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Sheffield Keel 'Olive'


Andrew Denny

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Does anyone know the whereabouts or fate of a Sheffield keel called Olive?  Back in about 1970 it was moored on the Don at Sprotborough, and in private ownership.  It became the first clubhouse of the Strawberry Island Boat Club, before being replaced some time in the 1970s by a new temporary 'portakabin-style' clubhouse. I heard it went down south somewhere, but perhaps it has been broken up?  

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5 hours ago, Andrew Denny said:

Does anyone know the whereabouts or fate of a Sheffield keel called Olive?  Back in about 1970 it was moored on the Don at Sprotborough, and in private ownership.  It became the first clubhouse of the Strawberry Island Boat Club, before being replaced some time in the 1970s by a new temporary 'portakabin-style' clubhouse. I heard it went down south somewhere, but perhaps it has been broken up?  

Saw it at Limehouse in 1986!

 

 

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1 hour ago, Athy said:

Better than the other way round.

Tim, is it the one moored back left?

Yes

 

Also on the same day. Also shows a pre-deconversion of Fulbourne moored up next to Elizabeth

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Tim Lewis said:

Yes

 

Also on the same day. Also shows a pre-deconversion of Fulbourne moored up next to Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

 

I like the (logical) word "pre-deconversion".

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19 hours ago, Andrew Denny said:

Does anyone know the whereabouts or fate of a Sheffield keel called Olive?  Back in about 1970 it was moored on the Don at Sprotborough, and in private ownership.  It became the first clubhouse of the Strawberry Island Boat Club, before being replaced some time in the 1970s by a new temporary 'portakabin-style' clubhouse. I heard it went down south somewhere, but perhaps it has been broken up?  

There is a website and associated Facebook page called Liquid Highway which is about tugs & Barges around the Thames, might be worth asking there

 

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Many thanks. 

On 12/12/2019 at 10:12, Tim Lewis said:

There is a website and associated Facebook page called Liquid Highway which is about tugs & Barges around the Thames, might be worth asking there

 

Many thanks. I'm writing about the Strawberry Island Boat Club , and Olive functioned as its first moored boat and first clubhouse. I was interested in what happened to it subsequently.

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