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Sightings

 

Ref

 

Date

 

Source

Captain

Crew

Butty

Notes

 

QUEEN

1887

 

 

 

 

Launched Tipton

Wv 591.

6.1887

Reg

 

 

 

Registered

BCN 12326

10.1.1889

 

 

 

 

Gauged

 

20.5.1890

WH Reg

 

 

 

as "Queen 15" steam carrying tug

WH 9442

14.9.1894

 

 

 

 

Gauged

 

11.1901

 

 

 

 

Maintenance docking

 

3.1903

 

 

 

 

Maintenance docking

961

17.2.1904

Leamington CIJ

W Dickens

4--

 

Fly boat

 

27.3.1904

 

 

 

 

Crankshaft broken

Wv 591.

14.12.1905

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

13.1.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

27.1.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

28.2.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

29.3.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

20.4.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

15.6.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

26.6.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

4--

 

 

Wv 591.

9.7.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

 

8.1906

 

 

 

 

Maintenance docking

Wv 591.

10.10.1906

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

12.2.1907

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

 

8.3.1907

Millner L

Edw Griffiths

 

Marple

Bridge dispute

Wv 591.

22.3.1907

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

 

 

Wv 591.

16.5.1907

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

5.9.1907

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

8.10.1907

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

7.1.1908

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

20.1.1908

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

4--

 

 

Wv 591.

4.4.1908

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591.

19.7.1908

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

4--

 

 

Wv 591.

10.10.1908

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

 

4.1909

 

 

 

 

Maintenance docking

Wv 591.

15.9.1909

Dav CIJ

E Griffiths

3--

 

 

Wv 591

16.11.1909

Heston CIJ

Geo Jones

 

 

 

Wv 591

15.1.1910

Heston CIJ

Thos Jones

 

 

 

Wv 591

16.9.1910

Heston CIJ

Josh Wittall

 

 

 

GJ 11680

7.2.1911

 

 

 

 

Gauged

Wv 591

2.3.1911

Heston CIJ

J Worrall

 

 

 

Wv 591

1.5.1912

Heston CIJ

Chas Court

 

 

 

 

19.6.1914

Millner L

 

 

Kineton

Beresford (Kineton) fined for misuse of lock

 

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

21.6.1914

7.11.1914

25.11.1914

2.12.1914

11.12.1914

21.1.1915

4.2.1915

11.2.1915

26.2.1915

22.3.1915

25.3.1915

13.4.1915

19.4.1915

26.4.1915

1.5.1915

14.5.1915

20.5.1915

4.6.1915

12.6.1915

23.6.1915

6.7.1915

Millner L

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

 

 

C. Court

 

C. Court

C. Court

C. Court

 

C. Court

 

C. Court

C. Court

C. Court

 

 

C. Court

C. Court

C. Court

C. Court

C. Court

C. Court

 

 

Working through Blisworth

12ton 12cwt

15t 5c

14t 17c

15t 18c

15t 8c

16t 10c

13t 10c

16t 11c

16t 19c

16t 5c

14t 10c

14t 19c

-

14t 16c

16t 7c

14t 1c

17t 6c

16t 16c

 

14t 13c

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11680

11.7.1915

20.7.1915

22.7.1915

8.8.1915

25.8.1915

17.9.1915

30.9.1915

6.10.1915

13.10.1915

21.10.1915

5.11.1915

18.11.1915

27.11.1915

5.12.1915

 

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

Brent Toll

 

 

C. Court

 

 

 

C. Court

C. Court

 

 

C. Court

 

 

C. Court

 

 

+7 cwts

14t 13c

14t 9c

14t 5c

14t 17c

14t 14c Syrup

16t 6c

16t 7c

15t 7c

15t 18c

15t 8c

14t 12c

14t 1c

15t.8c

 

c 1916

 

 

 

 

Dismantled as coke boat

BCN 22596

18.11.1916

Regauged

 

 

 

Open boat

 

16.4.1926

 

 

 

 

Cut up

 

Documents on file

Port of London Gauging 9442                                               

pc

14.9.1894

Report from Millner re closing of swingbridge

pc

8.3.1907

GJ Gauging 11680

pc

7.2.1911

BCN Gauging 22596 as open wood boat                                   

pc

            18.11.1916                                         

Letter Thomas/Millner re winter passage                                   

pc

n.d.

WW article re The Queen

pc

9.1985

 

 

 

Millner Letters

 

 

13.3.1907              Accommodation Living Bridge No 80 Gt Linford.  Re boatmen refusing to shut same. 

Saturday March 2nd 11.30 am Mr William Hedges, farmer, of Linford was in his fields adjoining swing bridge No 80 Gt Linford Parish on Saturday morning Mar 2nd when Messrs Fellows Morton and Clayton’s Steamer VICTORIA Captain Wilkinson and butty boat HETTIE Captain Henry Smith working north or towards Braunston passed through the above Swing Bridge and left the same off or open and Henry Smith whose duty it was to put the bridge over again refused to do so, although requested by Mr Hedges .  Smith also refused to give his name to Mr Hedges.

                                Friday March 8th about 9.30 pm   Messrs Fellows Morton & Clayton Ltd Steamer QUEEN Captain Edward Griffiths and butty boat MARPLE Captain John Wenlock – These men also left the swing bridge open or off.  Mr Hedges caught them and spoke to them about putting the bridge over and they said they knew nothing about it.

Summons 1st Henry Smith captain of boat HETTIE but now working for E Smith Canal Carrier of Brentford.

                                Summons 2nd John Wenlock captain of FMC boat MARPLE at Braunston

There is a notice on the bridge cautioning boatmen re closing bridge:

GJC Notice:  Any person in charge of a boat, barge or other vessel neglecting to close or fasten this swing bridge after passing through the same is liable to a penalty of 10/-   By order Oct 1904

Occupier has to go round to next bridge half a mile away when swing bridge is open.  Millner/?

19.6.1914              On the 13th inst when your steamer QUEEN was passing through lock 11 at Buckby, Beresford the mate of the butty boat Kineton drew the lower paddles before closing the top gates and by so doing wasted a considerable quantity of water as we are too well off for water at present I must put a stop to the reckless way of working the locks.  I shall feel greatly obliged if you will inform Beresford that unless he comes to the office when next passing and pays the sum of 5/-, I shall take a summons under the Company’s byelaw No 8 for the full penalty of 40/-.   Millner/FMC

 

30.6.1914              QUEEN working through Blisworth Tunnel on 21st inst……Millner/FMC

 

not dated               Dear Mr Millner, On arriving at Cosgrove I found that steamers QUEEN & VANGUARD had followed the iceboat and were prepared to go on tomorrow, so gave instructions for your Cosgrave boat to make an early start for Fenny and wait there for orders.  Steamer VICEROY and butty had left for Blisworth so get them through to Braunsrton if possible and then stop.  We arrived home at 4.25 having had a good run though on the cold side.  Gordon Thomas

Current Owners:

Cut up 16.4.1926

 

 

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