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BW192/3/2/1/12/1/16
Launching the mud hopper barge 'Bingley' at Apperley Bridge on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Description
Black and white photograph showing the barge being launched down a slipway into the canal, a sign reading "Made by Distington Engineering Co Ltd Workington" is on the barge. There is a lock flight and buildings in the distance.
Date
December 1955
Reference code
BW192/3/2/1/12/1/16
Extent & medium
1 photograph
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