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JASON

               

JASON, tied back to the tail of lock 8 at Buckby. c 1910

(BW192/3/2/2/12/8/22))

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Craft

Fleet No

Built at

 

Hull

Cost

Type

 

JASON

 

William H Green, Polesworth

Wood

 

Carrying NB

Owners

Address

Source for

First Date

C Nelson & Co

Charles Nelson & Co Ltd

L B Faulkner

Lime & Cement Works, Stockton

Stockton

Leighton Buzzard

WH 1389

Registration

Application

27.9.1882

14.7.1885

24.6.1912

Steamer Registrations

Owner

Place

PH No

As

Date Inspected

Date Registered

Chas Nelson

L B Faulkner

Warwick

Berkhamstead

104

497

Narrowboat Steamer

Narrowboat Steamer

 

26.6.1912

14.7.1885

27.6.1912

Steamer Gaugings

Owner

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

Charles Nelson & Co Ltd

L B Faulkner

PoL

GJC

9268

11851

71.6 x 6.10 Steam canal boat

72.1 x 7.1½  Steamer 27 tons    40cwt coal on board

7.9.1895

8.5.1914

Boiler

Cochran & Co BirkenheadVertical Flue 3’ 3’’ dia x 7’ 6’’ high 80 psi burning coal  possibly illustrated in The Marine Engineer 1.11.1882 p209 woodcut illustration see file

 

Engine

1 cylinder 8’’ dia  x 10½’’ stroke

 

Maintenance

 

 

Steamer History

Date

Noted at Watermans Hall 1389 “Jason 22 steam boat”

“Received from Messrs C Nelson & Co, the sum of 10s 0d. for the registration of the canal boats JUPITER & JASON ” (Warwickshire Record Office CR1618/WR34/91).

Inspected at Banbury with HENRY& EMMA (Warw 62) John Millard Captain

Census at Brentford (Capt John Hanson) with HENRY & EMMA (John Millard (Mallard))

Inspected Daventry with CHARLES (Warw 114) Jno Miller

Inspected Leamington Spa (J Kendall) 2--

Inspected Leamington Spa (W Taylor) 3--

Inspected Daventry with ALEXANDRA (Dav 190) A Kendall

PoL Gauging cancelled “ Not navigated in the Port of London

Warren/TWM Complaint re tunnel working & reply from Faulkner

Berko 497 Registration “with screw propeller”

Letter from LBF to Millner re repairs needed for boiler

Inspected at Ilkeston Wk 104 C Nelson (J Sidwell capt) [Ilkeston CIJ]

TWM/Bliss complaint re smoke in tunnels referring to Faulkner’s steamers

Towed two butties  when on the River Thames (BH)

Converted to motor  in the 1920’s (BH)

 

27.9.1882

14.7.1885

 

7.8.1890

5.4.1891

8.3.1901

18.4.1906

21.4.1908

28.2.1907

31.3.1910

19.5.1911

27.6.1912

8.4.1912

7.6.1912

15.12.1913

 

Conversion to motor

At

Cost

Engine

Cost

Date

 

 

 

 

1920’s

Owners

Address

Source for

First Date

 

 

 

 

Motor Registrations

Owner

Place

PH No

As

Date Inspected

Date Registered

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor Gaugings

Owner

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance

 

 

Motor History

Date

Converted in 1920’s

 

Fate

Last sighted in 1930’s (BH)

Date

 

 

Documents on file

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Marine Engineer illustration of boiler & engine

pc

1.11.1882

Port of London Gauging 9268 

pc

7.9.1895

Extract from letter Millner/Nelson re smoke

ts

10.7.1899

Letter Warren/Millner re tunnel working 

pc

19.5.1911

Letter Faulkner/Millnetr reply to above

pc

30.5.1911

Letter Faulkner/Millner re leaky tubes 

pc

8.4.1912

GJ Gauging 11851 

pc

8.5.1914

 

 

 

 

 

Millner Letters

10.7.1899                …caution your boatman Miller of the steamer JASON to be more careful in working through my Company’s tunnels at Blisworth and Braunston and make less smoke in passing through.  I have complaints from our Blisworth tug as to the number of times your men stoke up whilst in the tunnel and the foul state of the tunnel when they come out.  Millner/C Nelson

 

19.5.1911                I have to make a report about one Mr Faulkners Steamers the JASON coming from the north end of tunnel meeting the tug at the 5 oclock turn from the south end and never blew the Whistle till we just hit them and put them on the right side as they was nearley  right on our side I think thare steamers Mr Faulkners ought to be made to use different coal than they do for our tunnel as it is not fie for any one to go through after them it is not safe to meet them in here if you cannot see them for they are verey often on the wrong side they are the worse lot working them as I ever saw  I had just looked out and I saw a little light as I thought and I reversed the Engine as soon possible or else I quite think it would have very likely sunk him we must have a better way working and less smoke or else we shall be having some accident in here if someone is not scalded by bursting some of the steam joints when they hit the tug.  F Warren/Millner  (all sic)

 

30.5.1911                In reply to yours re complaint of driver of Steamer JASON.   The same men are working two of them which have done so for years I think your man must be a little bit prejudiced in some way.  I will ask the driver not to fire up when going through the tunnels.  I presume the same men and boats used to go through your tunnels when working for Messrs Jees’.  If I have any trouble I shall return them.  They are only on trial for a period.  L Faulkner/Millner