Lorna

you are absolutely correct Pete. My Dad was born on another of Manny Smiths boats boats the Mary Ann

Thank you

Hello everybody I read with intrest about tonnage carried and I thought I would share with you some entries from my grandfathers log book 1911 2 horse boats Avon and Richmond this is one journey Grain Brentford to Wellingborough 59 tons 10 cwt Coal Wyken Colliery to Southall 61 tons 15 cwt Stabling 18 nights 6 shillings Tug 11 shillings 1913 Motor Hasty Butty Richmond Wheat Brentford to Leicester 53 tons 2 cwt Coal Griff Colliery to Southall 53 tons 10cwt Oil 2 shillings and 6 pence Lorna