Aberdeenshire Canal boat PT Specific design for Aberdeenshire Canal, maximium size 57ft x 9ft. Little known. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT transport PT 1990-01-01 NT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL NT d4e76 craft by construction NL NT d4e97 craft by context NL NT d4e131 craft by function NL NT d4e165 craft by hold covering NL NT d4e183 craft by material NL NT d4e227 craft by motive power NL NT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL above decks watercraft component PT Not to be used for indexing. Use a more specific term. The top edge of the highest deck on the vessel is the division between above and below decks. 1990-01-01 NT back cabin PT NT back end rail PT NT beam (narrow boat) PT NT bed hole PT NT box mast PT NT bulkhead PT NT buttstrap PT NT cabin frame PT NT cabin slide PT NT cants PT NT chock (boat component) PT NT coaming PT NT cratch PT NT cratch board (horizontal) PT NT deck beam (narrow boat) PT NT deck board PT NT deck cloth PT NT deck lid PT NT deck plate PT NT deckspace PT NT dolly PT NT engine 'ole PT NT engine 'ole slide PT NT false cratch PT NT float (component) PT NT fore cabin PT NT gimbal PT NT girder chain PT NT girder strings PT NT gunwhale PT NT hawse eye PT NT hawse plate PT NT hawse timber PT NT headledge PT NT knee strings PT NT margin plank PT NT mast PT NT modesty flap PT NT plank (boat component) PT NT ram's head PT NT rigging PT NT rudder stock PT NT sidecloth strings PT NT sidecloths PT NT soap hole PT NT spar PT NT stanchion PT NT stand PT NT stay PT NT stem bar PT NT stem iron PT NT stempost PT NT sternpost PT NT T stud PT NT table cupboard PT NT table flap PT NT tiller PT NT tiller bar PT NT tippet PT NT toe rail PT NT top cloth PT NT top cloth strings PT NT top timber PT NT tumblehome PT NT tunnel hook PT NT uprights PT NT ventilator PT BT watercraft component PT BT d4e521 watercraft component by context NL components PT 1990-01-01 NT swan's neck PT NT d4e11 component by general context NL NT d4e26 component by specific context NL Adelphi Canal boat PT 1.5 ton boat, shape and size unknown, used on Adelphi Canal in Calow, Derbyshire in conjunction with the Adelphi Works. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT admiral class boat PT Six pairs of boats built by Isaac Pimblott and Sons Ltd of Northwich and W.J. Yarwood of Northwich between 1957-60 for British Waterways North Western Division Southern Carrying Fleet. They were all named after former Admirals of the fleet. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL adze PT A tool with a long wooden handle and curved blade at right angles to the handle, used for chopping and shaping wood. 1990-01-01 NT carpenter's adze PT NT shipwright's adze PT BT forming equipment PT BT woodworking equipment PT tools and equipment PT 1990-01-01 NT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL NT d4e371 tools and equipment by material worked upon NL NT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL aft cockpit cruiser PT Motor cruiser steered from the stern; type is popular with fishermen. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT Aire and Calder compartment boat PT They were developed for the Aire and Calder Navigation by P.H. Bartholomew and in use from 1865 until 1987. They are rectangular boxes 21ft x 15ft x 8ft drawing 6ft 6in with 35 tons, loading up to 40 tons. They were initially pushed in groups of 6 by a tug with a dummy bow. During the Twentieth Century most trains were towed with 19 boats (up to 30) linked. They were lifted out of the water to unload. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.723 pan UF INLANDW.1076 Tom Pudding BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL RT jebus PT INLANDW.723 pan ND 1990-01-01 USE Aire and Calder compartment boat INLANDW.1076 Tom Pudding ND 1990-01-01 USE Aire and Calder compartment boat aluminium boat PT A boat whose main construction material is aluminium. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL anchor PT Devices dropped to the bottom of a body of water or to land and designed to bury themselves there in order to restrict the movement of watercraft or other floating objects. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.894 ship's anchor NT grapnel anchor PT NT kedge anchor PT NT mushroom anchor PT NT rond anchor PT NT stockless anchor PT BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.894 ship's anchor ND 1990-01-01 USE anchor anchor lamp PT Cylindrical hanging lamp fastened with side rings for running up the mast or hung from the fore stay or a similar wire. Robustly constructed in brass tin or galvanised iron. Lens glass is fully circular either globe type or dioptric pattern. Wire glass protectors usually run from oil reservoir to upper body of lamp. 1990-01-01 BT ship's lamp PT RT fore stay PT RT not under command lamp PT anchor windlass PT Hand or mechanical winch used to raise or lower the anchor of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT BT ship's windlass PT angle furnace PT A special furnace used to heat frames for iron or steel boats before they are shaped on a bending block. