St Osyth Boatyard

The site on which St Osyth Boatyard sits has been a port since 1214.

Barges used to trade up to St Osyth, moving farm produce and servicing the tide mill.  Apparently during the depression there were 22 barges laid up there, awaiting work. The South Bank was used for boat building while the north side was used for wharf and cargo.  Several Thames barges and the schooner "Kathleen" were built there. The slipway was first put in in 1945 and was put there to haul out Fairmiles to convert them to houseboats. 

The slipway sheds were also built at around the same time. According to Vanessa Bird in her book "Classic Classes", the first British Folkboats were built in 1948-9 at St Osyth Boatyard.