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Port of London Gauging 9986                                                  

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19.8.1898

Letter Warren/Millner re tunnel collision and stoppege                     

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24.7.1905

Letter FMC/Millner  ack complaint re Woodfield

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18.4.1907

Letter FMC/Millner  re above

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1.5.1907

GJ Gauging 11669

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19.1.1911

BCN Gauging working sheet                                                    

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27.8.1925

BCN Gauging 1079                                                                 

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27.8.1925

GL (OC) Gauging 12158

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            1.12.1926

BCN Gauging 2353 as Empress No 2                                    

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6.7.1952

BCN Gauging 2353 as Empress No 2

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16.7.1952

Alan Brown diary recording sightings

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1961-1977

 

 

 

Millner Letters

12.9.1899           

I have reports from our tug captains that your steamers will work through the tunnels at too great a speed for safety and our men fear there will be another accident if the speed is not reduced.GIVE CAPTAINS GENERAL ORDER – Use more care, slow down, especially when passing the tugs and fleet of boats.

On Friday evening last (8th September) the three steamers MARQUIS, EMPEROR and EMPRESS passed through Braunston Tunnel and one or the other broke our tug HASTY’s mooring chain and afterwards cast her loose at the fore end, and when the men returned to work on Saturday morning she was near the tunnel entrance. Millner/FMC

24.7.1905           

On July 24th at the 2 oclock turn from the north end the tug with 10 boats in tow the last boat owner Thomas Phipps was jammed with one of Fellows Morton & Clayton butty boat behind the Steamer named the EMPEROR the butty boat was named the WELTON loaded with sugar the Captain Woodward they was jammed from half past two till half past six.  F Warren/Millner

27.4.1907

We beg to acknowledge receipt of your complaint of yesterday’s date re conduct of our steerer Young when in two (tow) of the PHOENIX on the 18th instant and also damage said to have been done by Woodfield, captain of the EMPEROR.  Both these complaints will be thoroughly investigated and you shall hear from us further Ironmonger FMC/Millner

30.4.1907

With further reference to yours of 26th inst., complaining of the reckless working in Braunston Tunnel of our butty steerer A Young (in tow of PHOENIX)  We have taken this matter up with this steerer today and must say that his explanation does not appear quite satisfactory.  We have given him instructions to see you and tender his own explanation, and if this is not satisfactory to you , we shall certainly discharge him.  We would suggest that you summons the man, or inflict a fine on him, which may act as a deterrent.  After seeing him we shall be glad if you will communicate with us again.  We have not been able to see Woodfield yet.  He is at Coventry today and we hope to see him at Braunston tomorrow, when we will write you further.         

1.5.1907

Your favour of 26th ulto addressed to B’ham.  The latter portion of it referring to damage at Lock No 1 @ Braunston by our steamer EMPEROR steerer J Woodfield & driver Isaac Hough.

Further to ours of yesterday, we have this afternoon gone into this matter with steerer Woodfield and he informs us that neither himself or driver Hough were on the boat at the time of the occurrence, they were working …..to B’ham & had left the steamer to call in at their home for linens etc and the accident took place in their absence. They express regret and have promised to call and see you tomorrow and explain further.

We may say that both of them are first class men and very rarely give trouble.  We trust therefore under the circumstances you may see your way to mitigate the damages after seeing the men. We hope to hear from you that you will overlook the offence. Ironmonger FMC/Millner

9.2.1914           

            In reply to your letter of 6th inst I am sorry to hear that your steamer SULTAN met with a mishap below Buckby last week……the bend below Brockhall shall receive attention.     I am having reports from our lock keepers that the men on your steamers are refusing to work the sidelocks at Buckby and on the 11th January and 6th February EMPEROR and COUNT were reported.  As we are short of water this is now a serious matter.

 

 

Current Owners: Jim Taylor (as EMPRESS)

 

 

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