alan_fincher Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 For what it is worth, (and I can't guarantee its accuracy), Alan Faulkener's booklet "Willow Wren" suggests that in October 1963 John Henry Mees had Dipper (formerly Bristol) & Argo and that by 1968 when BW had repossessed many of the pairs they owned he was operating with Dipper and Hawkesbury, (so two motors rather than a motor/butty pair). Further pictures in Narrow Boat magazine claimed as Summer 1964 also show John Henry Meese with Dipper and Argo.He is not shown as an active Wren Steerer in a listing from 1962, although I'm not sure how accurate such lists are. It looks like he probably had Dipper for much of his service with Willow Wren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie57 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 He still had the "Lancing" on 13/9/61 as he passed through Braunston that afternoon loaded for Croxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max's son Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) [/url]">http://http://s1196.photobucket.com/user/outriggerian/media/Stratford%201964/image0-009.jpg.html'> Coleshill and Cygnus at Stratford in 1964, I think they were carrying motorbikes Edited August 5, 2016 by max's son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max's son Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSV9VQDrHxM Is the boat at four minutes belong to someone here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Hogg Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSV9VQDrHxM Is the boat at four minutes belong to someone here? I do believe Alan Fincher will be well impressed with that footage, nice to see Flamingo (Letchworth) working. As to why its been called "there go the boats" is somewhat odd as there is a well known BW produced film of the same name. The BW film contains entirely different footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSV9VQDrHxM Is the boat at four minutes belong to someone here? Absolutely, yes! We are there twice, both in the Stoke Bruerne footage, and again afterwards in that filmed in the Marsworth Flight. We consider ourselves very lucky to have access to even this short footage of "Flamingo's" days towards the end of Willow Wren CTS. The photographer has pinpointed the date of the Stoke Bruerne film as 28th April 1968, but doesn't have a date for the second, but I think it is 1968 also, on the basis of it being same steerer (Ron Green) and butty ("Bideford"). By one of those really strange coincidences, Cath now Morris dances with someone who was on the holiday where this footage was shot, and also gave us a copy of this video independently, unaware it had already been put on You Tube by his friend. EDITED TO ADD: There is also a forum member in that You Tube clip, but in the stills rather than the video footage. The steerer taking the pair through Hillmorton locks is Tony Dunkley. Edited August 11, 2016 by alan_fincher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max's son Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 [/url]">http:// Coleshill and Cygnus at Stratford in 1964, I think they were carrying motorbikes This has been seen before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max's son Posted September 9, 2020 Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) On 04/08/2016 at 13:29, J R ALSOP said: The brass rally plaque was for attending the opening of the Southern Stratford in 1964, Queen Mother opened it, I was there with Jupiter and Saturn. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Narrowboat-Canal-Boat-Plaque-IWA-National-Festival-1964/303680420461?hash=item46b4c37a6d%3Ag%3AcTwAAOSwlBVfV9wP&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter one for sale on e bay (not connected) Edited September 9, 2020 by max's son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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