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT RT bending block PT anser pin PT Metal bolt fitted through the hull side of a narrow boat to carry the tunnel hooks. 1990-01-01 BT pin PT RT tunnel hook PT anvil PT Heavy, usually steel or iron blocks on which metal is shaped by hand hammering or forging. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT apron (boat component) PT The inner timber of the stempost. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT deadwood PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT apron (costume) PT Aprons worn by late Nineteenth Century/early Twentieth Century boatwomen with a long front and no bib, some buttoned at the back and/or secured with a belt at the waist. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.77 bib UF INLANDW.743 pinafore UF INLANDW.744 pinner BT costume PT INLANDW.77 bib ND 1990-01-01 USE apron (costume) INLANDW.743 pinafore ND 1990-01-01 USE apron (costume) INLANDW.744 pinner ND 1990-01-01 USE apron (costume) costume PT 1990-01-01 NT apron (costume) PT NT belt PT NT boatwoman's bonnet PT NT gansey PT Arbury Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.686 Newdigate Canal boat BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT INLANDW.686 Newdigate Canal boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Arbury Canal boat Arisaig Canal boat PT Locals recall a boat used on this artificial waterway connecting Loch Nan Eala with Arisaig Bay. Details not yet known. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Arun barge PT Small Thames barges capable of using the Wey and Arun Canal and River Wey to the Thames. Size varied depending on where they traded. The boats were 12ft beam and 40ft to 70ft long and carried around 20 tons. The decks were clear of objects because of low bridge heights on the Wey and Arun Canal. Larger Arun Barges used the River below Arundel. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT RT Thames sailing barge PT auger PT Hand tools with a long steel staff up to 2 inches diameter, used with a wood cross handle sometimes loose, used for boring holes in wood. Covers various patent patterns. 1990-01-01 BT drilling equipment PT RT platelayer's brace PT Aylsham Navigation wherry PT A small Norfolk wherry, built to the size of the Aylsham Navigation. 12 ft 6 ins x 3 ft 6 ins max. 1990-01-01 BT Norfolk wherry PT BACAT barge PT Barges designed to work with BACAT ship. 1990-01-01 NT one hundred and forty ton barge PT NT three hundred and seventy ton barge PT BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL BACAT ship PT A ship designed to carry 10 x one hundred and forty ton barges and 3 x three hundred and seventy ton barges. BACAT stands for Barge Aboard Catamaran 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL back band PT Wide leather strap across the spine of the horse forming the main support for the trace chains or bobbin traces. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT back cabin PT A canal narrow boat term describing the cabin at the stern of the boat in which the crew lived. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT back end rail PT A curved metal bar, carrying a sliding metal ring, fitted across the front end of the engineroom of a canal narrow boat, often used to attach mooring lines. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT back flap PT A type of hinge which allows hinged parts to sit back to back with no gap. Used in narrow boat cabins. 1990-01-01 BT fastener PT RT table flap PT back stay PT A rope or wire running from the head of a mast towards the stern of a vessel to support the mast. 1990-01-01 BT stay PT bag hook PT A single, curved metal hook with a short wooden handle, designed to fit easily in the hand for moving bags or sacks. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.332 docker's hook UF INLANDW.473 hand hook UF INLANDW.847 sack hook NT double bag hook PT BT hook PT INLANDW.332 docker's hook ND 1990-01-01 USE bag hook INLANDW.473 hand hook ND 1990-01-01 USE bag hook INLANDW.847 sack hook ND 1990-01-01 USE bag hook bailer PT Shallow water container with a short wooden handle; kept on the roof of the stern cabin when not in use beside mop and water can. Sold as bailers for small watercraft from chandlers and adapted for use as 'dippers' on narrow boats. Corn scoops bought from ironmongers also adapted for this use. