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BCN Gauging 16089 |
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5.3.1898 |
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23.4.1898 |
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Census at |
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5.4.1901 |
Letter FMC/Oxford Canal Co
re error in declaration |
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9.12.1903 |
GJ Gauging 11812 |
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27.6.1911 |
GJ (OC) gauging 12140 |
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12.10.1926 |
BCN Gauging 1547 |
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2.1.1930 |
Paul Hunter – History of
Marquis |
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22.6.2001 |
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Millner Letters |
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5.7.1899 |
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At 8.35 pm on Monday 3rd July, I received a wire from Danks stating that M Canvin’s steamer JUBILEE had sunk in Braunston Tunnel and stopped the traffic at 6 pm. After sending the men and stanking material forward from this yard, I rode over to Braunston and found Messrs Fellows Morton & Clayton’s steamer MARQUIS Captain T Wenlock and butty boat loaded with starch and sundries for Birmingham had run into that Canvin’s Steamer JUBILEE and butty boat Captain T Canvin loaded with 23 and 30¼ tons of Wyken Coal for Leckhampton, between the 13 & 1400 yards in the tunnel. The JUBILEE lay across the tunnel with the bow on the offside and the stern on the towpath side and he was struck an inch on the inside of the stempost with the guard iron almost knocked off. The MARQUIS then appeared to have run up on her foredeck and pressed her under. The tunnel was thick and both steamers look to have been on their wrong sides. Wenlock states that he sounded the whistle several
times but heard no reply. The MARQUIS followed the same owner’s
SULTAN close behind from hear and was probably running hard at the time of
the collision. |
12.9.1899 |
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I have reports from our tug
captains that your steamers will work through the tunnels at too great a
speed for safety and our men fear there will be another accident if the speed
is not reduced. GIVE CAPTAINS GENERAL ORDER – Use more care, slow down, especially when passing the tugs and fleet of boats. On Friday evening last (8th September) the three steamers MARQUIS, EMPEROR
and EMPRESS passed through Braunston Tunnel and one or the other broke our
tug HASTY’s mooring chain and afterwards cast her loose at the fore end, and
when the men returned to work on Saturday morning she was near the tunnel
entrance. Millner/FM |
9.12.1903 |
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On
September 19th our steamer “MARQUIS”
steerer Edwards left Brentford with 9 tons of sugar for Digbeth and 5 tons
for aventry. By an error on part of
our Brentford people, the whole was declared to Digbeth. We have duly advised the Grand Junction Co
of this, and they wish us to notify you of the mistake. FMC/Oxford CC |
23.12.1908 |
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Herewith
I beg to enclose….your steamer MARQUIS running
into the top offside gate at Lock No 2
at Braunston on 17th inst. I
may state it has been necessary to chain the gate back for the present, and
we shall be forced to put in a new
pair of gates next year as the next blow will probably knock the gates down. After Christmas we shall have the iron
centres up in Braunston Tunnel in a
very low place and I must ask you to especially caution your men on
the steamers. Wishing you the compliments
of the season. Millner/FMC |
28.5.1917 |
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I am
obliged for your wire and letter of the 26th inst respecting steamers DUKE, SPEEDWELL,
MARQUIS – but none have cleared the Buckby stoppage although I gave
instructions for the locks to remain open until 6am. The steamer COUNT
was probably the last steamer to clear the stoppage… |
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