Now if I was to mention the Murky World of H Kitson Vickers all will become clear.................
C F Booth and Later H Kitson Vickers set up shop in the old Dry Docks at Blyth and the first ship to arrive was the CORUNNA on the 11th September 1975.
The first "Ton" ASHTON arrived on the 4th August 1977 although official sources say she was broken up at Middlesbrough.
QUAINTON arrived on the 18th October 1979 and SHOULTON on the 17th April 1981.
They had an interesting method of Ship Breaking which appeared to consist of attatching the Crane Hook to the bit they wanted to remove and tugged at it until it gave up and parted company with the rest of the ship. The only safe place to watch this operation was from the other side of the wall.
The final ship to arrive was the Trawler BOSTON PROVOST on the 28th April 1982 and by this time the HSE were starting to take an interest in what was going on. In addition the Harbour Commission were also concerned about the level of contaminents in the bottom of the dock and started to call a halt to the proceedings.
The WISTON was built at Wivenhoe in 1958 and officially sold to Kitson Vickers on the 9th August 1982 for Breaking-up at Blyth.
My guess is that they had by this time been stopped from using the Dry Dock at Blyth and had to find somewhere quite to break her up......and You have found out where that somewhere quiet was.....
I rest my case M'laud!
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