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Mike Nicoll

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  1. The forget me not that is shown in one of your pictures with a motor stern is now with the wooden boat trust near Manchester. not the same one. Had a quick look on face book a lot of information on these boats there. A quick quote has Mabel being built in 1929 and forget me not as 1928 they worked as hotel boats from 1957 - 1987, it also mentions forget me not as being owned by Samuel Barlow coal co.
  2. I have read through this post there is no mention of the history of these two boats. I believe that for some years they were operated as hotel boats. It is a sad fact that these have had there time, these days the cost is greater than the interest.
  3. These were also used on plates and there is a good set of plates of Alan Frith
  4. I think I prefer works by Alan Firth.
  5. Clearly not Alan Firth! This is in my study
  6. Thanks I did not know that, it was an expensive set up so I understand. My guess is that when the painting was done Nebulae was motorised.
  7. Nebulae is a motorised butty
  8. Most wooden Narrow boats are made with Oak sides and an Elm Bottom the time I knew this boat she never took in water. Her timbers looked good so all I can say is that for the last twenty years she could not have been cared for.
  9. I have also responded to Historic boats on line to confirm that this is indeed Chance 2
  10. I can confirm that this is chance 2 very sad to see her like this. Yes she was an interesting boat not the easiest to steer especially on tight bends. I cruised her from keynsham on the Avon to Watford Hertfordshire.
  11. Very impressive, You are an Artist. The same cans on Arcturus Taken about 2009 with the Butty Sirius. The cans had since been repainted by my Mother who also did the roses on Sirius
  12. Apologies, yes it was the image in Dave's heading that through me.
  13. Hello Alec Yes, I am Bryan's Son. You are right Arcturus did have two water cans both painted by the same artist and in a different style to the one in Dave Moore's image.
  14. Hello Dave. The image of the can that you have shown does not look the same as the one on Arcturus, I am trying to identify the can that you have shown, I noticed that the spout in your image is red and yellow but on Arcturus it is all red with a symbol in yellow on it. The one on Arcturus I believe was painted by Frank Jones from a boat yard at Leighton buzzard, though I will get confirmation on this. Frank Jones painted all the roses and castles on Arcturus prior to beginning as a trip boat on the River Way at Guildford.
  15. Hello Tim. Thanks for sharing these great films, but does anyone have film or photos of Sirius in the 60s or 70s as I think that joe would be very interested in these, I know that I would be. Mike.
  16. Arcturus did school Trips and Sunday afternoon Trips for the public also evening cruises for groups of people from 1959 - 1999, first on the river way in Guildford then eventually in Watford from the mid 60s but this topic is mainly to do with Sirius which I owned between 1978 & 2010.
  17. Hello Joe. I believe that Sirius was sold to a guy called Tony Danial's in 1976 and I brought Sirius from him in 1978 where I then had her taken to Brentford where John Wooley rebuilt the stern 30ft then in 1989 I had the rest of the bottoms replace and the bottom strake and Kelson. I forwarded both Arcturus & Sirius to Jem Bates in 2010. Mike Nicoll
  18. Alan was a friend of my father, so I do not no the answer to that, though I would have thought he is still with us, as there is a lot of films that he has made being put onto YouTube, most of which are railways, I have to say all very interesting.
  19. The filming was done by Alan Snowdon and the commentary was done by his wife, sorry I cannot think of her name at the moment, The crew was David Pusell though this may not be the correct spelling. As you say very well filmed and Thanks for Patron for sharing this on this site.
  20. Yes he did, but after a health scare he stopped and has not smoked since, not sure when he gave up I think maybe early 80s
  21. Yes, I realised that I had spelt this wrong after I had sent it, but it has taken over a month for anyone to pick up on this!
  22. I was 18 when I brought Sirius so my dad was involved in the purchase and soon after Sirius was Taken to Brentford for the stern end rebuild, then in 1989-90 I took Sirius to Uxbridge where the rest of the bottom boards and bottom strake were replaced, and a fit out under canvas was done. Arcturus and Sirius went to Puttenham in 2010, but by then Arcturus needed new bottoms and bottom strakes all round.
  23. Just to correct a couple of points here the correct spelling is Nicoll Arcturus never ran trips from Jim McDonalds Wharf at Cassio, in fact the Public trips were run from Cassioberry park and the private charter trips from Cassio Bridge. My father Bryan Nicoll never owned Sirius, as I brought Sirius in 1978 and then had the stern end completely rebuilt by John Wooley who had rebuilt the stern end of Arcturus.
  24. Another shot of Sirius at Gas street basin in 1975
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