St Austell | National Historic Ships

Registration number 1416

Status Archived

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ST AUSTELL (right) and motor boat CHISWICK (left) - at Langley Mill near Nottingham. Stern looking forward.

ST AUSTELL (butty on left) and motor baot CHISWICK on right - at Langley Mill near Nottingham. Bow looking aft.

Details

Function Cargo Vessel

Subfunction Narrow Boat

Location Nottingham

Vessel type Narrowboat - Butty

Archive reason More information required

Current use Unknown

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Harris Brothers, Netherton

Built in 1942

Hull material Iron

Rig None

Number of decks 1

Propulsion Towed

Primary engine type None

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

6.98 feet (2.13m)

Depth

0.98 feet (0.30m)

Length: Overall

71.97 feet (21.95m)

History

ST AUSTELL was built as a butty boat for CHISWICK by the Harris Brothers of Netherton near Birmingham in 1942. Her hull is made of riveted iron throughout and she has a pointed bow and stern. She was used until 1947 by the Bridgewater Canal Company and, in later life, became a bank boat carrying china clay to Runcorn docks. Circa 1978, she was bought by Peter Shrubbington of the Boat & Butty Company and carried the odd cargo of coal, timber and salt. In approximately 1980, she was converted for use as a camping boat and a new wooden cabin was fitted in 1984. She was purchased by the current owner in 1986 and is maintained as a butty boat in working trim.

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