Britain's official guide to canals, rivers and lakes

Friday 29th August 2008

More details of heritage craft

Details of British Waterways' historic workboats, offered to charitable waterway groups for promotion of UK canals and rivers.

Heron
Location: West Midlands
Description: 9m long by circa 2m wide dumb narrow beam workboat built in 1959 of welded construction.

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Image: Heron

Hopper No. 65
Location: Thrup Nells Bridge, South East.
Description: 21.9m long by 2.15m wide dumb hopper built in c1940. The deck is split and the inner hold tank split away from the hull. The hull is of riveted construction.

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Image: Hopper No. 65

Hopper No. 68
Location: Nash Mills Lock, South East
Description: 22m long by 3.85m wide dumb hopper built in c1940. The hull is of riveted construction.

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Image: Hopper No. 68

Hopper (Asset No. 80413)
Location: Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Central Shires
Descrition: 15.24m long by 2.1m wide dumb hopper built in the 1960s of riveted construction.

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Image: Hopper 80413

Jubilee
Location: River Severn, South West.
Description: 21.03m long by 3.87m wide tug believed to have been built in 1948. Hull of riveted construction and with a Lister JA6 MGR engine.

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This information is believed to be correct but no guarantee can be offered to its accuracy.