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| pc | 14.9.1899 | |
| Letter Danks/Millner re entering Braunston against flag | pc | 23.7.1907 |
| GJ Gauging 11803 | pc | 28.4.1911 |
| BCN Gauging ( |
pc | 31.8.1915 |
| GJ (OC) Gauging 12008 | pc | 27.8.1917 |
| Narrowboat article “Behind Baron from Braunston” Ike Argent | pc | 8 1984 |
| Millner Letters |
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| 23.7.1907 | I have to report the steerer of Fellows & Cos steamer VICTORIA Captain J Wilkinson and BARON E Wenlock for meeting boat Fellows & Co (COLONEL) Captain P Boswell on the 22nd between 4 and 5pm, the above boat being loaded with naphtha, and the flagman with flag being at the south end to caution them not to enter. H Danks/Millner |
| 5.11.1908 | I beg to inform you that we have had another collision in the above tunnel between our tug and your steamer the BARON this morning and serious damage has been done to both and also to the butty boat BILSTON. It appears the BARON was about 100 yards from the N end of the tunnel coming north about 8 o’clock this morning and our tug had just entered on the 8 o’clock pull for Stoke Bruerne. The tug cleared the fore part of the steamer but both sterns came together and the light iron guard on the BARON’s stern and the heavy guard on the tug’s stern must have fouled – the steamer’s guard was sprung and our tug’s guard completely ripped off and twisted all shaped and consequently fouled the butty boat and damaged her cloths and broke some soap cases. |
| Your men stopped at the Arm and reported the accident to me and I inspected the damage to your boats and afterwards saw the tug. | |
| Our men report the matter as an accident and state both steamer and tug were on their right sides. | |
| The tug’s guard was a new one and the men say it was not foul or loose before the collision. I shall be glad to hear full particulars from you after you have seen your man as I must report the accident to the Company and see if something cannot be done for the better working of the traffic through the tunnels. Millner/FMC | |
| 20.11.1908 | I beg to thank you for your letter of the 10th inst enclosing your Mr Smith’s report respecting the above accident. I am afraid I cannot add anything further to my former remarks on the affair and these accidents will occur as long as the men cannot be made to use more care. I certainly told Wenlock I was pleased the damage was on your side for once as it is just a trifle one-sided for our tug always to be the victim. Since the above accident we have had the tiller of the Braunston tug bent double while moored at the S end of the tunnel simply because the men on your steamer PRINCE did not ease down soon enough. Millner/FMC |
| Current Owner: Roger Wakeham |
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