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT boat maintenance equipment PT RT dipper PT containers PT 1990-01-01 NT Measham teapot PT NT water tank PT NT watercan PT bale boat PT Canal flat with a wide deck designed to carry cotton on the Rochdale Canal. 1990-01-01 BT Rochdale flat PT bale hook PT A mechanical device with two points which is used with chains for lifting bales. 1990-01-01 BT hook PT ballard PT A type of ice breaking boat invented by Stephen Ballard in 1838 on the Hereford and Gloucester Canal. It involved a shovel type device being used to break the ice from below. 1990-01-01 BT ice breaker PT bank tub PT A floating box with sliding seat and outrigger tethered to the bank and used for technique coaching. 1990-01-01 BT training craft PT Bantock boat PT Boat with iron sides wooden bottoms but also single wooden side strake built up from the bottoms. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT barge PT A craft with a boat shaped bow and with flat (transom) rounded or pointed sterns. Almost all 14 feet wide or wider, the length can vary considerably. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1188 wide boat NT barges designed to work in multiple units PT NT float (boat) PT NT keel (boat) PT NT Lancaster Canal boat PT NT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT NT lighter PT NT luff barge PT NT Mersey barge PT NT Mersey flat PT NT Norfolk wherry PT NT North Eastern barge PT NT River Severn craft PT NT Scottish barge PT NT Thames barge PT NT western barge PT BT cargo vessel PT RT narrow boat PT RT toe rail PT INLANDW.1188 wide boat ND 1990-01-01 USE barge barge pole PT Pole used for propelling or fending off a barge by pushing with the pole against a fixed point. Could have a variety of ends. Has a thicker diameter than a boat shaft. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT quant PT RT rypek PT barges designed to work in multiple units PT Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT Fen lighter PT NT gang lighter PT NT Stour lighter PT BT barge PT Barnsley keel PT Variation of the Humber keel, trading to Barnsley. Size 70ft x 14ft 6 inches. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT barrel pump PT A pump designed to fit into the bung hole of a barrel and pump it out. 1990-01-01 BT pump PT Basingstoke barge PT Like Wey Barges they were non-sailing Thames barges, 72ft 6in x 13ft 10in and carrying 80 tons on the River Thames, 50 tons on the Canal, less above Basingstoke. The last barge was built in 1935 ceasing trading in 1967. There were two main types 'odd'ns' used for day work with no cabin and 'reso's' with a cabin. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT bastard boat PT Barge size but constructed in the style of narrow boats,a general term but specifically applied to the type operated on the Bridgewater Canal, Rochdale Canal and the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT BCN boat number plate PT Metal plate, indicating the gauging number of a craft on the BCN (Birmingham Canal Navigations). Early examples are oval with chiselled numbers from iron plate. Later examples in cast iron, three designs. 1990-01-01 BT boat plate PT beam (narrow boat) PT Thick wooden planks 11 inches wide by 2 inches, set across the width of the hull of a narrow boat at gunwhale level to provide rigidity to the hull. They have cut out slots and notches to support the stands and mast. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT girder chain PT RT mast PT RT running planks PT RT stand PT bed hole PT A cupboard space in a canal narrow boat cabin having a door which drops down to a horizontal position to form the base of a bed in the cabin. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT bellows PT Instruments or machines that produce a strong current of air by expansion or contraction of an air chamber, usually used to fan a fire in a hearth. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT founding equipment PT BT heating equipment PT belly band PT Narrow leather strap with buckle fastener fitting under the ribcage of the horse, preventing the back band from lifting. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.438 girth strap BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.438 girth strap ND 1990-01-01 USE belly band below decks watercraft component PT Not to be used for indexing. Use a more specific term. The top edge of the highest deck on the vessel is the division between above and below decks. 