Oxford Canal, Bridge 70 at Hillmorton

[Captain Pegg]

42 minutes ago, Ray T said:

Opposite Tooley's, 22nd April 1946. Jack & Rose had recently been married. Photo by David Bolton.

Recently as in earlier that very day according to official records. Hence no kids tethered to the cabin top.

Edited July 26, 2018 by Captain Pegg

[MartinClark]

1 hour ago, Captain Pegg said:

It's some coincidence for two of the oldest (quite possibly the oldest two) surviving wooden horse boats but they are most definitely two different boats. I suspect they once met regularly but I doubt they will ever be reunited. You wouldn't have trouble telling them apart though 

The Forget-me-not on the Ashton Canal is definitely a motor rather than a horse-drawn boat. It is the same boat as in the second photo on the cutting posted by Neil40 in post #9.

 

Edited July 26, 2018 by MartinClark

[pete harrison]

42 minutes ago, MartinClark said:

The Forget-me-not on the Ashton Canal is definitely a motor rather than a horse-drawn boat. It is the same boat as in the second photo on the cutting posted by Neil40 in post #9.

 

Yes, but it was built as a horse boat in 1926 and then converted to a motor in 1929, and then converted to a counter sterned motor a little while later. I have all of the relevant health registrations and gauge details relating to these alterations, along with the health registrations and gaugings for the other horse boat named FORGET ME NOT owned by the same family - so it is easy for me to separate their history