I was in Worcester yesterday and came across this little plaque showing a Severn Trow, by the bridge across the River Severn.
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| The plaque reads, "Up to the mid-nineteenth century, this River was the main commercial artery of the West Midlands linking to the sea at Bristol. The Severn Trow was one of the vessels used, typified by its open gold, flat bottom and D shaped stern. " |
The Severn Trows plied their trade on the river many years ago, but are no longer in use. You can see the remains of some of these little vessels, including the Alma and Jonadab at the ships' graveyard at Purton, Gloucestershire, where many other types of vessels were hulked to shore up the banks of the river. I came across a scale model of the Severn Trow Norah, in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and made a stamp collage depicting her in full sail in her heyday. She was built in 1968 and sadly beached one hundred years later. A framed print is currently on show in the exhibition, Stamping Ground 2 in Gloucester Guildhall, Eastgate Street until 31st October .
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| Severn Trow, Norah, Stamp Collage by Rachel Markwick |
The Severn Trows plied their trade on the river many years ago, but are no longer in use. You can see the remains of some of these little vessels, including the Alma and Jonadab at the ships' graveyard at Purton, Gloucestershire, where many other types of vessels were hulked to shore up the banks of the river. I came across a scale model of the Severn Trow Norah, in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and made a stamp collage depicting her in full sail in her heyday. She was built in 1968 and sadly beached one hundred years later. A framed print is currently on show in the exhibition, Stamping Ground 2 in Gloucester Guildhall, Eastgate Street until 31st October .
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