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5 minutes ago, billybobbooth said:
I did
That's not what showed up here, if it had I wouldn't have asked.
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Just now, Derek R. said:
Nor I. Though having seen pictures of BIRMINGHAM before thought - Wow! Yes please.
It would be a pity if it was 'converted', but owners call the shots.
The new owners don't want to convert it but as it is now theirs it's entirely up to them what they do...but I'm not so secretly glad they don't.
Just now, billybobbooth said:Secondi had no clue
Then why not quote Brians post instead of mine, would have been less confusing.
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1 minute ago, billybobbooth said:
Second
Second what?
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5 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
Well I for one didn't have a clue you owned it or that the owner was even on this forum
Some of the people who were talking about Birmingham know me very well.
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3 hours ago, billybobbooth said:
Because alot of people don't know who owns what boats, I'm buggered if I know who owns every working boat or tug or what there faces are or even the names or worst forum names. The fact you have a pic stood on the back means nothing, I could up load lots of pics of me on the back of boats don't mean I own them might just be a nice pic of me
I had already participated in the discussion when my signature stated that I owned Birmingham, many people on here know me out in the real world. I've been on this forum since 2005.
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45 minutes ago, zenataomm said:
There you are then, it proves even more so it's the boat that matters.
Owners and past owners are a minor part of the history.
Allybsc being the past owner is even less of his/her business, the clue being in the word "past"
Congratulations to the new owners.
My original point was that rather than speculate on what was going on why not simply ask me, your point proves nothing.
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I wonder does anyone have any information about a Harris Brothers boat built in about 1961 named Ramillies, I'm told it was one of 6 built as pleasure boats. I've seen the other threads but they don't answer my questions, what I want to know if possible is....did it go to a hire company or was it sold privately. I would be grateful for any information at all.
Cheers me dears.
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1 minute ago, zenataomm said:
....... and how is anyone to know that?
You show your boat name as "boatless at present"
Nobody is talking about your business, does anybody know what your business is? I don't.
Anyhoo, nobody was talking about you, they were interested in the boat and the subject matter is "Historic Boats". Not "Self important crabby owners of boats"
On that theme, I think Birmingham is a stunning looking boat.
Congratulations on your acquisition.
If I see you out and about on the cut I shall ignore you.
....... you know!
I only changed my name to boatless at present after I posted that message and there is a picture of me on Birmingham as my avatar. I haven't bought it I've sold it after owning it since 2012.
3 minutes ago, zenataomm said:Anyhoo, nobody was talking about you, they were interested in the boat and the subject matter is "Historic Boats". Not "Self important crabby owners of boats"
I may be crabby but I'm only selling because my husband died, I didn't want to sell it but it made no sense to keep it. Feel free to ignore me as is your right.
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21 minutes ago, Rob-M said:
I see Birmingham is listed on Apollo Duck again
https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-traditional/586858
I am on this forum you know...best just ask me if your talking about my business.
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23 hours ago, Richard T said:
Has Birmingham finally been sold? It has been moved to Paul Barbers yard at Sheet Stores basin Long Eaton.
Ooh I wonder if it has...
4 hours ago, Foggy66 said:I hear from a reliable source that Birmingham has sold and has gone to sheet stores for some metalwork
repairs.
How reliable...
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I think so, it fits the documentation given to me by Pete Harrison.
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Thank you, quite a few of us have been fiddling with the resolution of the picture trying to read the number.
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Does anyone know who this is, picture take in the late 50's?
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18 hours ago, DHutch said:
I'm trying to build a picture of how feasible it is for an Edwardian house on the Wirral to have been fitted with electric light when built in around 1902. Either from some sort of localised distribution, or its own dedicated generating set.
Divided into two houses in around 1965 and having moved in 6 months ago we are currently re-wiring our half for atleast the second time, during this we have found a significant amount of cotton insulated cabling in steel conduit to lighting in each room buried under what appears to be the original lime plaster. Obviously it could have been heavily modernised after build but just might have been like that from new.
It appears Neptune Bank near Newcastle was generating in 1901 and that in 1918 Lever Brothers built a power station on the banks of the Mersey, ahead of a national power grid as we know it being developed over the course of the 1930's, but exactly where that leaves a successful Merchants house remains slightly unclear. The house was owned by the same family from atleast 1908 through to being split in 1965.
Daniel
Funny you should mention that because my Great Granddad Henry F Cawley was one of the men who went round the country installing electricity to domestic and commercial premises from around the turn of the century and he worked at a power station on Forth Banks for Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company, it opened in 1890.
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23 hours ago, alan_fincher said:
I presume you mean £75K was the asking price for Prince, not what you paid for "Brum"?
It's just what you have written can be read differently?
I would have thought that a staggering price for Prince, but £30K sounds low to me, unless there is a big "Gotchya".Yes sorry...if we could have afforded 75K we probably would have gone for it. He actually said between 75-85K when I spoke to him on the phone.
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Derek and I were offered Prince just before we bought Birmingham for 75K
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19 hours ago, PeterG said:
I still do not understand why there are not more pictures with the advert, 3 is not enough?
Probably because Di has more than enough on her plate...
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21 hours ago, NB Esk said:
I didn't know him but it would be a fitting tribute if the boat could continue to be looked after, the way it clearly has been. RIP.
How very patriarchal of you...why would it not be...every decision for that boat was made by me.
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Oh chaps, I know you mean well but I'm trying very hard to avoid pictures that rip my heart out...this one was just delivered right into my inbox!
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5 hours ago, alan_fincher said:
The lady playing fiddle on narrow boat Birmingham is allybsc, formerly of this forum.
I'm still here...occasionally :-)
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I'm sorry to hear that you've been messed about, the right boat for you will come along.
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Less of the former Mr Fincher...I'm more of a lurker now
I got the keys and had a look round Rigal at the weekend,it wasn't nearly as awful as I'd been led to believe. If it came down a bit I might consider it for our old age liveaboard...providing the important bits were sound, the annoyances could be sorted.
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Isn't it, we have too, his grandparents had the Birmingham and the Bordesley from new, he brought his Mom Dot to meet us, she's hilarious! She used to work the Cambourne and the Juno with her hubby Ted in the 50's. She came to Alvecote this year, she's in her 80's and she wanted to steer on the parade but Rob had to talk her out of it because she's a bit unsteady, she gave him such an ear bashing about it!
Salsa189 your Dad is friends with Sarah Jane on FB too and they were on our boat with Dot at Alvecote.
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I don't know if Sarah Jane has actually been over to see Juno yet but I know she's in touch with the new owner 'cos we're all friends on Facebook.
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