ID: BF73_001_043_001 / Douglas Went

"A fine old retired Barge Skipper Eves of Wivenhoe.
The back of the photograph continues:
"Truthful Bob - the biggest bloody liar in Essex.
He is chatting to Guy Downing on board the motor smack CHRISTINE at Wivenhoe Quay.
Photograph Used in The Sailor's Coast, page 28 - see there for a full caption.
Douglas Went photograph.
From: Wivenhoe shipyards photos and documents
Date: 1947
Image: John Leather Collection / Douglas Went
Image ID BF73_001_043_001