Back in the Day

[Alex]

When Britain built real ships !
This was on another forum and I thought it was a photo worth sharing 

[Michael Rolls]

it's amazing to realise just how big ;big' ships really are
Mike

[zoony]

Launch day I assume..It does certainly give it scale. 

[Michael Rolls]

Couple of Ford 105E Anglias on the right hand side - my first car was an Annie!
Mike

[zoony]

Not the best of 'em. A certain propensity to fall over on the wrong kind of corner..

[Michael Rolls]

Never had that happen. Did 40,000 miles in about 14 months in it. Did get a bit squirrelly in the wet
Mike

[Scrumpy]

The picture is very impressive..
There was a series on tv many years ago about the Boswell family and , If I remember rightly,the opening shots were of a street with a large boat in the background..

[klondike]

I recall that or something similar on TV. It seemed unreal.

[Diasi]

Not much commuting to work needed.

[Alex]

This ship was built by Swan Hunter on Tyneside in 1970 - thank you Google 

[Raven]

The picture is very impressive..
There was a series on tv many years ago about the Boswell family and , If I remember rightly,the opening shots were of a street with a large boat in the background..

I loved that series (bread) their meal times were so like ours in the house us 4 grew up in. The big kitchen was the hub of our house, and meal times were very lively, like the Boswells were. 
I was watching a repeat of it on Drama not long ago.

[Michael Rolls]

loved the series - especially the long suffering young lady at the labour exchange
Mike

[GrannyMac]

I remember her! I enjoyed Bread.

[Michael Rolls]

unforgettable - the sigh and 'Yes, Mr. Boswell?'
Mike