archie57

I've got a bit of the "Camborne" on my boat - the exhaust collar from when it had a PD2 in it!

I believe it is this boat that ended up a house boat at Tardebigge and was sadly destroyed by fire many years ago

Motor's cabin back appears painted back to front - I can only think of one Waterways boat I've seen like this.........

John Henry Meese with wife and daughter Elizabeth on the Evenlode, motor Azalea I believe

Severn and Canal carrying Co.

- are you tempted Paul...........!

Replaced during the last war I understand.....

The bracket is for attaching the chain , used at one time for stopping the boat in locks . must have caused a lot of wear on the stumps!

- but it wasn't really that good then........!

My late friend Hannah Boyes, who was boating 1896 - 1953 on the Grand Junction and connected canals, always talked of a pair as being a Motor and boat........!

Makes me think of Shipley lock on the Erewash.....

Not a good idea to alter the A45 bridge leaving Braunston - being a blind bridge you need to be able to pass an oncoming boat there - which I've done many times.

I didn't mean to suggest it was still a steamer! It was 1970 when I travelled with him from the bottom of Wolverhampton to Warwick via Norton Canes

No - Mr Bush's boat was a composite (I'm guessing it still was then) FMC steamer on which I travelled on one occasion! Don't think it would do a chainsaw much good trying to cut up a wooden boat........!

Yes, Definitely Ron and E lizabeth