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Norfolk Wherry "I'll Try" Sunk in River Yare

1960 , Berney Arms (Norfolk)

Cat no. 212977

An Anglia Television report on the recovery of 'I'll Try', a wherry owned by P.E. Thain of Potter Heigham, which sunk in the River Yare near Berney Arms.

A boat is shown fully submerged, with only the top of its mast visible - this is the wherry Albion and the Berney Arms Mill is visible in the background. The rest of the film shows recovery of another wherry, I'll Try, at Reedham. Floating cranes do the heavy lifting to get the recovery effort underway, raising the deck to water level. The process of bailing the water begins, as men with buckets aid the work of mechanical pumps and the wherry begins to slowly rise from the water.

Featured Buildings

Berney Arms Mill

Keywords

Wherries

Background Information

The first 4 seconds is near the Berney Arms mill. The mast is the mast of the wherry Albion which sank at the same time as the wherry I'll Try in 1960. The rest of the film is the I'll Try which sank near Seven Mile, Reedham on the River Yare. The floating crane that is shown is by Cadges Mill, at Seven Mile, Reedham. At about 19 seconds into the film the chimney of the old steam pump at Seven Mile, Reedham comes into view. So the first 4 seconds is at Berney Arms and is the Albion, and the remainder of the film shows the I'll Try at Seven Mile, Reedham.

Manifestations

Norfolk Wherry "I'll Try" Sunk in River Yare

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