The rain had been pelting down all night and so it was a wet morning the sort of day you dont really want to go out in.
I feel so well that it is a shame I cant get out properly I hate colder weather as it hurts the chest when breathing.
We had an early lunch and walked the dog and I saw the tide was out and the two sunken hulls were showing in the mud which had me thinking about the smugglers I have been reading about and all the history I have read these last few day's.
The machinery that the Oyster Company use was there and that made we think of all the oyster beds that are laying between Seasalter and Sheerness all so very interesting.
When we got home I prepared Dinner of Chicken and Stirfry Vegetables and then i came on the computer.
I have had a lovely comment from The writer of yesterdays article I copied and he wrote:-
You did miss the other Dickens connection. He visited the Old King’s Head in Island Wall and spent time with the Whitstable Divers. After this he wrote the article ‘Another Whitstable Trade’ about them. The newly published history of the diving industry also uses this title to signify the importance of Whitstable as the place where the diving helmet and suit were invented and of its divers who worked around the world salvaging lost boats and cargoes. Many of us in the town are related to those men.
Best wishes,
Brian Baker
Oystertown.net
The Museum here in Whitstable have a great exhibition of the story of the Divers and their equipment where I have spent many an afternoon having a look.
Whitstable was important in the history of diving and salvage. The Divers' trail visits the buildings and places in the town where the diving pioneers lived and worked. Press the 'Next' button to move from page to page.
This trail is also available as a booklet from the Museum shop, from bookshops or by post (see the Museum shop page) so you can take the tour personally when you next visit Whitstable. The booklet is based on original research by Dr John Bevan. It was revised and re-issued by the Friends of the Museum in September 2002.
The museum has extensive exhibits on Divers and Diving.
To find out more visit the Museum, buy The Divers, The Divers Trail.
Photo: Historical Diving Society © Nick Baker
http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/main.cfm?objectid=906
http://www.oystertown.net/people/e-b-articles/memories-of-the-whitstable-divers/
