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George Smeed is a Thames barge built in 1882 by Smeed Dean & Co. Ltd. in Murston. Name The barge is named after the Sittingbourne entrepreneur, George Smeed (1812–1881) who began business in 1846 in Murston. The building of Victorian London created a vast demand for bricks. The yellow Kentish yellows, Kent Stock Brick which was cheaper to make than the more traditional red brick; Sittingbourne had the brickearth needed to make them, and easy access to the The Swale, Swale and the River Thames, London River. By 1860 he owned expanding brickfields, shipyards along the creek and barges. The business traded as Smeed-Dean Co Ltd until 1926 when it was sold. Owners *1882 Built for Smeed Dean & Co. Ltd. *Passing to A.P.C.M. *1922 Rebuilt at 64 ton, *Francis & Gilders *Browns for lighterage. *1970s housebarge at Heybridge *1980 onwards Ken and Carol Greenhalgh for renovation *2017 Rebuilt and rerigged Based at Maldon owned by Carol Greenhalgh. Description She was built in 188 ...
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Maldon, Essex
Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea Salt which is produced in the area. In 2011 the parish had a population of 14,220 and the district had a population of 61,700. History Early and medieval history The place-name ''Maldon'' is first attested in 913 in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', where it appears as ''Maeldun''. Maldon's name comes from ''mǣl'', meaning 'monument or cross', and ''dūn'' meaning 'hill', so translates as 'monument hill'. East Saxons settled the area in the 5th century and the area to the south is still known as the Dengie Peninsula after the Dæningas. It became a significant Anglo-Saxon England, Saxon port with a hythe or quayside and artisan quarters. Evidence of imported pottery from this period has been found in archaeological digs. From 958 there was a royal mint issuing coi ...
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