This old Scottish trawler has been moored at Chiswick Pier for the past two months - today the owner had moved it to the side of the river to check some damage sustained when a dutch tug crashed into it. Whilst the trawler was designed to catch fish in the North Sea, this one never has - instead it sailed the North Sea during the Cold War spying on the Russians and collecting and analysing submarine signals.
Its called St Ebbes of Blyth - apparently St Ebbes had supernatural powers and used them to control the tides to repel the Vikings who were invading Northumbria. The word ebb, as in the tide ebbs and flows, is derived from this.
As its holiday season and just in case you are short of things to do here is a project for you when visiting old cites - repairing with Lego.
http://www.janvormann.com/dispatchwork.php
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