Kew

Welded all steel butty boat 71’6” x 7’0”

Built EC Jones & Son (Brentford) Ltd

11/1959 Delivered to British Transport Waterways, SE Division Carrying Fleet

9/2/1960 Registered Rickmansworth No 210

1/1/1962 Transferred to British Waterways Board

1964 Sold to private ownership

1964-66 Approx two thirds length cabin conversion fitted utilising original “blue tops” as the roof

1967 Motorised by Willow Wren

Still (2022) in the same condition as detailed above

In some photos, the distinctive blue, interlocking, fibreglass cargo coverings can still be seen towards the front of the hold.  These were an innovation in the 1960s and enabled one person to cover the hold very quickly - certainly in less time than the usual 2 hours using traditional cloths.

For photo information, please click on the i, top left.