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National Maritime Museum
Greenwich London SE10 9NF

Telephone 01-858 4422 ext

John Williamson Esq Y°”"“°””°e

Beeohmount
Conyngham Lane
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Nr Canterbury
Kent

H72/W35

Our reference

Dme 12 December 1972

Dear Mr Williamson

SKILLETT'S "CITY OF CANTERBURY”

I enclose the entry regarding the artist S.D. Skillett from FA dictionary
of-British Marine Painters” by Arnold Wilson (Leigh~on—3ea; F. Lewis, l967).

Frank Burtt in his “Steamers of the Thames and Medway” (London, 1949) gives

some information about the “City of Canterbury”. She belonged to the London
and Herne Bay Steam Vacket Company, founded about 1855 to run steamers,between
London, Herne Bay and Margate. He goes on to say that their two best boats
were the "City of Canterbury” and the "Red Rover”, said to be two of the fastest
on the Thames. The "City of Canterbury” was built at Poplar in l355, 260 tons,
120 NHP.

I hope this information will be useful to you.
"Country Life”, September 1978.

I return your cutting from

Yours sincerely

(Mrs) A M Shirley

Assistant Keeper
Department of Manuscripts