1990-01-01 NT apron (boat component) PT NT belting PT NT bilge plate PT NT bilges PT NT bosom bar PT NT bottom board PT NT bulkhead PT NT buttstrap PT NT carling PT NT coffin plate PT NT deadwood PT NT floor PT NT frame PT NT futtocks PT NT grounds PT NT guard iron PT NT gusset PT NT hatches PT NT hog PT NT hold PT NT ice plates PT NT keel bar PT NT keel (boat component) PT NT keelson PT NT knee PT NT long board PT NT mast step PT NT oxter plate PT NT pillar PT NT plank (boat component) PT NT pump box PT NT rib PT NT rudder PT NT shearing PT NT shell plate PT NT shutts PT NT skin plank PT NT slide PT NT stealer PT NT stem bar PT NT stem iron PT NT stempost PT NT stern cupboard PT NT sternpost PT NT stopwater PT NT strake PT NT T pump PT NT thwart PT NT tumblehome PT BT watercraft component PT BT d4e521 watercraft component by context NL belt PT Flexible straps or bands generally encircling the waist or hips or passing over the shoulder and usually having some type of fastener, such as a buckle; worn for decoration, support, or to carry such items as weapons, tools, or money. 1990-01-01 NT spiders web belt PT BT costume PT belting PT The timber guard strips attached to larger vessels at deck level to protect from impact and abrasion. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT bench shears PT Large shears used in sheet metal work typically having one handle bent to go into a hole in the top of the workbench so that they rest on the surface when in use. 1990-01-01 BT metalworking equipment PT bending block PT A large iron casting punctured with square or round holes. On it vessels' frames are bent to shape, following the curve of the set iron, the frames are held by dogs, and the holes allow any shape to be manipulated. The frame bending is done by sledge or pneumatic hammers working on red-hot metal. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT RT angle furnace PT bent iron PT A caulking iron with a bend in it, used for reaching places that a straight iron cannot reach. 1990-01-01 BT caulking iron PT berthing tug PT Manoeuvrable vessel used to put larger ships onto the correct berth or to turn them in small waterways. 1990-01-01 BT tug PT best and best punt PT A single racing punt. 1990-01-01 BT racing punt PT best boat PT Developed from the earlier wager boat. Lightweight with just sufficient room for a single occupant. Most best boats were of semicircular section, without a proper keel but with a type of fin placed aft of the sculler. The interior ends were lined with waterproof silk. After 1873 there was a sliding seat and full outriggers. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT RT wager PT RT whiff PT bevel PT A tool marking a fixed angle other than 90 degrees. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.76 bevel gauge NT boatbuilder's bevel PT BT measuring equipment PT INLANDW.76 bevel gauge ND 1990-01-01 USE bevel bevel board PT Used in wooden boatbuilding. Has the angle of bevel of each frame of the boat marked on it. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT measuring equipment PT bilge plate PT Metal shell plate on a vessel which joins the sides to the bottom, often curved. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT bilge pump PT Pump used to remove water from the bilges of a boat. Usually consisting of a long cylinder with a hand operated plunger. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT pump PT RT bilges PT bilges PT The lowest part of the internal spaces of a vessel, usually below the hold ceiling and cabin floor into which all leakage and rain water drains. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT bilge pump PT RT sounding rod PT billy boy PT Similar to keels in construction but much larger. Billy boys traded all over the North Sea and had more developed sailing rigs than both sloops and keels. Often clinker built in construction. 1990-01-01 BT keel (boat) PT Birkenhead flat PT Used on the Mersey but not on the Bridgewater Canal as they were too big to go up Runcorn locks. 1990-01-01 BT canal flat PT Birmingham Canals tub boat PT A British Waterways experimental design of 1957. Capacity up to 4 tons. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Birmingham day boat PT Double ended and either open or with a simple cabin they retain the simplicity of design of the original Worsley mine boats. Built in wood, iron or steel or a combination they vary in size and capacity according to builder, company or cargo specification. The maximum size of a day boat using locks was 71ft 6in x 7ft 2in and loading 40 tons on a draught of 3ft 10in. