Mirithehamster

tankfully the Mossdale is safe

well if it was upto me and i had the money i would dig up the Mersey Flat Winnick Queen which is buried in a infilled section of the Sankey Canal And restore and own her There are 3 other mersey flat near to the Winnick Queen in the same section of the Sankey Canal that could be dug up and restored, one is a ice breaker, usefull in winter i bet

does anyone know when the mersey flats where dumped at spike island widnes

the swans neck could of been stolen to order so anyone using it is reciving stolen goods

The photo from 1985 taken by a friend of my late fathers shows how much land and heritage since 1985 has vanished, the council should put large boulders in the river behind the Mersey flat wrecks,and then cover everything with soil and grass Ihave also on a Mersey Gateway PDF there are abot 9 Mersey flats there or are there more

its not letting me convert it

A Mersey flat is a type of doubled-ended barge with rounded bilges, carvel build and fully decked. Traditionally, the hull was built of oak and the deck was pitch pine. Some had a single mast, with a fore-and-aft rig, while some had an additional mizzen mast. Despite having a flat bottom and curved sides, they were quite stable. They were common from the 1730s to 1890s. As the name suggests, these flats originated on the River Mersey, but they were also used on the rivers Irwell and Weaver.[ The length of a flat was from 62 to 70 feet (19 to 21 m) long, with a 6-foot (1.8 m) draught and a beam of 14 feet 9 inches to 17 feet (4.5 to 5.2 m). They could carry up to 80tons of cargo, and this size allowed them to work along the Bridgewater Canal, the Sankey Canal and the northern parts of the Shropshire Union Canal. The Weaver flat was a larger version of the Mersey flat, measuring 90 by 21 feet (27.4 by 6.4 m). Its draught was 10.5 feet (3.2 m) and when fully loaded, could carry 250 tons. Most Mersey flats had been converted to dumb barges by the end of the 19th century, towed by horses or by steam tugs. The larger Weaver flats were fitted with steam engines, and later with diesel engines, although there were still around 20 working by sail in 1935. Both the Liverpool Maritime Museum and the Ellesmere Port Museumhave a Mersey flat in their collections, neither of which actually worked under sail.

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I see Halton Borough Council and the mersey gateway team hve identified another mersey flat very near the remains of the Eustace Cary, The other Mersey Flat Identified is John And William, anyone know the history of it

a firend took this video awhile ago showing how the mersey flat wrecks are being eroded,

Does anyone know what happened to The Mersey Jigger Flat Santa Rosa Built in 1906, only rumour i heard that in the late 1970s she shipped of to brazil for work on the Amazon as a logging boat

Daresbury at Northwich in 1957

if mostof parts are underwater then the hulls might not be as bad as the ones at spike island widnes

Drawing of The Crew Cabin from a Mersey Flat Drawn in 1950. both are of wide boats Drawing of The Crew Cabin On a Mersey Steam Flat, done in 1950.

I believe the Rudder From Bedale Ended up ast Spike mounted on stone, cause the one in the photo looks like the rudder from Bedale rudder spike island widnes west bank in the 1980s.

Does Anyone know when Coopers West Bank Widnes And Opened and When they closed and how many boats where broeken their in the 1950s and what types please, also i posting this photo to show where their yard was West Bank Coopers boat repair and breakers yard Widnes from the air on 22nd July 1953

went on her on Saturday At Albert Dock Liverpool during Steam At The Dock on 6th May 2017

There is also the wrecks at Spike Island Widnes Wharf

Does anyone know when the Mersey Flats where Dumped at Widnes Wharf Spike Island since i have seen a photo on Britain From above dated 1955 and there is no sign of them then

Just letting everyone know the river bank at Spike Island West Bank Widnes is Eroding badley people are saying its because of The Mersey Gateway Bridge, Photo below taken by Jeff Round second photo is By Gordon Cank Taken on 4th March 2017

Another vessel the Nation Lost was The Last Ever Built Mersey Flat Ruth Bate The 'Ruth Bate', the last Mersey Flat built in Runcorn, launched 18th March 1953. Built at Abel's yard, Castle Rock Runcorn, photo is of Ruth Bate At Spike Island West Bank Widnes on 20th June 1987. Destroyed by fire in 1996 by Orders of HBC the lock keeper at Spike Island at the time told me he was told to set her on fire by HBC because they wanted her out of the way. second photo is of her launch, Plus my late father who worked with wood for 47 years at the time just before she was set on fire said she could still be restored in 1996, but Ruth Bate would have to go to somewhere like Camel Lairds for restoration, HBC did not listern nor care. In fact had HBC listerned the Nation would still have her and no doubt afloat.

guys i have posted some photos of a friends who went to Ellemere port boat museum to See Mossdale/ Ruby Mersey flat which i believe Peter Froud owned, you do know it not just The Ellesemere port boat Museum at Fault, cause Peter Froud in the 1970s wanted to set up a small museum at the Former Broadway Crosville Depot Runcorn, But Halton Brough Council Refused, so HBC are to blame as well. Mossdale / ruby was found abandoned on the River Weaver in 1970 by peter Froud

hmm wonder if the goverment should step in and make them restore her