Jimmy the One. Jimmy Purvis was the oldest ships' pilot on the River Tyne. Son of a pilot, grandson of a pilot, he was proud of a piloting pedigree which began in the days when the Tyne was one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. (R)
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Jimmy the One. Jimmy Purvis was the oldest ships' pilot on the River Tyne. Son of a pilot, grandson of a pilot, he was proud of a piloting pedigree which began in the days when the Tyne was one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. (R)
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