Category Archives: horse
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27 October 2015
Two by two: hurrah!
Getting a horse onto a ship, or off it, is more of a challenge than you might think. They don’t do steep gangplanks. In the days before roll-on, roll-off ferries, hydraulic platforms and containers, everything went over the gunwales – and most of it by crane, lowered vertically into the hold. The forest of cranes that lined...
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20 January 2014
Mosey on down to Ropewalk
If you mosey on down to Bermondsey you could come away with some Delightful Equine Objects; sourced and lovingly restored by Marc Kitchen-Smith. New stock includes this vintage pressed steel horse. Also, this large painted cowboy panel, or a large horse skull Ye Hah! Or even a piece of vintage gym equipment,