A bawley was an English sailing vessel typified by a
boomless cutter rig and probably named for having a boiler for cooking shrimp in amidships. "The majority were built by Aldous of Brightlingsea",
[Leather, John, The Gaff Rig Handbook, 2002, Adlard Coles Nautical, London, pages 62-65] but they were also built in Harwich, Erith, Southend, Leigh, and on the Medway.
File:Bonalo178.JPG, A bawley ''Bona'' (LO178) built by Aldous of Brightlingsea
Brightlingsea (, traditionally , , ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the Tendring District, Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, at the mouth of the River Colne, Essex, River Colne, on ...
in 1903
File:Henry Scott Tuke - A bawley running up the coast.jpg, Watercolour of a bawley running up the coast by Henry Scott Tuke, 1858–1929
File:Bawley Doris LO 284 from leigh on sea built at Harwich in 1909.jpg, The bawley ''Doris'' (LO284) built by John Cann of Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-o ...
in 1909
File:Bawley Doris lo284 from Leigh, built by john cann at Harwich.jpg, ''Doris'' again at Leigh-on-Sea
Leigh-on-Sea (), commonly referred to simply as Leigh, is a List of towns in England, town and civil parish within the city of Southend-on-Sea, located in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. In 2011 it had a population of 22,509.
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''Bona''— 36 ft bawley Bona (LO178), built 1903 by Aldous in Brightlingsea, Essex
''Saxonia'' — a Brightlingsea Bawley built in 1930
— pre-1850 Essex Bawley
Sailboat types
Types of fishing vessels
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