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Boat BCN 14693
Detail of BCN 14693 (""Bessie""), an open day boat built in 1895 for use by Harts Hill Iron Company. It could transport up to 30 tons of cargo such as coal or iron at a time. Find out more about our boat collection
Model boat
Model narrow boat made for Thomas Neal of Spon Lane, West Bromwich, on his 5th birthday, 1873.
Narrow boat 'Diamond'
The 'Diamond' was built by John Crichton & Co. of Saltney, Chester for Midland and Coast Canal Carrying Company of Wolverhampton. The boat was first registered at Wolverhampton in 1928. Find out more about our boat collection
President Steam Narrowboat
Built in 1909 at the Fellows, Morton & Clayton company dock at Saltley, Birmingham. President was used to do 'Fly' (working day and night) runs from Birmingham to London. She would have carried cargo ranging from tea and spices to beer and bicycles. President was bought by the Black Country Living Museum in...
BCN Boat Register
Birmingham Canal Navigation (BCN) Boat Register, gauging record from 1883 to 1884, recorded at Tipton and Smethwick stations, dark emerald green textile cover with red leather corners and damaged spine with textile spine covering showing, handwritten text in red felt pen on piece of paper sellotaped to spine reads...
BCN Boat Register
Birmingham Canal Navigation (BCN) gauging record for 1904, blue textile hardback cover, blue and purple marbled fly leaves, red piece of paper stuck to spine with sellotape which is now becoming detached, remains of a piece of dark paper stuck to spine, illegible, first record is dated 27.01.04 and last record is...
Photograph of Icebreaker Narrowboat
This picture was taken in 1895, it shows an icebreaker boat breaking through the ice at Dudley Port, Tipton junction by the Netherton Tunnel. Icebreakers were used to break the ice of the canal networks during severe frosts to provide a safe route for other boats to travel. At our Museum, we have two icebreaker...
