Registration number
3527
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- Dolly
- Soho
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Braunston
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Bantock, Thomas & Co, Wolverhampton
Built in
1908
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
36.00 feet
(10.97m)
Breadth: Beam
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Depth
2.00 feet
(0.61m)
History
LIZ, a narrow boat registered as BCN 20624 was gauged at Tipton on 24 June 1908 for owner J. Marsh of Dudley, an open iron joey boat named Dolly. Subsequent owner Willingsworth & Co of Wednesbury and renamed Soho. Later sold to Great Western Railway, when she was shortened to 36ft, had a motor stern and a cabin fitted to work as part of the maintenance fleet.
Key dates
-
1908
Built by Bantock of Tipton
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