2017
SE7422 : Tom Pudding Hoist, Goole South Dock
taken 7 years ago, near to Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Tom Pudding Hoist, Goole South Dock
A disused but preserved boat hoist at South Dock. The hoist dates from ca1862 and was used to lift canal barge compartments and tip their cargo of coal into seagoing vessels. The compartment boats were popularly known as Tom Puddings
Link , hence the familiar local name for the structure is a "Tom Pudding Hoist". This is the only remaining one of the five hoists which operated at Goole. It is a Grade II* listed structure (List entry Number: 1083214
Link Historic England).
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