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Strongbow.
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A busy dry dock
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Delta
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Delta
Delta inside the dry dock. Smoke rises from Spillers Turog as she has all her wooden fittings burnt away prior to scrapping. |
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Delta
At Swinton January 2009 |
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The Entrance to the Dearne & Dove
Lighter No 40 and the tug Jumpsey at the top of the dock.
The lock gates marke the entrance to the disused Dearne & Dove Canal. |
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Drake
This barge has now been sold. |
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Easedale
In Swinton dry dock January 2009 |
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Easedale
In dry dock January 2009 |
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Easedale
At Swinton January 2009 |
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Easedale
Swinton 2009 |
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Freda Carless
In Swinton dry dock April 2009 |
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Freda Carless
At Swinton for blacking April 2009 |
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Freda Carless
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Freda Carless in Dry dock
Picture taken 24th April 2009 |
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Fitting The roof beams
24th April 2009 |
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Fitting the roof at Swinton
24th April 2009 |
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Freda Carless
In the upper pound roof sheets now fitted 9th May 2009. |
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Freda Carless
Roof sheets being fitted May 2009. |
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General View
The yard in April 2009 |
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Flip
In Goole Prior to sale. |
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Spillers Turog
The scrapping of the barge Spillers Turog at Swinton January 2009. |
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Burning Tiller
Wooden parts are burnt away from the barge Spillers Turog |
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Spillers Turog
After the burning at Swinton April 2009 |
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Spillers Turog R.I.P. 24/04/009
The end for this grand old lady. |
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Spillers Turog
Middle Section out of the water 24th April 2009. |
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Spillers Turog
Stern Section on dry land 24th April 2009. |
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Inside the stern section
The stern section of Spillers Turog. |
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Jumpsey
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Jumpsey
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Jumpsey
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Heritage
Looking down into the dry dock gate |
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Kingfisher
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Kingfisher
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Lady Kerr & No 40
Together in the lower lock. May 2009. |
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Lady Kerr
Part of the Swinton operating Fleet. |
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No 40.
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No 40
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No 40
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Northern King
In Goole prior to sale. |
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Service
In dry dock prior going to the Waterways Museum Goole. |
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Service
In dry dock See also (Barges page) |
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Service
See also Barges page. |
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Selby Martin
At Swinton boat yard January 2009 |
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Selby Martin
At Swinton January 2009 |
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Selby Martin
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Selby Martin
At Swinton May 2009. |
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Selby Robin
Laid up at Eastwood May 2009. |
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Selby Robin
Berthed away from Swinton |
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Selby Robin
The bows end. |
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Selby Robin
A close up of the derelict wheel house |
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Former Selby barges
Laid up at Eastwood May 2009. |
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Selby Peter
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Selby Robin and Peter
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Selby Peter
Laid up at Eastwood May 2009. |
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Selby Tony
Formerly BOCM's Barge fleet now with Waddingtons and berthed away from the Swinton yard. |
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Selby Charles
The stern of Selby Charles now laid up at Eastwood. |
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Selby Charles
Former BOCM Selby barge laid up at Eastwood. |
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Spillers Turog
Fire burns the wooden fittings as Spillers Turog is prepared to be scrapped January 2009 |
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Taurus
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Taurus
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Taurus
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Victory.
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Victory
At Swinton dry dock |
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Victory
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Victory
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Victory in the dry dock
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Victory
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Smith Grab Crane
The yard is also famed for its variety of cranes and grabs. |
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Smith Crane
One of the many Smiths cranes in the yard. |
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Opening the lock
A smith crane gets ready to lift the lock gate to fill the lock. |
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The last Priestman Crane
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Heritage
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Selby Charles
Now at the Swinton Yard |
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Selby Charles
Selby Charles has been moved from Rotherham to the Swinton Boat yard. |
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Delta
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Bacat Barge
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Bacat barge
Moved from Eastwood to the Swinton Boat yard |
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A general view of the boat yard
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Victory
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No 40
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A new paint job for the Smith Crane
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Part of the working fleet
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Selby Charles
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Stern View of Selby Charles
Note the handrail around the rear of the hold. |
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Selby Peter
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Selby Peter
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Selby Peter
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Port side view of Selby Peter
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Selby Robin
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Selby Robin
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Selby Robin
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Selby Tony
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Selby Tony
Stern View |
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Selby Tony
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Selby Tony
Selby Martin on the inside. Dismantling has already started. |
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Uvego in happier times
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Remains of Uvego
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Remains of Uvego
The bows and stern had gone to the scrap merchant |
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Remains of Uvego
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Victory on the move up the dock
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Victory
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