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Name: Parbold

Certificate number: 2058

Status:

Registered

Function:

Cargo Vessel

Sub Functional Area:

Barge

Type:

Leeds & Liverpool longboat

Location:

Cowley, Uxbridge, England

Current use:

Houseboat

  • Length Overall:

    22.26 metres (73.00 feet)

  • Tonnage Not Known:

    0.00

  • Depth Not Known:

    0.00 (0.00 )

  • Beam:

    4.42 metres (14.50 feet)
Parbold -

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Builder

History

Built 1936 by W J Yarwood of Northwich, a Leeds & Liverpool longboat of steel construction. Her first owner was recorded as Ainscough and she was used to carry grain on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal continuously until 1960 - she was then the last horse drawn vessel in commercial use. She was found abandoned at Bedford by her present owners and purchased by them in 1996. After one year in dry dock and 6 months in wet dock she re-emerged into her new life as a houseboat.

These brief histories are compiled from details supplied by vessel owners and enthusiasts and from various reference works. National Historic Ships would be grateful for any corrections of facts or additional information for inclusion. Please contact ron.ellis@nationalhistoricships.org.uk

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