| B |
APOLLO |
Aug-22 |
WTON 1090 |
Oct-22 |
EX
Harris Bros, Brierley Hill |
| B |
APOLLO |
May-29 |
WTON 1130 |
Jul-29 |
1929 John
Crichton, Saltney Ferry, Chester, composite butty. BCN gauging 1490,
15/5/1929. Length 70ft 10". Converted to motor-boat 1936 and fitted
with an 18hp Petter. Became FMC No 349, Regd at Wolverhampton No 1147.
Sold to E.Thomas shortened for tug work; fitted with a petrol/paraffin TVO
engine.sc |
| M |
APOLLO |
Jul-36 |
WTON 1147 |
Sep-36 |
Ex above. Extant
as trip boat based Sheffield. See FMC list. |
| B |
ARIEL |
Jul-27 |
WTON 1123 |
Jul-27 |
|
| M |
ARIEL |
Aug-35 |
WTON 1143 |
Oct-35 |
New Yarwoods. Went
into FMC fleet and subsequently into the BTC fleet on nationalisation.
Stern section fitted with new fore end and now 51ft long, centre fitted
with new stern and fore end and now 45ft long, fore end broken up. Fitted
with a 10hp Petter. In 1938 became FMC No 351, Regd at Wolverhampton No
1143. Used as maintenance boat BW North West, with the fore-end cut off,
(later scrapped at Hayhurst). Sold by BW and became derelict on the T
& M. Fitted with an Ailsa Craig 4 cylinder diesel, it was craned out
onto Rode Heath wharf around 1993. Stern end currently at Stockton, the
middle section being in a boat in Bristol docks. |
| B |
AURICULA |
Aug-22 |
CHES 686 |
Aug-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
AVON |
Jul-22 |
WTON 1082 |
Jul-22 |
ex Price and son,
Brierley Hill |
| B |
BATTALION |
Sep-22 |
WTON 1091 |
Oct-22 |
ex Hingleys,
SUR&CC |
| B |
CASSANDRA |
Sep-22 |
WTON 1092 |
Oct-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
CHILDWELL |
Mar-22 |
WTON 1096 |
Oct-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
CORDELIA |
Sep-22 |
WTON 1095 |
Oct-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
CORFU |
Mar-22 |
WTON 1131 |
Jul-29 |
ex Hingleys,
SUR&CC |
| B |
CORINTHIAN |
Mar-22 |
WTON 1089 |
Oct-22 |
ex Hingleys,
SUR&CC |
| T |
CROWN |
Apr-37 |
|
|
ex NORTH converted
for Hingleys |
| B |
DESDEMONA |
Jun-22 |
WTON 1078 |
Jun-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
DIAMOND |
Oct-28 |
WTON 1126 |
Oct-28 |
New Crichtons,
Saltney. |
| B |
DIAMOND |
|
WTON 1148 |
Mar-38 |
Above boat
reregistered. BCN gauging 1417, 21/8/1928. She was one of six iron boats
in the fleet fitted with two cabins for long distance traffic between the
Black Country and the ports on the Mersey Estuary. Having been damaged
during an air raid on Birmingham in 1944 she was sold for scrap to Ernest
Thomas by Fellows, Morton & Clayton who had by then acquired Midlands
and Coast. Rebuilt and renamed HENRY she carried coal until the 1960s when
she was resold to Caggy Stevens of Oldbury and renamed SUSAN. At the Black
Country Museum as a static exhibit at the boat dock. |
| B |
DOROTHY |
Mar-22 |
B.HILL 246 |
Oct-20 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
Harris Bros |
| B |
ELECTOR |
Dec-22 |
WTON 1100 |
Jan-23 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
EMMA |
Jan-23 |
WTON 1102 |
Feb-23 |
Ex Noah Webb,
