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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Langley Mill
Vessel type
Canal Boat
Current use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Uxbridge
Built in
1935
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Number of decks
Number of masts
Propulsion
Motor
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
Boilermaker
Dimensions
Length: Overall
72.00
feet
(21.95
m)
Tonnage: Gross
History
BEECH was built by Fellow's, Morton & Clayton ltd, at their Uxbridge yard in 1935. While working for FMC she was paired with the butty ELSIE. She was in regular service with the company until the 1st of January 1949 when FMC were taken over the British transport commission. In 1962 she was bought by the Kennet Carrying Company where she was used to carry furniture between Shepperton and Shiplake on the River Thames. She later fell in to a state of disrepair and was then acquire by Ken Ward who tragically died before restoration was completed. She was restored at Charity Dock in 1986. Her original semi-diesel Bolinder engine is now in the boat museum at Stoke Bruerne.
Key dates
-
1935
Built by Fellow's, Morton & Clayton Ltd
-
1962
Bought by the Kennet Carrying Company
-
1986
Restored at Charity Dock in 1986.
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