SJ9398 : Queen at Portland Basin
taken 3 years ago, near to Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, Great Britain
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Queen at Portland Basin
Built in 1817, Queen is now the oldest surviving wooden, motor narrow boat. The Wooden Canal Boat Society has been looking after Queen since 1994. Link

She was originally the Walsall Queen and worked the canals between Walsall and Brentford. She was sold to Harvey Taylor, of Aylesbury, in 1924 and her name was shortened to Queen. Though abandoned and left to sink in 1947 she was rescued and abandoned again at least twice before reaching safety in Runcorn in 1994. The Wooden Canal Boat Society has set up a fund for Queen's full restoration, which will take place after Hazel has been restored.
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- SJ9398, 632 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Gerald England (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 8 September, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 28 April, 2018
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OSGB36:
SJ 9347 9846 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.9691N 2:5.9921W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 9347 9847
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- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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