Registration number 126
Status Registered
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Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Barge
Location Morcombe
Vessel type Dumb Barge
Current use Museum based
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in 1948
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Towed
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
14.49 feet (4.42m)
Depth
6.50 feet (1.98m)
Length: Overall
72.00 feet (21.96m)
Tonnage: Gross
59.00

History

Built in 1948 by Yarwoods of Northwich, Cheshire for the Manchester Ship Canal, BIGMERE is a steel barge originally used for the carriage of cargo on the Bridgewater Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal which she did until 1974. Having no means of propulsion, she was towed from place to place. She is now preserved afloat as a museum at Ellesmere Port. She was built to carry grain from Manchester Docks to Kelloggs at Trafford Park. She was in the trade until circa 1974 and was then purchased by L Crampton and used as floating storage at Frodsham.

Key dates

  • 1948

    Built by W J Yarwood of Northwich

  • 2004

    Restored to original condition and displayed at Ellesmere Port

Sources

Brouwer, Norman J, International Register of Historic Ships, Anthony Nelson, pp137, Edition 2 1993 
The Boat Museum, The Boat Museum

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk

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