Brierley Hill |
| T |
ENERGY |
|
|
|
Possibly built by
Taylors, Chester. |
| B |
GLADYS |
Jan-23 |
B.HILL 87 |
Mar-21 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
Harris Bros |
| B |
GLADYS |
Jun-26 |
WTON 1121 |
Jul-26 |
Ex William Owen,
Barbridge |
| B |
GREDDINGTON |
Mar-22 |
CHES 702 |
Mar-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
GRENADE |
Jul-22 |
WTON 1085 |
Aug-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| M |
JUBILEE |
Nov-35 |
WTON 1144 |
Dec-35 |
ex Horse Boat LEO
BCN gauging No 1313, 10/8/1927. Converted to motor-boat 1935, by Harris's
of Netherton and re-named JUBILEE; fitted with a 12hp Petter. New BCN
gauging No 1873. Became FMC No 347, Regd at Wolverhampton No 1144. Sold to
E.Thomas in 1939. Worked as a trip boat based at Great Haywood for many
years. Now privately owned, this boat has recently been restored to
trading condition. BCN Photos |
| B |
JULIET |
Sep-22 |
WTON 1101 |
Jan-23 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
JUPITER |
Jul-22 |
WTON 1087 |
Aug-22 |
ex
Hingleys fitted with fore cabin at some point in her history seen in
photos circa 1922 Went to River severn catchment boards dredging fleet. |
| B |
LEO |
Jun-27 |
WTON 1125 |
Sep-27 |
New
Yarwoods, converted to motor JUBILEE 1935, extant and restored |
| B |
MALINES |
Mar-22 |
CHES 753 |
Mar-22 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
SUR&CC |
| B |
MARGARET |
Feb-34 |
TAMW 103 |
Feb-34 |
Ex A&A Peate
Ltd, Maesbury |
| B |
MARS |
Mar-22 |
BHAM 1433 |
Mar-22 |
Ex Hingleys fitted
with fore cabin at some point in her history seen in photos circa 1922 |
| B |
MARS |
|
WTON 1093 |
|
above boat
reregistered |
| B |
MASCOT |
0/22 |
BHAM 1357 |
Jan-17 |
Ex Cross & Co,
Birmingham |
| B |
MCC 1 |
Jul-22 |
WTON 1080 |
Jul-22 |
New Crichtons,
Saltney. |
| B |
MCC 2 |
Sep-22 |
WTON 1108 |
Oct-23 |
New Crichtons,
Saltney. |
| B |
MCC 3 |
Sep-22 |
WTON 1094 |
Oct-22 |
New Crichtons,
Saltney. |
| B |
MCC 4 |
Mar-23 |
WTON 1104 |
Apr-23 |
New Crichtons,
Saltney. |
| B |
MERCURY |
Feb-26 |
WTON 1120 |
Jun-26 |
New
Yarwoods, Northwich. composite butty, with fore cabin. BCN gauging No
1173, 1/7/1926. sold to S.Barlow. Full length pleasure boat under cloth
conversion. Based on the K & A Canal at Bradford on Avon. |
| M |
MERMAID |
Oct-22 |
WTON 1088 |
Oct-22 |
When bought as a
motor she had wheel steering but this wasn’t a success and she was deconverted to a horse boat, very unusual for it to happen this way round. |
| B |
MERMAID |
Oct-25 |
WTON 1188 |
Oct-25 |
Above boat
deconverted to horse boat. Went to River severn catchment boards dredging
fleet. |
| B |
MOLDAVIA |
Sep-22 |
CHES 774 |
Sep-15 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
NEPTUNE |
Feb-23 |
B.HILL 293 |
Feb-23 |
Ex Hingleys. Went
to River severn catchment boards dredging fleet. |
| B |
NORTH |
Dec-25 |
WTON 1119 |
May-26 |
New Yarwoods,
Northwich. BCN gauging No 1136, 16/2/1926. Converted to 44ft tug,
Harris's, in 1937, renamed CROWN. Fitted with a 30hp Petter semi diesel.
