JANUS
JANUS. Photo believed to be just prior to launch at
Polesworth, 1885
(Mick Dolphin)
JANUS on the cover of Narrowboat
Magazine, Spring 2010
(by kind permission of the artist,
Christopher M. Jones and NarrowBoat Magazine)
Craft
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Fleet No
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JANUS
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William H Green, Polesworth |
Wood
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Carrying NB |
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Owners
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Address
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Source for
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First Date |
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C Nelson & Co Charles Nelson & Co Ltd Jees Hartshill Granite & Brick Co Ltd L B Faulkner |
Lime & Cement Works, Stockton Atherstone Leighton Buzzard |
W H 1389 Registration Inspection |
10.6.1885 11.7.1885 5.3.1912 |
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Steamer Registrations
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Owner |
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PH No |
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Date Registered |
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Chas Nelson Jees Hartshill Granite & Brick Co L B Faulkner |
Banbury Berkhamsted |
102 2 492 |
Narrowboat steamer |
5.3.1912 |
11.7.1885 8.3.1912 |
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Steamer Gaugings
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Owner |
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Gauging Number |
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Date |
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Charles Nelson
& Co Ltd L.B. Faulkner |
PoL OC |
9269 5469 |
72.10 x 6.8 Steam
canal boat 72.2 x
7.0¾ 23 tons |
7.9.1895 25.8.1910 |
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Boiler
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Cochran & Co Birkenhead
Vertical Flue burning coal
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Engine
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2 cylinder side
by side (BH) |
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Maintenance
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Steamer History
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Noted at Watermans Hall 1389 “Janus 24 steam tug” Photo just prior to launch at
Polesworth (Mick Dolphin) (Illustration) Inspected Daventry with CENTAUR (Pad 107) J.C Lovelock Passed Brentford Toll with 17.75 tons Inspected Daventry with EDWARD VII (Dav 109) H Inspected Daventry with EDWARD VII (Dav 109) H Inspected Daventry with EDWARD VII (Dav 109) H Complaint re tug tickets Henry Kendall butty PoL gauging noted “Cancelled – boat sold (Jees Hartshill & Granite Co) & not navigated Berkhamsted 492 registered for “general merchandise” TWM/Bliss complaint re smoke in tunnels referring to Faulkner’s steamers |
10.6.1885 1885 7.5.1891 1.1.1906 6.4.1906 16.9.1907 19.11.19?? 15.10.1908 19.5.1911 15.3.1912 |
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Conversion to motor
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Pre 13.2.1918 |
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Owners
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Address
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Source for
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First Date
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Red
Star Motor Co Ltd
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Inspection
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8.8.1918
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Motor Registrations
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Owner |
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PH No |
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Date Inspected |
Date Registered |
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Red Star Motor Co |
Brentford |
378 |
Motor Narrow not Fly |
8.8.1918 |
20.8.1918 |
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Motor Gaugings
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Owner |
Place |
Gauging Number |
Notes |
Date |
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L B Faulkner |
GJC BCN |
12016 22285 |
71.1 x 7.1½
Motor 30 tons 71.1 x 7.1½
Motor 30 tons |
13.2.1918 16.3.1915 |
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Maintenance
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Motor History
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Passed Brentford Toll carrying 7t 16c Brentford 378 registered for “Cocoa beans” |
10.7.1918 20.8.1918 |
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Fate
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Last sighted 1930’s (BH) |
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Documents on File
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pc |
7.9.1895 |
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pc |
25.8.1910 |
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BCN
Gauging 22285 |
pc |
16.3.1915 |
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GJ
Gauging 12016 |
pc |
13.2.1918 |
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Letter
from E Paget-Tomlinson with sketch of Cochrane boiler |
pc |
7.5.2001 |
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Notes
re photograph |
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Millner Letters
19.11.1910(?) I have to repond (sic) one of Mr Nelsons steamers Captain
name Harry Kendall Steamer name JANUS a towing
one of there own boats name the Natal th eCaptain name Sam Beechy we met the
Steamer coming from the south end of the tunnel when we whent (sic) in at the
six oclock turn he not having a tug ticket during tug hours. F Warren/Millner