GLOUCESTER DOCKS - MYSTERY WIDE BOATS

[Laurence Hogg]

Came accross this ariel picture of the docks at Gloucester. What seems odd is the dozen or so wide beam boats tied up. They look identical and all have cross beams. Are these London style wide boats and if so what are they discharging or taking on? S&CCC tugs are visible on the opositte quayside.

 

 

​An enlargement:

 

Edited September 4, 2016 by Laurence Hogg

[max's son]

are they sabrina barges as described here

 

http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/vessels/sabrinas.htm

 

Hugh Conway-Jones is the Gloucester expert

[john6767]

No idea if it is related or not but on the G&S in a couple of locations there are some big boats moored up on the offside that are basically like huge BCN day boats if you like. So could these be the same boats?

[sharpness]

No idea if it is related or not but on the G&S in a couple of locations there are some big boats moored up on the offside that are basically like huge BCN day boats if you like. So could these be the same boats?

 

Where do you mean? I cant think of any except Bushley moored just north of Saul & the concrete barge by the Purton timber ponds which sank a couple of years ago.

 

Steve

[ditchcrawler]

What about the boats a Purton?

[john6767]

Where do you mean? I cant think of any except Bushley moored just north of Saul & the concrete barge by the Purton timber ponds which sank a couple of years ago.

 

Steve

I think those are what I was thinking of. Isn't there 2 north if Saul.

 

But as I said possibly not relevant.

Edited September 4, 2016 by john6767

[FadeToScarlet]

are they sabrina barges as described here

 

http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/vessels/sabrinas.htm

 

Hugh Conway-Jones is the Gloucester expert

I think the Sabrina barges had hatches and coamings, to work on the Estuary proper. Will check that.

[Pluto]

Could they be the timber boats which operated from the Bristol area? Three are seen here at Lydney in 1975.

[PaulG]

I think the Sabrina barges had hatches and coamings, to work on the Estuary proper. Will check that.

I believe they did.

Also, I don't think that they built enough of them for the numbers that are visible in the photo.

[max's son]

Sabrina barges there were

6 motor and about 20 dumb barges. according HCJ site

[PaulG]

Sabrina barges there were

6 motor and about 20 dumb barges. according HCJ site

Ahh. I didn't know about the dumb ones...

[RLWP]

Could they be the timber boats which operated from the Bristol area? Three are seen here at Lydney in 1975.

 

That looks more promising

 

Richard

[Laurence Hogg]

I think the Sabrina barges had hatches and coamings, to work on the Estuary proper. Will check that.

I think the photo predates the "Sabrina" boats being around 1930, also as others have commented they had coamings and covered holds.

[max's son]

"Sabrina" boats were round 1944 and the 20 dumb barges predated these