Registration number 2018
Status Registered
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BECK port bow

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Narrow Boat
Location Stourbridge
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in 1929
Hull material Iron
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 1929 by W J Yarwood & Sons, Northwich, BECK is a narrowboat of iron construction with steel rivets. Her current engine is an inboard diesel by R A Lister, model SP2, 23hp installed in 1950. She was built for the LMS Railway Company and worked initially in the Birmingham and Tipton areas and was originally a horse drawn craft. She was transferred to the British Transport Commission in 1954 and to the British Waterways Board in 1963. In 1980 she was sold to Mr M E Brain who converted her to a full length motor boat for residential use.

Key dates

  • 1929

    Built by W J Yarwood of Northwich
  • 1950

    Lister engine installed, previously horse drawn
  • 1980

    Sold for private residential use
  • 2010

    Acquired by new owners
  • 2011

      A Sustainability Grant of £500 towards a conservation statement was made by NHS-UK

     

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