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BW192/3/2/1/23/6
Narrowboats being loaded at Weston Point on the River Weaver
Description
Black and white photograph showing the British Waterways motor "Cormorant"and the ex Fellows, Morton & Clayton Limited butty 'Hilda' (No 158, BCN 1693, UXB 571) tied up next to a barge. A pile of small concrete blocks is being hung over the open hold of 'Hilda', there are boat children and boatmen visible on the narrowboats and the barge. There is a ferro-concrete barge in the background and industrial buildings beside the river.
Date
[mid 20th century]
Reference code
BW192/3/2/1/23/6
Extent & medium
1 photograph
