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Post by Andyberg on Feb 19, 2019 17:23:34 GMT
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Post by kris on Feb 19, 2019 17:33:24 GMT
Another great photo.
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Post by angelo1728 on Feb 19, 2019 17:49:04 GMT
One loaded M/b Margaret of Richard Williams with coal for Tate & Lyle Liverpool. Opposite Ainscough's M/b Boadicea and behind opposite two D/b of Ainscough's with Winches on there fore decks and would be either 'Attractive',Viktoria' or 'Claymore' all named after their horses.
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Post by kris on Feb 19, 2019 18:10:54 GMT
Is Boadicea still afloat Roy? It looks like a lovely boat.
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Post by angelo1728 on Feb 20, 2019 7:46:46 GMT
Is Boadicea still afloat Roy? It looks like a lovely boat. No Kris she was broke up in 2004 after lying part submerged on Loch Neagh N. Ireland, despite attempts by the I W A over there to save it.
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Post by kris on Feb 20, 2019 9:25:21 GMT
Is Boadicea still afloat Roy? It looks like a lovely boat. No Kris she was broke up in 2004 after lying part submerged on Loch Neagh N. Ireland, despite attempts by the I W A over there to save it. That's a shame, so many of these boats have already gone.
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Post by angelo1728 on Feb 20, 2019 10:25:26 GMT
No Kris she was broke up in 2004 after lying part submerged on Loch Neagh N. Ireland, despite attempts by the I W A over there to save it. That's a shame, so many of these boats have already gone. After finishing the grain traffic she did some work around Manchester on coal, then she was purchased by Rea,s Towing Co., who fitted a wheel house for Dock work , then ended up working in Northern Ireland. I am posting a photo the late Clive Guthrie gave me in the 1990's
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Post by bargemast on Feb 20, 2019 11:22:13 GMT
That's a shame, so many of these boats have already gone. After finishing the grain traffic she did some work around Manchester on coal, then she was purchased by Rea,s Towing Co., who fitted a wheel house for Dock work , then ended up working in Northern Ireland. I am posting a photo the late Clive Guthrie gave me in the 1990's It's not a happy sight Roy seeing boats in this condition, and what a shame that she was cut up (unless she was rotten as a pear) Peter.
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Post by kris on Feb 20, 2019 13:02:45 GMT
That's a shame, so many of these boats have already gone. After finishing the grain traffic she did some work around Manchester on coal, then she was purchased by Rea,s Towing Co., who fitted a wheel house for Dock work , then ended up working in Northern Ireland. I am posting a photo the late Clive Guthrie gave me in the 1990's Thanks for the posting the photo Roy, even if it is a sad sight.
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Post by angelo1728 on Feb 21, 2019 11:20:15 GMT
Ainscough's M/b Boadicea was not part of the early 1930's steel boat fleets. Their first boats were Sept 1933 M/b Ironclad paired with D/b Attractive, then Oct 1933 M/b Ambush paired with D/b Burscough***, then July 1934 M/b Black Prince+++ paired with D/b Viktoria, then Oct 1936 D/b Parbold. Boadicea came along November 1948 and paired with D/b Claymore Feb 1949. *** Lost to bombing in second world war at Liverpool. +++ Re named Burscough 2 Boadicea had a Rusell Newbury 32bhp engine and my memories when I fuelled her up at Bankhall Liverpool late 1950's was of the lovely quiet throaty sound from her exhaust. All their other M/b's had 24hp Widdops.
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Post by Andyberg on Mar 2, 2019 12:39:52 GMT
Dumb barge Omega moored at Burscough Bridge.
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Post by pluto on Mar 3, 2019 17:05:30 GMT
A dumb boat would suggest it worked with a motor boat, but this was not the case here. This Omega was a horse boat built for B C Walls in 1924 to replace an earlier boat of the same name, which Walls had taken over from the L&LC in 1921. The L&LC number for the boat was 274, built 1908, while Walls naming their boats after Greek letters. You can tell it's a general cargo boat by the coamings around the hold, and that it's a horse boat by the two towing masts leaning against the central ludget. This was not usually used for towing, but was for holding the boat forward in locks. However, which towing mast was used would depend upon wind conditions, and moving the rope from one side to the other would make steering easier if there was a cross wind.
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Post by bargemast on Mar 3, 2019 21:17:15 GMT
A dumb boat would suggest it worked with a motor boat, but this was not the case here. This Omega was a horse boat built for B C Walls in 1924 to replace an earlier boat of the same name, which Walls had taken over from the L&LC in 1921. The L&LC number for the boat was 274, built 1908, while Walls naming their boats after Greek letters. You can tell it's a general cargo boat by the coamings around the hold, and that it's a horse boat by the two towing masts leaning against the central ludget. This was not usually used for towing, but was for holding the boat forward in locks. However, which towing mast was used would depend upon wind conditions, and moving the rope from one side to the other would make steering easier if there was a cross wind. Thanks for your additional very interesting historical info Mike. Peter.
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Post by Andyberg on Mar 18, 2019 3:36:31 GMT
Ambush above Dean Locks yesterday starting its monthly fuel run, M6 in distance.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 18, 2019 8:09:58 GMT
I had been asked to repair an old VHS camcorder and Yesterday while I was checking it out, I needed a tape to check it's replay so I hunted round and found one in a cupboard. The camcorder replayed quite well and suddenly I was watching (a rather poor quality) tape of "Ironclad" and "Sabina H" being lifted out at Barking. Can't remember the exact date but it would be in the late 90's. At that time it was owned by two young women .... can't remember their names but one of them was a policewoman. I will have to see if I can find someone who can digitise it, even if they can get some stills off it would be good.
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