London’s famous war veteran fireboat which took part in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuations and then battled the Blitz has arrived back on the Thames after a £1 million restoration. The Massey Shaw arrived last night at the Royal Docks in east London to take part in...
Laura Lion – BBC Points West reports on the restoration of Massey Shaw as she prepares to leave Gloucester in November 2013....
Main contractor David Robins (T. Nielsens) talks to BBC Radio Gloucester about the restoration project. Listen to the audio below. ...
A historic London fireboat that rescued hundreds of soldiers at Dunkirk, saved St Paul's during the Blitz and which even played a secret part in the founding of the National Health Service is to be restored to its former glory. In the early 1900s, the River...
Article by News Shopper: A historic fireboat needs £50,000 worth of repairs after sinking in the River Thames. The Massey Shaw which fought blazes during The Blitz of the Second World War and was one of the crafts used to rescued troops from the beaches of Dunkirk...