among our poor, huddled City traders?

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