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The
Boats
The
Narrow Boat Trust own the motor boat Nuneaton
and butty Brighton,
restored to full working trim and carrying cargo
commercially as a traditional working pair whenever
possible.
Both boats were built for the Grand Union
Canal Carrying Company (G.U.C.C.Co.)
as part of their massive expansion programme
of the the mid-1930s.
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Nuneaton
& Brighton, April
2003. |
Nuneaton
is an all-steel rivetted motor boat built by W. J. Yarwood
& Sons Ltd at Northwich, Cheshire - and so known as
a 'Large Northwich'.
Launched August 1936, and fitted with a National diesel
engine, it cost £900! Originally paired with the
wooden 'Large Ricky' butty Nunhead.
Brighton
is an all-steel butty built by Harland and Wolff Ltd at
Woolwich - and so known as a 'Large Woolwich'
Launched in December 1935, it cost about £400!
Originally paired with the motor Bristol..
For
more information on the boats' history and specification,
click on the names Nuneaton
or Brighton.
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The
Narrow Boat Trust is a company limited by guarantee,
registered in Cardiff under number 1724536
The
Registered Office of the Narrow Boat Trust is at:
23 Redway Drive, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 7NT
The
Narrow Boat Trust is a charity registered in England
under number: 288243
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