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Registration number
2017
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Braunston
Vessel type
Butty
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Nurser Brothers, Braunston
Built in
1951
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.14m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.92m)
Length: Overall
72.00 feet
(21.96m)
History
Now in new owners hands, and the subject of a rescue and reconstruction project. After careful recording, she will be rebuilt plank by plank in Braunston, her birthplace. She was lifted on a custom made steel frame in May 2009. Timber for her reconstruction is now being sourced. LUCY is currently located at Tess Wharf, Braunston. Built in 1953 by Nursers of Braunston, LUCY is a narrowboat butty. The original owner was Sir John Knill who operated a fleet of working narrowboats, and LUCY was a towed vessel. She was sold to Samuel Barlows in 1955 and subsequently to Blue Line. LUCY is the last unconverted nurser butty left, she is closely connected with Sir John Knill, one of the founders of the Inland Waterways Association. She was one of the last regular long distance carrying boats.
Grants
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Financial year April
A Sustainability Grant of £1,150 towards restoration work made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
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