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Date

 

 

Action

 

 

Owner

 

Name

 

Source

 

 

 

 

 

11.11.1941

Sold to Leonard Leigh

L Leigh

COLONEL

also undated note on GS BCN 1307

29.5.1946

Regauged BCN 1307 as COLONEL No 5 for E Thomas

E Thomas

COLONEL No 5

GS

 

Powered by Fordson Major Petrol/TVO independent Parsons box

E Thomas

COLONEL No 5

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9.2.1949

Regauged BCN 1307 Add 7 cwts

E Thomas

COLONEL No 5

GS

early 1950's

Renamed MERCURY, converted to E.T's personal boat

E Thomas

MERCURY

MB

2.1970

To Mike Harrison from E Thomas via Malcolm Braine ,as MERCURY fitted with Lister FR2 No 835 MP6 18hp @ 2000 rpm. 3:1 reduction gear. Plywood cabin, painted in black  and white colour scheme. Delivered Easter 1970

M Harrison

MERCURY

Mike Harrison 24.3.01

Summer 1970

Gallows Hill Rally, repainted by MH in red and green

M Harrison

MERCURY

Mike Harrison 4.01.

1971

Seen at Market Harborough Basin

M Harrison

MERCURY

Mike Harrison 4.01.

1972

Seen on Staffs & Worcs at Sow Aqueduct

M Harrison

MERCURY

Mike Harrison 4.01.

1973

Seen at Langley Mill, Reopening of Great Northern Basin

M Harrison

MERCURY

Mike Harrison 4.01.

Easter 1974

to Peter Thompson

P Thompson

MERCURY

Mike Harrison 24.3.01

20.9.1974

as MERCURY at Ricky 60' 

P Thompson

MERCURY

AB

2.1975

15hp Bolinder No 13120 fitted. Bears FMC markings but is made up of several different engines. Lister FR2 transferred to Elizabeth

P Thompson

MERCURY

Peter Thompson 12.3.01

12.7.1975

as MERCURY at Cassio Bridge .

P Thompson

MERCURY

AB

12.8.1975

on way to York

P Thompson

MERCURY/COLONEL

AB

12.5.1976

at Cassio Wharf; Also 22.5.1976, 29.5.1976, 1.2.1977, 15.5.1977.

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

10.2.1977

at Stockers Lock. Also 23.2.1977, 4.9.1977, 16.10.1977, 29.10.1977, 20.11.1977, 22.11.1977, 11.4.1978, 5.5.1978, 14.5.1978, 6.1.1980, 20.4.1980,

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

19.4.1977

at Cowroast. Also 6.10.1977,5.12.1977

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

6.6.1977

at Old Ford

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

10.9.1977

at Boxmoor. Also 16.9.1977, 13.9.1980

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

26.12.1977

at Stoke Bruerne

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

26.8.1978

at Titford Rally

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

14.8.1980

at Walthamstow Rally

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

1.5.1982

at Slough Canal Festival

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

24.8.1985

at Milton Keynes Rally

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

26.12.1985

at Cosgrove

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

29.4.1989

at Canal Cavalcade.  Also 5.5.1990,  4.5.1996

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

23-25.8.1986

at Brentford Rally

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

21.9.1992

at Aylesbury being rebottomed

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB/Peter Thompson 12.3.01

1994

Lengthened at Warwickshire Fly using 10' of BRENTFORD

P Thompson

COLONEL

Tim Higton 6.3.01

16.4.1995

at Uxbridge

P Thompson

COLONEL

AB

2000

at Rickmansworth  BW 60805

P Thompson

COLONEL

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