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.58 BCN boat UF INLANDW.541 joey boat NT Bantock boat PT NT box cabin boat PT NT double ender PT NT Hampton boat PT NT hotholer PT NT round sterned day boat PT NT Rowley ragger PT NT station boat (Birmingham) PT NT tube boat PT BT narrow boat PT RT open boat PT RT open day boat PT INLANDW.58 BCN boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Birmingham day boat INLANDW.541 joey boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Birmingham day boat bit PT An interchangeable tool used chiefly for boring holes, designed to be fitted into a brace. They fit into the brace with either a short, square tapered tang or have a flat tang for insertion into a wooden pad or the foot of a wooden brace. 1990-01-01 BT drilling equipment PT RT shipwright's brace PT bittern PT A class of sailing dinghies 11.5 feet long, designed for the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads by Leslie Landamore. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT bitts PT Pairs of posts on the deck of a ship for fastening mooring lines or cables. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT blacksmith's equipment PT Equipment used as part of a blacksmith's regular work. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT anvil PT NT bellows PT NT branding iron PT NT cold chisel PT NT cold set PT NT flattener PT NT fuller PT NT hardie PT NT hot chisel PT NT hot set PT NT leg vice PT NT mandrel PT NT nail header PT NT portable forge PT NT round punch PT NT set hammer PT NT square punch PT NT swage PT NT swage block PT NT tue iron PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT BT metalworking equipment PT blinkers PT Leather eye shades forming part of the headgear of the horse to prevent distraction by restricting vision to forwards only. Often decorated with brass with company name. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1194 winkers BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.1194 winkers ND 1990-01-01 USE blinkers blopping board PT Board fitted from the coaming top to the gunwhale of keels to enable stones to be slid over the side. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT RT coaming PT RT gunwhale PT blue top PT A narrow boat with blue fibreglass hold covers Originally River class boats but some other narrow boats used the blue top hold covers and were refered to under the overall name. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT narrow boat PT BT d4e165 craft by hold covering NL RT river class boat PT boat equipment PT Covers equipment found primarily on craft designed for use on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT anchor PT NT bailer PT NT barge pole PT NT bilge pump PT NT boat hook (attachment) PT NT boat lighting equipment PT NT boat plate PT NT boat shaft PT NT bollard PT NT bottle stove PT NT cabin block PT NT cabin mop PT NT cabin stool PT NT coal box PT NT crochet lace PT NT dipper PT NT fender PT NT hand bowl PT NT handspike PT NT oar PT NT paddle PT NT rally plaque PT NT ribbon plate PT NT ropework PT NT runner PT NT shackle PT NT stower PT NT strop PT NT water barrel PT NT windlass PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL boat hook (attachment) PT A hooked metal implement which fits onto the end of a shaft to form a boat hook (shaft). 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT RT boat hook (shaft) PT boat hook (shaft) PT A boat shaft with a hooked end (sometimes a double hook) or a spike. 1990-01-01 NT handy billy PT BT boat shaft PT RT boat hook (attachment) PT boat jack PT Special jack used in boatyards to raise inland waterways craft. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT lifting equipment PT boat lighting equipment PT Lighting devices used on inland waterways craft having a vessel to contain the source of illumination, such as grease or oil; also those that have a separate energy source to which they are connected, such as gas or electricity. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cabin lamp PT NT engine room lamp PT NT globe lamp PT NT tunnel lamp PT BT boat equipment PT boat maintenance equipment PT Equipment used in the ongoing maintenance of inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bailer PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT boat plate PT An identifying plate with a name or number, used on inland waterways craft. