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  1. It shows that even if something is old and unusual it's not necessarily desirable, at least in that condition. I'll be surprised if they get more than £20k for it.
  2. BW inspection launch 'Vigilante' for sale at Braunston Marina, £38k: https://braunstonmarina.co.uk/boat-details/nb-vigilante/
  3. I have this mug from the 1982 Titford Two national rally, but haven't seen any of those glasses before. I guess they must be quite rare.
  4. Yes, generally it is. Richard Chester Browne did extensive research when he was putting that book together. However it was published in the 1980's so historians since (including Ray (Heartland)) may have found some more information in the intervening years.
  5. I don't think it is correct, or at least if the location is correct, the photo doesn't date from the 1970's. I went across Navigation Bridge twice a day to and from school in the 1970's and I think I would have noticed such a high structure if it had been there ! But happy to be proved wrong.
  6. In my experience many people still have a long term commitment to their job, but unfortunately the majority of companies don't have the commitment to their staff that they used to, and have no qualms about getting rid of staff no matter how long they have been with the firm. Apologies for taking this thread off-track !
  7. This item is coming up for auction in Derby. It is described as a 'narrowboat automaton chimney cowl'. That seems a bit unlikely to me- what do you think ? https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bamfords/catalogue-id-bamfor10924/lot-5ce7d852-f156-476a-a16b-b114014a5cb9?
  8. 'Romulus', as shown in the brochure photo, was built by Colecraft. I seem to recall that Cosgrove Cruisers also had an older boat 'Remus', which was a Springer. That may be it shown in your photo above.
  9. As far as I can remember, Speedwell is still basically the same as it was when it was a hire boat - it was a bit unusual in the 1980's !
  10. This is brilliant - thank you David for posting this information. There are a number of us on this forum who are interested in the history of the canal boat hire industry. 'Dawn Treader' and its two other sister boats were operated by the Adkins family of Holt Farm, Napton. My second canal holiday was on 'Dawn Treader' in 1977. We had a good week going to Market Harborough and back. As it says on the brochure extract you've attached, the 'Conifer class' were operated by The Water Folk, a company owned by Alan Picken, who owned a large very eclectic mix of ex working boats.
  11. Thank you David. Yes, your photos and memories are of great interest to many of us. Please keep on posting. I would encourage you to publish them in a book sometime. Alternatively we would be happy to put your photos on the Railway and Canal Historical Society archive website (link to it here: https://www.rchsimagearchive.org.uk/ )
  12. When your photo was taken, Grace was owned by Tony Miles who worked with the Coventry Waterways Project based at Canal House (the building in the background of the photo). I don't know when Tony acquired her but it was probably about 1970, and she was moored at Gas St Basin in Birmingham for a time until Tony got the job at Coventry. Grace was moored in the position she's shown in the photo when the Coventry Canal breached just north of the basin in December 1978, and stayed there in a dry canal bed until the canal was refilled about 9-10 months later. In that time she deteriorated significantly and I believe Tony eventually gave her away for free. By then he was preoccupied restoring one of the cottages by the middle lock at Hillmorton. Edit: Dave Moore recalled in this post: that Sam & Vi Minton lived on Grace in the 1960's at Gas St.
  13. It is confusing, but if you look at the rest of the sales particulars it is explained. It should really say "CRT are to retain a 99 year lease on the sanitary station"
  14. Broad Street Depot, Wolverhampton: https://bidx1.com/en/en-gb/auction/property/94947
  15. Nebulae was at the 1984 Hawkesbury National Rally and I believe the conversion/ refurbishment had just been completed.
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