Working narrowboat (detail) by Glascote Basin, Staffordshire
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Working narrowboat (detail) by Glascote Basin, Staffordshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 26 Sep 2016
This shows the cabin end at the stern of narrowboat "Emu", which was built in 1926 at Yarwoods, and was fully refurbished in 2011. It retains its Bolinder 15hp engine, which smokes and chunters throatily here! "Emu" is carrying a consignment of coal towards Coventry.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.62685
Longitude
-1.681