Stanley history

[Bfree001]

Hi, wandered if anyone can help me. I’m looking for any old pictures or information about my boat Stanley

She was built in 1946 at John Harker shipbuilders of Knottingley, boat number 212 and was built for the Aire and Calder navigation, she has 80254 stamped on her hull.

Cheers

[Giant]

She was the last built of a set of four, her sister ships are Barnsley, Haddlesey, and Knottingley. All were dumb barges originally, Knottingley and Stanley were motorised later.

 

I think this is her in British Waterways colours - it's a still from 3:41 into this amateur film in the BFI archive from 1960.

 

This might be her too, or one of her sisters:

 

This is her sister ship Knottingley from a recent ad:

 

Look for a Facebook group called "Barges tugs and workboats on Humber" and ask around on there, it's a treasure trove.

[Bfree001]

Thank you so much for finding these pics for me, Stanley is my home, so it’s amazing to see her working.