Registration number 2016
Status Registered
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Bramble - bow looking aft
Bramble looking forwards
Bramble - bow view
Bramble seen from the stern
Bramble's engine

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Narrow Boat
Location Stourbridge
Current use Ongoing conservation
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Web address www.heritageworkingboats.org.uk

Construction

Builder Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in 1935
Hull material Steel
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet (2.14m)
Depth
3.00 feet (0.92m)
Length: Overall
70.00 feet (21.35m)

History

Built in 1935 by W J Yarwood of Northwich, BRAMBLE is a narrow boat with a steel hull built for Fellows Morton & Clayton, subsequently passed to British Waterways carrying fleet and then to BW maintenance fleet. She was cut down to a tug around 1960 and has been restored to her original condition.

Grants

  • April 2007

    A Sustainability Grant of £3000 for new gunwales and running gear was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships

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