Heartland Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 I was given this image by one of the Element family, it shows IVY, at what I was told was Oldbury and appears to be so. I was curious to know why the name "members of the Lower Avon Trust" is on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Ivy along with ex-GUCCC Antares (but lettered Antries) were taken to the Festival of Britain in 1951 as a publicity stunt and moored on the Thames. Antares had a panel saying Members of the Inland Waterways Association. Robert Aikman was amongst the crew and there are pictures of the boats looking fairly shambolic. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Paul H said: Ivy along with ex-GUCCC Antares (but lettered Antries) were taken to the Festival of Britain in 1951 as a publicity stunt and moored on the Thames. Antares had a panel saying Members of the Inland Waterways Association. Robert Aikman was amongst the crew and there are pictures of the boats looking fairly shambolic. Paul You just beat me to it Paul. It looks like I might be in a position to retire from all this boat history nonsense edit = I wonder what the large Woolwich motor is doing in the photograph, and which one it is ? edit = for completeness T. & S. Element Ltd. IVY 87 had been built by Fellows, Morton and Clayton Ltd., Uxbridge as ADA, completed in August 1922 at a cost of £290.0.0.. F.M.C. Ltd. sold most of their wooden boats when they reached 20 years old, and this was the case with ADA when it went to T. & S. Element Ltd. in April 1941 for a mere 50 guineas. I have no details as to the fate of this boat, but I am confident that it no longer exists. Edited May 25, 2019 by pete harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furnessvale Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 1 hour ago, pete harrison said: You just beat me to it Paul. It looks like I might be in a position to retire from all this boat history nonsense edit = I wonder what the large Woolwich motor is doing in the photograph, and which one it is ? edit = for completeness T. & S. Element Ltd. IVY 87 had been built by Fellows, Morton and Clayton Ltd., Uxbridge as ADA, completed in August 1922 at a cost of £290.0.0.. F.M.C. Ltd. sold most of their wooden boats when they reached 20 years old, and this was the case with ADA when it went to T. & S. Element Ltd. in April 1941 for a mere 50 guineas. I have no details as to the fate of this boat, but I am confident that it no longer exists. I presume the shortened motor IVY on the Macc is ex Barlow? George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 56 minutes ago, furnessvale said: I presume the shortened motor IVY on the Macc is ex Barlow? George No, that IVY is the exF.M.C. Ltd. Uxbridge built butty of the same name, completed in February 1932. This fore end was recovered from Whatcroft on the Trent and Mersey Canal in 1983, and was apparently identified by a B.C.N. gauge plate. This fore end was subsequently rebuilt into its current form by Ian Riley, and was launched in March 1985 at The Boat & Butty Company yard at Runcorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted May 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 There is also a picture of Antaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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