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ENTERPRISE (b)

ENTERPRISE as a motor at Brent Meadow Wharf

(Source unrecorded)

Craft	FleetNo		Built at				Hull			Cost	Type
ENTERPRISE (b)							Wood				Carrying NB
Owners	Address									Source for	First Date
John Griffiths	Bedworth									Application	17.9.1910
Steamer Registrations
Owner	Place			PH No		As			Date Inspected		Date Registered
John Griffiths	Coventry			362		Narrowboat steamer			19.9.1910		20.9.1910
Steamer Gaugings
Owner		Place			Gauging Number			Notes			Date
Boiler
Engine
Maintenance
Steamer History											Date
Registered for “general merchandise”											20.10.1910
Conversion to motor
At	Cost		Engine							Cost	Date
											Pre 11.2.1914
Owners		Address								Source for	First Date
John Griffiths Warwickshire Canal Carrying Co Erewash Canal Carrying Co Warwickshire Carrying Co Ltd		Bedworth Nuneaton (took over J Griffiths when he went bankrupt) Leicester Charity Dock Bedworth								Registration Registration Registration	13.9.1938 8.4.1942 20.8.1945
Motor Registrations
Owner	Place			PH No		As			Date Inspected		Date Registered
Warwickshire Carrying Co Erewash Carrying Co Warwickshire Carrying Co	Coventry Coventry Coventry			362 362 362		Motor Motor Motor					19.9.1938 8.4.1942 20.8.1945
Motor Gaugings
Owner		Place			Gauging Number			Notes			Date
John Griffiths John Griffiths John Griffiths John Griffiths		GJC GJC GJC GJC GJC GJC OC OC OC			11783 11783 11783 11783 11783 11783 5571 5644 5644			71.1 x 7.0 As motor 33 tons Deduct 8 cwt Deduct 23 cwt Deduct 41 cwt Deduct 43 cwt Deduct 27 cwt As motor 71.1 x 7.0 As motor 34 tons Deduct 22 cwt			11.2.1914 20.9.1922 24.10.1924 14.2.1927 6.7.1934 14.5.1943 19.3.1925 18.7.1935 25.6.1940
Maintenance
Motor History											Date
Inspected in Coventry CIJ as “motor boat” Passed Brentford Toll 24t 14c Passed Brentford Toll 23t 2c Passed Brentford Toll 23t 18c Passed Brentford Toll 19t 17c Inspected in Coventry CIJ 31.8.1915, 23.11.1915, 19.8.1917, 4.3.1918, 21.3.1918, 30.5.1918, 4.6.1918, 25.6.1918, 3.10.1918,9.10.1919, 24.11.1919, 4.11.1921, 25.1.1922, 16.5.1922, 14.7.1922, 23.8.1922, 5.9.1922, 4.10.1922 and 20.3.1923 Passed Brentford Toll 30.9.1915 (22t 19c), 14.3.1916 (24t 3c), 28.4.1916 (23t.13c),3.5.1916 (24t 1c with Rival), 25.6.1916, 14.7.1916 (21t 18c Capt Taylor), 2.8.1916(with Rival), 5.8.1916 (23t 16c), 7.9.1916 (CaptTaylor), 31.10.1917 (21t 11c Grain), 3.7.1918 (with Rival 53t 14c), 22.7.1918 (with Rival 40t 14c), 9.8.1918 (Capt Taylor with Rival 53t), 13.12.1921(with Rival 47t 5c), 29.4.1922 (with Rival), 23.8.1923 (with Rival), 1.11.1923, 21.11.1923, 18.12.1923, 4.1.1923 (all with Rival), 27.7.1926 (Avon), 13.8.1926(Avon), 31.10.1927(Tyne), 18.5.1928, 16.7.1928, 3.8.1928, 10.8.1928, 18.8.1928, 20.9.1928, 30.10.1928, , 14.11.1928 and 3.12.1928 Permit 1345 GUCCC 50 tons coal with HARRIETT Seen at Berkhamstead with butties RIVAL and once with HARRIET (AB) Ban TR 2738 WCC J Griffiths Griff/Oxford 51.5t Coal Butty 11782 Ban TR 4236 WCC J Griffiths Griff/Oxford 51.5t Coal Butty 11782 Ban TR 4889 WCC J Griffiths Griff/Oxford 51t coal Butty 11782 Ban TR 5266 WCC J Griffiths Griff/Oxford 52.15t coal Butty 11782 Ban TR 5312 WCC J Griffiths Griff/Oxford 50.10 coal Butty 11782 Ban TR 8469 WCC J Griffiths Griff/Aynho 48.10t coal Butty 11782 Ban TR 1246 Oxford CC (?) J Griffiths Griff/Oxford Butty 11782 Letter GUCC/Veater.ENTERPRISE & RIVAL laid up since 19.1.43 due to steerer Griffith’s child having pneumonia. Loading gravel today for Kilworth and will leave this afternoon Centre cabin added for crew 6’ x 15’ x 6’6’’ (Coventry 362) Later seen as hotel boat (A Dunkley) Owned by Mr Jones, sank at mooring, (AB)											9.3.1915 22.3.1915 13.4.1915 5.5.1915 15.6.1915 14.8.1937 1936/9 1.7.1939 19.12.1939 25.4.1940 4.6.1940 29.6.1940 30.1.1941 2.10.1941 28.1.1943 15.8.1947 26.3.1961