Registration number
2060
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Grand Union Canal
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich
Built in
1936
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
6.80 feet
(2.07m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.92m)
Length: Overall
71.50 feet
(21.81m)
History
Built 1936 by Harland & Wolff, Woolwich for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company, BANSTEAD is a narrow boat of the Town class. She is of iron construction and has a 3 cylinder Petter diesel engine of 28hp.
She was bought by British Waterways and carried cargos of cement. Subsequently she was leased to the Birmingham & Midland Carrying Company. In 1964 she played a central role in the Ealing Comedy film 'The Bargee'. Now fully restored, she serves as a floating tearoom.
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