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History
GEORGE is one of the very few surviving examples of the more common Leeds and Liverpool Short Boat. She has a transom stern, is unpowered and was used for bulk cargoes particularly coal. She was built for the Wigan Coal and Iron Co. in 1910 and traded until the 1970s. After passing into the service of the National Coal Board in 1950, she was acquired by the Boat Museum in 1972 and was rebuilt in 1984/5. In 2007, she was floating in the Museum and was in need of some restoration.
We are currently seeking further information on this National Historic Fleet vessel. If you have any details about this vessel past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
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1910
Vessel built by Wigan Coal & Iron Co., New Springs, Wigan
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1950
Passed into the service of the National Coal Board
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1972
Acquired by the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port
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1984-5
Rebuilt
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2007
Floating exhibit
Grants
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2012-2013
The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £147,300 for completion of the restoration project for Mossdale and George
Sources
E P Tomlinson, Britain's Canal and Rivercraft
D J Smith, Discovering Craft on the Inland Waterways
Norman J Brouwer, International Register of Historic Ships (Edition 2, 1993, pp151) pub: Anthony Nelson
Mike Stammers, Mersey Flats and Flatmen
Dick Sullivan, Old Ships, Boats and Maritime Museums (1978) pub: Coracle Books
P J G Ransom, The Archaeology of Canals
The Boat Museum pub: The Boat Museum
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