Elizabeth Simpson

on breydon water

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at st olaves on a day trip

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back from a trip on the broads

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george overys yard with elizabeth simpson on the slipway

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elizabeth simpson on north quay 1950s

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returning from a cruise on the broads

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advertising leaflet

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billy beales at the helm of the elizabeth simpson

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A veiw of elizebeth simpson in lowestoft harbour

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Skipper Billy Beales And My First Season Working On Her

By Neil Cox

I worked on the Elizabeth Simpson when I left school in 1970. The owner George Elliot asked me to work on her due to the a illness to the crew member who I knew prevously worked on the Queen of the Broads. She used to take passengers to Berney Arms  on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday . Wednesday was an all day trip to St Olaves, round trip through the New Cut to Berney Arms. I always remember a private outing we did for disadvantage children on a Saturday. The children were so excited and well behaved that it was a pleasure taking them on a trip on the river. The season lasted from Whitsun through to September, if the weather was good, through to October. The season I worked, the weather was very mixed with hot  and cold spells. So here are some photographs of her.