Vernon Boyle is known to members of the Society for Nautical Research for his masterly article ‘The Bideford Polackers’ (M.M., Vol. XVIII (1932), pp. 109–24), published in the early days of a welcome revival of interest in regional craft. He also wrote the North Devon part of Devon Harbours (London: Christopher Johnson, 1952), and contributed a number of papers to learned societies in his native county, of which probably the most notable was ‘Arts and Crafts of an Old Seaport’ (Trans. Devonshire Association…, Vol. LXXX (1948), pp. 137–45). All were beautifully illustrated with line drawings, for he was a renowned artist in that and other media, and the text had an easy, readable style, none the less as complete and detailed as one would wish.

    Boyle collected material of North Devon and North Cornwall interest, architectural as well as nautical, and at the time of his rather sudden death in June 1954, had for two or three years been preparing some of his sea lore for a book which was to appear in our joint names. Mrs Boyle has since kindly allowed me to see his notes, and although these are in many respects incomplete, there is much of interest. I have therefore put various items together in article form so that it can reach a larger public and serve also as a memorial to a distinguished local historian.

    Robert Stapleton, who contributed much of the information for this first paper, was interviewed by Vern on Boyle on several occasions, the last in October 1950, and he has since, unfortunately, passed away. Boyle's original rough sketches to illustrate this paper have very kindly been copied and finished for reproduction by A. E. Field.

    GRAHAME FARR


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    Title :

    WEST COUNTRY SHIPYARD PRACTICE IN THE DAYS OF WOODEN SHIPS


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    The Mariner's Mirror ; 45 , 3 ; 227-233


    Publication date :

    1959-01-01


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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