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.103 boat registration plate NT BCN boat number plate PT NT Glamorganshire Canal boat number plate PT NT Thames boat number plate PT BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.103 boat registration plate ND 1990-01-01 USE boat plate boat repair equipment PT Equipment and materials used for remedial repair work on inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT caulking equipment PT NT chalico PT NT pitch PT NT tar PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT boat shaft PT Shaft used on canal narrow boats for pushing off, hooking on or propelling the vessel. Of smaller diameter than a barge pole. 1990-01-01 NT boat hook (shaft) PT NT cabin shaft PT BT boat equipment PT boat weighing machine PT Three such machines were built to weigh loaded boats as part of the gauging process. They worked as inverted weighbridges. 1990-01-01 BT weighing equipment PT boatbuilder's bevel PT A straight stock with an adjustable blade which can be set as required for testing and setting out workpieces to an angle. A boatbuilder's bevel usually has a hardwood stock, approx 12 inches long and has a long and a short blade slotted in at either end. 1990-01-01 BT bevel PT BT boatbuilding equipment PT boatbuilder's chisel PT A strong all iron chisel with a parallel blade from 0.75 to 2 inches wide. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT shipwright's chisel PT boatbuilder's cramp PT A large G cramp, often sold as coachbuilder's cramps but in common usage in boatyards. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT boatbuilding equipment PT Equipment in common use when constructing inland waterways craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT angle furnace PT NT bending block PT NT bevel board PT NT boat jack PT NT boatbuilder's bevel PT NT boatbuilder's chisel PT NT boatbuilder's cramp PT NT bostocks PT NT carpenter's adze PT NT caulking equipment PT NT futtock saw PT NT game block PT NT gouge PT NT pitch ladle PT NT pitch mop PT NT plate furnace PT NT rove bunter PT NT saw PT NT scrieve board PT NT shearing hammer PT NT tar boiler PT NT timber dog PT NT tup PT BT construction equipment PT boatwoman's bonnet PT Elaborate bonnet adapted from design of other working women's bonnets in mid Nineteenth Century. Made from cotton fabric with stiff brims formed by rows of corded quilting and with the main part of the bonnet formed by alternate rows of frilled tucks. A horse shoe shaped piece of material shaped it to the back of the head with a 'curtain' of material covering the neck. Sometimes edged with crochet lace and streamers of fabric. Had strings so that it could be tied under the chin. Also worn by children (less elaborate.) 1990-01-01 BT costume PT bobbin PT Spherical or barrel shaped roller threaded onto a ring used to assist the travel of booms or gaffs up and down masts. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT boom PT RT gaff PT RT mast PT bobbins PT Spherical or barrel shaped hard wood rollers, threaded onto traces to prevent rubbing on the horse's flanks and to prevent damage to the harness from bridges. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.817 rollers UF INLANDW.968 spoles BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.817 rollers ND 1990-01-01 USE bobbins INLANDW.968 spoles ND 1990-01-01 USE bobbins body drag PT Three hooks joined together on a bar used to drag bodies out of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT holding and gripping equipment PT bollard PT A short post on a deck or on a waterside (usually metal), used for securing ropes. 1990-01-01 NT bollard cleat PT NT ship's bollard PT BT boat equipment PT BT docking equipment PT BT ship's equipment PT bollard cleat PT A T shaped bollard which removes the need to use a knot. 1990-01-01 BT bollard PT BT docking equipment PT bolt PT Small metal rods used as fastener, having a head and often helical threading and being usually secured by a nut or riveting. 1990-01-01 NT deck bolt PT NT eye bolt PT BT fastener PT bolt rope PT Rope which is sewn all around the edge of a sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT boning rod PT A T shaped stake used when sighting levels and falls in excavations. 1990-01-01 BT surveying equipment PT boom PT Long spar of wood or metal, usually circular in cross section, to which the lower edge of the sail is fastened. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT bobbin PT RT spar PT boomie PT Vessels related to Thames barges but with booms, a rig designed for larger sea passages. Nearly all were large barges based on East coast ports schooners with the bottoms cut off. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT bosom bar PT Steel bar, often angle, used to both join and reinforce the joint - usually in the chine and gunwhale angles on narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT bostocks PT Used to support a narrow boat on a slipway. Approximately 9 feet long, placed across the bottoms at the fore end and stern. Have a rounded foot resting on a block. