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A lovely 'posed' photo of KESTREL and her crew
Marked Watts, Blake, Bearne & Co. of Newton Abbot dated 29/4/1924
Thanks to David Asprey for her details
24grt 56.0 x 12.1 x 5.4ft
composite (wood planking on steel frames)
built 1901 by Edward Hayes, Berkhamsted
2 x C2cy 100ihp Hayes 2sc
1901 Thames Carrying Co Ltd, London
1903 Frederick W Allison, London
1904 Arthur Bearne, Dawlish (registered Teignmouth)
1914 Watts, Blake, Bearne & Co Ltd, Newton Abbot
1926 converted to a lighter
She was used to tow ball-clay barges from Bearne's clay fields near Bovey down the Stover Canal and on the River Teign for trans-shipment at Teignmouth. Incidentally Watts Blake Bearne are still in the same business as a major minerals company WBB Minerals, now under Belgian parentage.
(coll. R.Cox)
Marked Watts, Blake, Bearne & Co. of Newton Abbot dated 29/4/1924
Thanks to David Asprey for her details
24grt 56.0 x 12.1 x 5.4ft
composite (wood planking on steel frames)
built 1901 by Edward Hayes, Berkhamsted
2 x C2cy 100ihp Hayes 2sc
1901 Thames Carrying Co Ltd, London
1903 Frederick W Allison, London
1904 Arthur Bearne, Dawlish (registered Teignmouth)
1914 Watts, Blake, Bearne & Co Ltd, Newton Abbot
1926 converted to a lighter
She was used to tow ball-clay barges from Bearne's clay fields near Bovey down the Stover Canal and on the River Teign for trans-shipment at Teignmouth. Incidentally Watts Blake Bearne are still in the same business as a major minerals company WBB Minerals, now under Belgian parentage.
(coll. R.Cox)