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Sadler's Boat Building Yard
Sadler's Boat Building Yard was famous for the building of Keelboats. Later on the building of Wherries and Yachts was carried out at the same yard.
The Sadler family were very competitive in the sport of rowing. So much so that one of them married Harry Clasper's (a champion rower) sister.
They may have been members of Dunston Social Club.
Part of the family moved at the turn of the 20th century to Paradise in South Benwell. There they took over the one man ferry boat crossing that ran across the Tyne from Paradise Yard to the Delta (Raines Steelworks)near to the mouth of the river Derwent not far from The Skiff Pub. The ferry mainly carried workers back and forth across the river.On one occasion Mr Sadler was awarded the Royal Humane Societie's medal for saving a man from drowning.
That part of the family also ran The Boathouse Pub on Scotswood Road in Newcastle.
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My G.G.Grandfather was one of the Sadler's of this Boatbuiding family from Dunston. I would love to find out more about their history?
Posted by: Keith at September 11, 2008 4:21 PM
Sadler is spelt in this case with ONE...L
Posted by: Keith at September 11, 2008 4:26 PM
The Sadler family were very competitive in the sport of rowing. So much so that one of them married Harry Clasper's (a champion rower) sister.
I believe socially they were members of Dunston Social Club.
Part of the family moved at the turn of the 20th century to Paradise in South Benwell. There they took over the one man ferry boat crossing that ran across the Tyne from Paradise Yard to the Delta (Raines Steelworks)near to the mouth of the river Derwent not far from The Skiff Pub. The ferry mainly carried workers back and forth across the river.On one occasion my GGrandad Sadler was awarded the Royal Humane Societies medal for save a man from drowning.
That part of the family also ran The Boathouse Pub on Scotswood Road.
Posted by: Keith at February 24, 2009 8:15 PM
Thanks for the informtion about the Sadler family and the ferry.
Posted by: Whickham Web Wanderers at February 26, 2009 12:11 PM
Hi has anyone got any pictures at all with any of the mentioned streets in around Dunston ? that we could view.
cheers Ken
Posted by: Ken at February 28, 2009 10:30 AM