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT bottle stove PT Bottle-shaped cast iron stove widely used for heating in stern cabins of narrow boats; were eventually replaced by a patent heating and cooking range with side ovens. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT BT heating equipment PT bottom board PT Wooden board used as the bottom of a narrow boat, usually laid across the width of the boat ('athwartships'). 1990-01-01 NT cross board PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT tup PT bottom fuller PT A shaping tool, triangular in shape but with a blunt edge for reducing the thickness of the metal when struck. A bottom fuller would be inserted into an anvil for use in conjunction with a top fuller. 1990-01-01 BT fuller PT bottom swage PT A swage fitted into the anvil to shape metal from below. 1990-01-01 BT swage PT bow fender PT Intricately made rope stem fender used on West Country boats or an intricately made rope stem fender for Yorkshire keels. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.149 brighouse fender BT fender PT INLANDW.149 brighouse fender ND 1990-01-01 USE bow fender bow hauled boat PT A boat that is bow hauled is pulled by a person. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT human powered boat PT BT d4e272 craft by propulsion NL box boat PT Box Boats are open, single ended craft 68ft x7ft carrying coal in boxes. Some were built with small day cabins. Variations included a shortened 60ft length for the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal. Some boats ran without boxes to carry other cargoes.All but one were unpowered. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.982 starver BT narrow boat PT INLANDW.982 starver ND 1990-01-01 USE box boat box cabin boat PT A day boat with a cabin. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT Birmingham day boat PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL box mast PT Complete assembly including a towing mast and mast box. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT RT mast pin PT RT top mast PT boxed trow PT Like an open moulded trow but with bulkheads and the sides of the cargo space raised to the height of the fore and aft bulwarks and the cargo space part covered with raised side decks, leaving a central hatch that was covered by boards and sheets. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT BT d4e470 trow by hull type NL brail PT Rope which gathers up a sail to furl it. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT brail winch PT brail winch PT Hand or mechanically driven drum to gather up the brail rope. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT brail PT branding iron PT Applied hot (heated in a fire) to a wooden object to burn an impression. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT marking equipment PT branding stamp PT Applied with a hammer to wooden or metal objects, has sharp points to make an impression. 1990-01-01 BT marking equipment PT breaker PT Wooden water barrel for fresh drinking water mounted horizontally in a stand. Kept on deck. Fitted with draw off cock or with large plug at top to allow water to be removed with ladle. 1990-01-01 BT ship's equipment PT RT water barrel PT bricklayer's flat PT An unpowered low sided boat usually with a cabin for tools used for canal maintenance. 1990-01-01 BT work flat PT Bridgewater flat PT Adaptation of the Mersey flat made for the owners and operators of the Bridgewater Canal, not a boat that a family would have lived aboard. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.355 Duker flat BT canal flat PT INLANDW.355 Duker flat ND 1990-01-01 USE Bridgewater flat bridle PT System of head and face straps, forming attachment for the reins and bit. Incorportaes the blinkers. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.491 head gear BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.491 head gear ND 1990-01-01 USE bridle Bristol barge PT A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow, with a single mast, particularly used in the stone trade of the Avon Gorge. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.150 Bristol Avon trow UF INLANDW.1008 stone barge BT River Severn craft PT INLANDW.150 Bristol Avon trow ND 1990-01-01 USE Bristol barge INLANDW.1008 stone barge ND 1990-01-01 USE Bristol barge bucket dredger PT A dredger with a continuous chain of scoops working in a central well. 1990-01-01 BT dredger PT Bude Canal tub boat PT Tub boats 20ft x 5ft 6in x 2ft 9in carrying 4 or 5 tons. The majority were rectangular but a pointed bow was provided to lead each train which were steered by handspike from the second vessel. Bude Canal tub boats were provided with wheels to move them over the canal's inclines. