Dorothy Melinda RX53
When visitors to Hastings walk out of the railway station exit, the first
evidence of Hastings proud fishing history they see, immediately in
front of them after the buses, is the retired fishing boat, Dorothy Melinda RX53...
Jimmy (photo in the Dolphin Inn)
Dorothy Melinda was originally built in Newhaven in 1958 for local fisherman,
Jimmy 'Toller' Adams, now retired, but still living and socialising in the old town. He fished in her for 26 years, beach-launched from Hastings fishermen's beach, until 1984.
Since
then, she remained in Hastings, next owned by father and son, Frank and Michael
Edmonds, then Peter White, and Paul Joy was the last fisherman to buy
her in 2003. When Dorothy Melinda was finally de-registered, she was
acquired and restored by Hastings Borough Council, who have since placed
her on display at the station.
This
model of Dorothy Melinda RX53 was commissioned by Mark Gardiner and
donated to Hastings Fishermen's Museum, Rock-a-Nore Road, in 2014,
another addition to the already fascinating exhibits there, do go see!
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