Sold to Hingley's in 1937. Converted and lengthened once more in 1957 for
pleasure use by M E Braine, then relengthened to 70' in 1989. Has now been
named LION for many years. Owned by current owner since 1973. |
| B |
ORION |
Dec-22 |
DAV 353 |
Jan-23 |
New Nursers,
Braunston |
| B |
ORION |
|
WTON 1127 |
|
Above boat
reregistered BCN gauging No 832, 9/4/1924. |
| B |
PHEASANT |
Mar-22 |
CHES 695 |
Mar-22 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
SUR&CC |
| B |
PIRATE |
Sep-22 |
CHES 755 |
Mar-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
POLE STAR |
May-22 |
DAV 345 |
May-22 |
New Nursers,
Braunston |
| M |
POLE STAR |
Jan-34 |
WTON 1142 |
Mar-34 |
Ex Horse Boat
above Sold to E.Thomas. |
| B |
PORTIA |
Sep-23 |
WTON 1110 |
Oct-23 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
RIGA |
Mar-22 |
CHES 802 |
Mar-22 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
SUR&CC |
| B |
ROSE |
Mar-22 |
B.HILL 287 |
Aug-20 |
Ex Hingleys |
| B |
ROUMANIA |
Sep-22 |
WTON 1097 |
Oct-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
SALLIE |
Mar-22 |
B.HILL 288 |
Mar-21 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
Price and son |
| B |
SALONICA |
Mar-22 |
WTON 1107 |
Jun-23 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
SALONICA |
|
WTON 1115 |
Dec-24 |
Above boat
reregistered |
| B |
SAPPHO |
Mar-22 |
CHES 735 |
Mar-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
SCHOLAR |
May-22 |
CHES 728 |
May-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
SEAGULL |
Jun-22 |
WTON 1084 |
Jul-22 |
Ex Hingleys (New
in 1921) |
| B |
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG |
Mar-22 |
WTON 1106 |
Jun-23 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG |
|
WTON 1132 |
Jul-29 |
Above boat
reregistered |
| B |
SNOWDROP |
Jul-22 |
WTON 1086 |
Aug-22 |
Ex Greaves Bull
Lakin, Stockton |
| B |
SPADE |
Dec-28 |
WTON 1128 |
Jan-29 |
New Crichtons,
Saltney. New stern and now 62ft long.
BCN gauging 1426, 20/9/1928. Motorised, and shortened, recognisable
by the "snakes" guards on the fore-end. |
| B |
STAR |
Jun-29 |
WTON 1133 |
Jul-29 |
New Crichtons,
Saltney. Composite butty. BCN gauging No 1497, 20/6/1929. Length 70ft
8". Boat built with a fore cabin. Full length motor boat but with
original butty stern. |
| B |
TARZAN |
Oct-23 |
WTON 1109 |
Oct-23 |
Ex SUR&CC |
| B |
TAURUS |
Jul-27 |
WTON 1124 |
Sep-27 |
New Yarwoods,
Northwich. BCN gauging No 1323, 2/9/1927. Went into the FMC fleet and
subsequently the BTC fleet on nationalisation. The boat was re-named
TURTLE, when in the BW North West carrying fleet. Full length pleasure
boat based on the shroppie. |
| B |
TOWNSEND |
Mar-22 |
CHES 790 |
Mar-22 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
SUR&CC |
| B |
VENUS |
May-22 |
WTON 1079 |
Jun-22 |
Ex Hingleys (New
in 1922) |
| B |
VENUS |
|
WTON 1140 |
Mar-32 |
|
| B |
VERDUN |
Apr-22 |
CHES 795 |
Apr-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
WARSAW |
Aug-22 |
CHES 770 |
Aug-22 |
ex SUR&CC |
| B |
WELCOME |
Mar-22 |
CHES 794 |
Mar-22 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
SUR&CC |
| B |
WHIRLPOOL |
Mar-22 |
CHES 806 |
Mar-22 |
Ex Hingleys, Ex
SUR&CC |
| B |
WOODCOCK |
Mar-22 |
CHES 693 |
Mar-22 |
Ex SUR&CC |
