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S. B. Lady Daphne is one of the most famous of London's classic wooden vessels still sailing. 91 feet long (28 meters), 21 feet wide (6.5 metres), built in 1923 at a gross tonnage of 117 tonnes, able to transport 220 tonnes of cargo, Lady Daphne was one of the many thousand Thames sailing barges built for the English coastal trade from the 18th century until the middle of the 20th century. Now there are fewer than 40 barges left in Britain, and fewer than 10 wooden barges with passenger certificates. You can live history by spending a day on Lady Daphne, as it was during her working life - one of thousands of red-sailed ships dominating London's skyline in the days before road transport.
See Lady Daphne’s movements when she is underway.
Forthcoming events on the Lady Daphne will be published here soon!
See Lady Daphne’s movements when she is underway.
Forthcoming events on the Lady Daphne will be published here soon!
We were delighted to be informed by the Pageant Master's team that Lady Daphne has been invited to be a part of the pageant on Sunday, 3 June 2012. As you can probably imagine, this event is planned in minute detail and there are a rather large number of rules and guidelines to ensure the celebrations will happen without a hitch. If you'd like a flavour, look here - http://www.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/Pageant_Briefing_010611.pdf
Tickets for passengers aboard S. B. Lady Daphne in the Avenue of Sail are being handled via Topsail Events, i.e. we (Nymph Limited) have none to distribute. You can contact them direct to register your interest: http://topsailevents.co.uk/queens-diamond-jubilee-pageant
The Pageant Master provides a lot of information about viewing the pageant - http://www.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/EventInformation.aspx - which may be of use if you decide to watch from the shore.
In any event, we hope that you have a great day too and perhaps we'll see you along the river on 3 June. We also hope that your interest in S.B. Lady Daphne might mean you join us some other day, perhaps chartering her yourself - http://www.lady-daphne.co.uk/Services.htm - or at the 8 & 9 September Thames Festival - http://www.thamesfestival.org/
Tickets for passengers aboard S. B. Lady Daphne in the Avenue of Sail are being handled via Topsail Events, i.e. we (Nymph Limited) have none to distribute. You can contact them direct to register your interest: http://topsailevents.co.uk/queens-diamond-jubilee-pageant
The Pageant Master provides a lot of information about viewing the pageant - http://www.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/EventInformation.aspx - which may be of use if you decide to watch from the shore.
In any event, we hope that you have a great day too and perhaps we'll see you along the river on 3 June. We also hope that your interest in S.B. Lady Daphne might mean you join us some other day, perhaps chartering her yourself - http://www.lady-daphne.co.uk/Services.htm - or at the 8 & 9 September Thames Festival - http://www.thamesfestival.org/
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