Colin’s parents lived in part of the old Maldon Workhouse which they were renovating. As a teenager, he started working on barges and later skippered ‘coasters’ around the coast of UK. At the age of 35 he was appointed lock-keeper at Heybridge Basin where he stayed for 25 years. After this he was manager of the whole Chelmer & Blackwater navigation and the Old Ship pub.

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Edmund, Colin

(Born 1950) Interviewed January 2019.

Colin’s parents lived in part of the old Maldon Workhouse which they were renovating. As a teenager, he started working on barges and later skippered ‘coasters’ around the coast of UK. At the age of 35 he was appointed lock-keeper at Heybridge Basin where he stayed for 25 years. After this he was manager of the whole Chelmer & Blackwater navigation and the Old Ship pub.

Themes:

Heybridge Basin, River Life, C&B Canal, Barges & Sailing