Registration number 2060
Status Archived
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Banstead - stern looking forwards along the starboard side
  • Banstead alongside
  • Bow of Banstead
  • Banstead

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Narrow Boat
Location Grand Union Canal
Current use Ongoing conservation
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich
Built in 1936
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
6.80 feet (2.07m)
Depth
3.00 feet (0.92m)
Length: Overall
71.50 feet (21.81m)

History

Built 1936 by Harland & Wolff, Woolwich for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company, BANSTEAD is a narrow boat of the Town class. She is of iron construction and has a 3 cylinder Petter diesel engine of 28hp. She was bought by British Waterways and carried cargos of cement. Subsequently she was leased to the Birmingham & Midland Carrying Company. In 1964 she played a central role in the Ealing Comedy film 'The Bargee'. Now fully restored, she serves as a floating tearoom.

Update, September 2026: Vessel for sale. 

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