Leo

1927               Built as a steel-composite horse boat for Midlands & Coast.

5/1935             Converted to motor boat by Harris Bros, Netherton, with Petter 12hp semi-diesel engine, and renamed JUBILEE to mark the Silver Jubilee of King George V

1/7/1938         Sold to Fellows, Morton & Clayton Ltd, Fleet No 347

12/1941           Sold to E Thomas (Walsall) Ltd, Fleet No 11

31/12/1941      Gauged BCN No 2112

                        (This boat is erroneously shown as cut up by 3/11/1953 on the BCN gauging table)

1951                Converted to houseboat and renamed MERCURY

1973                Sold to M E Braine (Boatbuilders), Norton Canes and converted to 48-seat passenger boat with Bolinder 1052 engine and name reverted to JUBILEE

from 1978       The name of the boat was advertised as ROYAL JUBILEE

late 1990s       After several years out of use, completely restored to 1935 condition as cargo-carrying boat, named JUBILEE

2000                Winner of HNBC Hemelryk Award

2001                Sold to private ownership, resumed cargo carrying trading as J&M Canal Carrying Co, Stoke Bruerne, until 2008

2012                Full length cabin conversion fitted