952.1028
Shropshire Union Canal (SUC) Wirral Line/ 'Ohio'/ carrier.T Clayton
Description
Ex-horse boat Ohio, towed by motor boat Spey passes the Wolverhampton Corrugated Iron Works at Ellesmere Port, en route to the Shell depot at Langley Green, Oldbury. They are loaded with fuel oil from the Shell Stamlow refinery on the Manchester Ship Canal. Mrs Helen Clowes polishes the chimney brasses whilst her sister steers; her two sons sit on the hatch.
Date
1953
Reference code
952.1028
