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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Shropshire Union Canal
Vessel type
Butty
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich
Built in
1936
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
0
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.50
feet
(21.79
m)
Breadth: Beam
6.83
feet
(2.08
m)
Air Draft
To be confirmed
Depth
To be confirmed
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
History
BAKEWELL is a narrow boat butty built by Harland & Wolff, Woolwich in 1936 and is a vessel of steel riveted construction. She was delivered to the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company in November 1936 paired with the motor BLETCHLEY. The vessel was one of the last to be working, being engaged on the famous traffic of transporting lime pulp to Roses Wharf at Boxmoor until the late 1960s.
She then served with Union Canal Carriers as part of their camping boat fleet until she was sold into private ownership in 1985.
Key dates
-
1936
Built by Harland & Wolff, Woolwich
-
1948
Ownership passed to British Waterways Board
-
1985
Sold into private ownership
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