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 Houseboats from Coast Road. The MARY MILLER prominent in left background, was built Carrickfergus in 1881, Official Number 83974. She was owned in 1892 by John Fisher of Barrow in Furness, 1938 by Charles Gooch, St Austell, Cornwall and registered at Fowey. The last West Country sailing vessel in the China Clay trade. 

The houseboat HISPANIA in the centre was once owned by the King of ...
Cat1 Mersea-->Houseboats Cat2 Mersea-->Coast Road

Houseboats from Coast Road. The MARY MILLER prominent in left background, was built Carrickfergus in 1881, Official Number 83974. She was owned in 1892 by John Fisher of Barrow in Furness, 1938 by Charles Gooch, St Austell, Cornwall and registered at Fowey. The last West Country sailing vessel in the China Clay trade.
The houseboat HISPANIA in the centre was once owned by the King of Spain.
From Album 12.


Photo: Owen Fletcher Collection
Image ID FL12_009_001
Category 1 Mersea-->Houseboats
Category 2 Mersea-->Coast Road


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This image is part of the Mersea Museum Collection.