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Willow Wren Photos
Wagtail had been named Freda when built by FMC in 1928 and is here pictured northbound with timber.
Here she is heading southbound carrying a heavier less bulky cargo.
Warbler carrying small coal
As she is today with a small conversion and very smartly turned out
Redshank and Greenshank here approaching the mill Blisworth.
Greenshank again, this time passing a ploughing tractor.
A nice colour shot of Greenshank nearing Hillmorton this time.
Mallard, motor with butty Kestrel at Stoke Bruerne.
Quail and Kingfisher northbound with timber.
Quail carrying coal this time at Mill bridge nr Blisworth
Two shots of Moorhen well laden.
Bunting ex Dudley GUCC
Bittern
Teal had been built as butty Grimsby in 1910 at Saltley for FMC
Teal again.
Crane was so named in 1924 when built of iron at Yarwoods and kept her name when joining the W.W. fleet in 1956.
Heron was originally an LMS butty named Caleb a station boat.
Kestrel had been built as Triagulum in 1936. You can see here the remains of the limestone- transhipping wharf near the tunnel mouth at Blisworth.
Snipe an iron composite butty after a time with W.W. was eventually purchased by the Black Country Living Museum at Dudley, renovated and renamed to the original name of Kildare and paired with the historic steamer President, regularly cruising the canals in Summer.
Snipe as she is today renamed and restored.
Built as Dunstable sold out of GUCC renamed DUNSTON then on to WW renamed SWAN. Seen here southbound with coal.
Two shots of Dabchick one running light the other loaded
Grebe originally called Antelope was built by Yarwoods for FMC in 1923.
Avocet was earlier called Raven and had been built in 1917 by FMC at Uxbridge.
Shovellor on the right here was built in the 1930’s for FMC and originally called Bascote.
Shovellor empty northbound near Candle bridge.
Part of Willow Wren dock with assorted boats at Braunston.
Cygnet, butty, joined the fleet having previously been with Cowburn and Cowpar and G.H. Waddington.
Unidentified motor passing a dredger team at work
Butty Cygnus approaching Blisworth mill.
Dunlin here just completing a docking
Dunlin here in action (All pictures courtesy of J.Payler)
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