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| Port of London Gauging 9985 |
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14.9.1899 |
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| Report FMC/Millner re obstruction |
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23.9.1905 |
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| GJ Gauging 11698 |
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19.4.1911 |
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| Letter Warren/Millner re collision with tug |
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20.5.1911 |
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| Report FMC/Millner re collision with tug |
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14.6.1911 |
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| Leicester Complaint Book |
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30.8.1912 |
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| Telegram Thomas/Millner re loss of Maltese terrier |
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19.12.1912 |
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| Letter Millner/Yates re damage to piling |
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15.4.1924 |
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| GJ (OC) Gauging 12119as Briton |
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12.9.1924 |
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| BCN Gauging 895 as Briton |
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28.9.1924 |
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| BCN Gauging 2348 as Silver Ann |
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6.6.1951 |
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| J Yates account book Silver Anne work |
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31.8.1961 |
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| WW Advert re Sale of Sultan by Sheriff of Nottingham |
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3.1975 |
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| Sale Documents from A Daniel to C Barber |
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22.3.1981 |
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| Sale receipt from C Barber to K Ball |
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8.10.1991 |
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| Millner Letters |
| 25.9.1905 |
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re Steamer BARONESS J Ward and butty G Ward. On the 23rd inst (Saturday night) 10.30 pm, the above arrived at the top of Braunston, and found
two boats abreast, one a “per Linton” in the employ of J Griffiths & Son, Bedworth , and our steamer and butty could not get by them.
Ward called Linton up, and he said I have stopped through aggravation in
this length, and being impeded in his transit, made up his mind that if he could
not navigate no one else should, and he called to Ward that he had better blow
his light out, and stop the same as Linton. Ward had no alternative, having no assistance, but to stay until 4.30 am. 24th, and the Lock keeper simply called upon that he should not have stopped the traffic, and the thing there remained, the lock keeper appearing to have no control in the execution of his duties. We think upon the report made by Ward, as well as we ourselves being observant of the facts of the shortage of water and the overloading of boats by private firms, after ourselves being restricted to a minimum of 25 tons, the case should be taken up with Surrey Street and pressure brought to bear upon those who obstruct the navigation to commerce. FMC Braunston/Millner |
| 20.5.1911 |
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I have to inform you that one of Fellows Steamers the BARONESS Captain Merchant came in the north end of tunnel and ran into the tug when the tug was coming from the south end at 11 oclock turn they was told to keep back by the boat men and blew the whistle but they would not do so the man on Steamer said they could not blew the whistle as they had not got the wire on it they have broken the tiller and the snubber and tilted the tug so that the water ran in the stoke hole. I think there ought to be a rule for those steamers to blew there whistle a distant from the tunnel end and then we might hear them and keep back a little from the end as there is not room to pass when the boats are tied in the tunnel mouth at Blisworth end it wants the boats to be made to lay round the corner the same as they do when we have got a wide boat comming out and then we should have a better chance of not getting hit. F Warren/Millner |
| 14.6.1911 |
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Captain J Merchant, steamer BARONESS reports that on May 20th about 10.45 am he was approaching Blisworth Tunnel, and about 150 yards away he tried to blow his whistle, the wire being broken. Two steamer lengths away, however, he had got it repaired and he blew it twice, and again when entering the tunnel. He states that John White’s boat was tied to a stump about 5 yards in the tunnel mouth and Merchant had just passed it when he heard the tug working for the first time. He did not hear their whistle blow. The Tug men shouted “Keep back” but it was too late. Merchant eased up. The butty boat was rounding White’s baot and was consequently across the tunnel when the Tug caught the fore end of her. Merchant states the Tug’s tiller was broken through their man loosing it, as it swung round at the back of Merchant’s tiller and struch the wall. He also states that the Tug’s snubber was not broken and the tug was tilted through hitting the butty boat. He says White’s boat could not lay round the corner, as the canal wants clearing out to enable boats to do so. FMC/Millner |
| 19.12.1912 T |
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“Lost last night white Maltese Terrier Peggy probably on board steamer preceding SPEEDWELL and BARONESS all three passed Leighton Lock about 10.30 pm. Make enquiries.” Gordon Thomas/Millner |
| 19.12.1912 T |
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0.25 am “Telegram from Gordon Thomas “ Lost last night white Maltese Terrier Peggy probably on board steamer preceding SPEEDWELL and BARONESS all three passed Leighton Lock about 10.30 pm. Make enquiries” All passed Gayton Toll Office between 6am and 9pm” Millner/Millner |
| 19.12.1912 T |
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6.12 pm “Cannot hear of dog” Mills (Braunston) |
| 20.12.1912 T |
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12.51. pm “Did you receive telegram yeaterday about our lost dog have you any news of Peggy” Mabel Thomas/Millner |
| 20.12.1912 |
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I wired you yesterday also this morning re my white Maltese Terrier, which I have a strong suspicion was picked up by a passing steamer about 10.30 pm on Wednesday night.
Three steamers arrived almost simultaneously at Leighton Lock whilst I was walking round the garden; I was not at the lock when the first steamer passed, but the following one was the BARONESS and the last VICTORIA – SPEEDWELL. My dog ran in front of me and barked at the first steamer and I followed him down to the lock, but was not there in time to see the boat leave, neither could I find any trace of my dog.
It is a little white Maltese Terrier answering to the name of “Peggy” and I should like you, if you would, to make private enquiries respecting it at your end as far as Braunston. I will communicate with the Police in Birmingham. Gordon Thomas/Millner |
| 7.8.1914 |
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On 2nd August 1914 BARONESS Captain Merchant ran into the towpath side bottom gate of lock 3 at Braunston and damaged the balance to such an extent that it must now be renewed. The balance is about 37 years old and probably rather weak. The accident caused by the rope breaking when strapping into the lock. Millner/Thomas |
| 9.1.1915 |
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My Company’s tug at Braunston was towing two C C turn boats from Braunston yesterday, she met your steamer BARONESS and butty near the wet pit shaft. The tug was on the right or towpath side and sounded its whistle but received no reply from your steamer. The BARONESS pushed the tug over on to the off side without doing any damage, but she stemmed the first boat behind the tug which was Mr Faulkner’s boat PROVIDENCE doing considerable damage to this boat’s stem post. The tug men state they think the steerer of the BARONESS was a stranger and did not know the tunnel regulations for he would have it your boat was on their right side although they hugged the towpath wall and passed all the boats on this side. You are aware that boats travelling south keep to the towpath and going north the offside of the tunnels. |
| 23.4.1924 |
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Great Linford Bank. Concrete Piles. I beg to report that on the 15th inst, about 1 pm Messrs Fellows Morton & Claytons steerer B Knibbs, motor boat “BRITAIN” (sic) going south, while passing a pair of Griffiths boats ran between the Company’s boat Daventry moored alongside the concrete piles which had just been backed up with concrete and knocked 13 piles back out of line. The boat Daventry shows a mark on the sternpost where hit but is not otherwise damaged. The motor had her cloths torn by the mooring chain of the Daventry. A girl was driving the motor at the time of the accident.
The only damage that I can see is that it has made a rough job look worse and we can make good when casting the coping. Millner/Yates |
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Keith Ball |