Date

Action

Owner

Name

Source

10.1946

To F. J. Gopsill (Bob and Ada Gopsill) for £150 used for coal carrying Cannock to Cadbury's 4 trips a week

Gopsill

A  Millward

16.7.1947

change of owner to F J  Gopsill on GS BCN 1412

Gopsill

GS Date ex PH

To Trent Lock as trip boat

AMillward

To Leonard Leigh with15hp Bolinder

L Leigh

Mr Dunn

15.12.1948

Regauged BCN 2306 for A Moore listed as "No Name" 

A Moore

GS

Used for dredging

A Moore

Barry Lycett 29.3.2001

1961

To Roland Wood of R & T Wood of Shortheath, Birmingham as tug on coal runs. Seen by MB towing 5 loaded joeys.  Roland & Tom Wood worked for Leonard Leigh.

R & T Wood

MONARCH

AMillward /MB

1961

MB had option to buy for£150 while lying at Roland Woods Yard at Short Heath

R & T Wood

MONARCH

1961

to F. B. Lycett of Bloxwich who removed 15hp Bolinder and installed petrol/paraffin engine. Converted to pleasure boat. There was a bad kink just in front of the engine room. The National blade came from the MEROPE (Then called Gertrude, owned by Brant's of Bhm).  Renamed HILDEGARD

F B Lycett

HILDEGARD

AMillward and Barry Lycett 29.3.2001

[16.7.1947]

Regauged at Tipton as HILDEGARD

F B Lycett

HILDEGARD

1961

Painted by Tony Lewery for Fred Lycett. One of TL's first boat painting jobs.

F B Lycett

HILDEGARD

AB

1963

Sold to guy at Wrenbury, taken to Norbury Junction.

1963

to a Birkenhead publican (Pier Hotel). Used for pleasure boating. Went downhill

1973

to a youth club in Runcorn in ownership of Runcorn & District Youth Leaders Council. Became completely derelict. 

AMillward/AB

1974

to Andy and Lynette Millward  fitted with Morris Vedette 4 cyl petrol/paraffin engine.

A Millward

AB/AMillward

15.8.1977

Seen fitted with Gardner 2L2 No 60294 dated 1943 (ex tug FRED bt and sold in 1974)

A Millward

MONARCH

AB

26.8.1978

at Titford Rally

A Millward

MONARCH

AB

13.4.1979

at Ellesmere Port. Also 3.6.1985

A Millward

MONARCH

AB

1980

Sold a 50% share to Paul & Linda Kirkbride

Millward/Kirkbride

MONARCH

AMillward

24.8.1985

at Milton Keynes Rally

Millward/Kirkbride

MONARCH

AB

26.5.1986

at Braunston

Millward/Kirkbride

MONARCH

AB

8.1988

Seen at Dutton

Millward/Kirkbride

MONARCH

C Clegg 3.6.01

1991

To Barry Herbert of Little Weighton

B Herbert

MONARCH

AB

May 1992

Shortened to 62' LOA. Fitted with oilfired  steam engine built 1992 by Michael Webber, Lancing. Sisson style triple expansion, 3 cylinder 4"+6"+9" x 6", PV, Marshall radial valve gear, on 8 turned columns, non-condensing, eccentric driven fp, max 300 rpm.  Boiler built 1992 by Michael Webber, Kingdon type VFT, shell 36" OD x 3' 6" high. 372 x 1" tubes, 200 psi, hand fp, oil, New Way burner.  Prop 3 bladed 32" x 43"

B Herbert

MONARCH

AB/BHerbert

7.1992

Seen at Longport

B Herbert

MONARCH

C Clegg 3.6.01

9.1994

Up for sale for £79,000

B Herbert

MONARCH

Offer advert

4.1995

To Roger Murray  BW 67821

R Murray

MONARCH

July 2000

Photographed at Braunston

R Murray

MONARCH

RT