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Construction
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History
VIKTORIA is a Leeds and Liverpool canal longboat, a narrow boat of iron plate construction built by W J Yarwood of Northwich in 1934 for H R Ainscough. When trade finished she worked carrying coal to Westwood Power Station in Wigan. Her last role was as a floating drydock. The vessel was one of only a small number of Leeds and Liverpool longboats built and in 2011 was undergoing a full restoration.
Key dates
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1934
Narrow boat built by W.J. Yarwood of Northwich for H.R. Ainscough
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1960s?
When trade finished she worked carrying coal to Westwood Power Station in Wigan
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1990s?
Her last working role was as a floating drydock
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2011
Undergoing a full restoration
Grants
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January 2016
A Sustainability Grant of £1000 towards the cost of hull work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships UK
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