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT bulkhead PT A vertical partition separating compartments on a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT bulkhead light PT bulkhead light PT A lamp or lighting device fastened to a bulkhead, usually on a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT lighting component PT RT bulkhead PT bullseye PT A hemispherical glass lens often fitted to the roof of a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT lighting component PT RT decklight PT bunker lamp PT Specialised oil lamp for illumination inside coal bunkers, boilers and between double hulls. Tinsmith made cone shaped oil reservoir with round wick burner in spout. Hanger hook of wire for suspension from pipes etc. 1990-01-01 BT ship's lamp PT Burnturk tub boat PT Tubs carrying from 2 to 10 tons, bow hauled from the bank. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Burton Boat Company Canal boat PT The 1795 Staffordshire Register of Boats records boats specific to this waterway which linked the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT button PT Leather or plastic sheath to prevent it slipping through the crutches; adjustable on modern oars. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT buttstrap PT A metal plate which both joins and reinforces the join between a number of shell plates on a metal vessel. Usually of riveted construction. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT below decks watercraft component PT butty boat PT An unpowered or 'dumb' narrow boat pulled by a motor narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT unpowered boat PT butty tiller PT The curved wooden lever fitted to the rudder of an unpowered narrow boat to provide steering leverage. 1990-01-01 BT tiller PT cabin block PT Wedge shaped block used to support the rear most running planks on a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT cabin boat PT Description for a long distance narrow boat with a living cabin- as referred to by day boatmen. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL cabin frame PT Timber structure providing the support and shape to a cabin (usually a canal narrow boat). 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT cabin lamp PT Small lamps for cabin illumination, either hanging or fixed to the wall, often oil lamps. 1990-01-01 BT boat lighting equipment PT cabin mop PT An implement made of absorbent material fastened to a handle and used especially for cleaning cabin roof decks and floors. Probably available for general use from ironmongers but adapted for use on narrow boats. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.967 spike mop BT boat equipment PT BT cleaning equipment PT INLANDW.967 spike mop ND 1990-01-01 USE cabin mop cabin shaft PT Short shaft placed on a narrow boat roof for use where a longer boat shaft is not needed. 1990-01-01 BT boat shaft PT cabin slide PT A wooden or metal shutter which slides on runners to cover the entrance opening in a cabin roof. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT cabin stool PT Stool with rectangular top and lipped sides on the 2 longer sides. Solid sides down from 2 short ends with cut out curved triangular shape to form 2 legs. Usually decorated in the roses and castles style. Probably derived from painted kitchen stools sold in Victorian ironmongers. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.676 narrow boat stool BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.676 narrow boat stool ND 1990-01-01 USE cabin stool camping boat PT A craft fitted for overnight accommodation usually under canvas, often a narrow boat hold fitted for camping use. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT camping punt PT Principally used on the River Thames. A punt hull with iron hoops holding a canvas cover and the internal seating converting to bed bases. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT Canadian canoe PT Native North American canoe originally made of birch bark, propelled by single ended paddles. 1990-01-01 BT canoe PT canal construction equipment PT Equipment designed for canal construction. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT grafting spade PT NT puddler PT BT construction equipment PT canal flat PT Unrigged, non sailing flats working on canals and under tow. They were between 68 to 72 feet long and 13' 6 inches to 14' 9 inches wide. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.291 cut flat NT Birkenhead flat PT NT Bridgewater flat PT NT Manchester flat PT NT Preston flat PT NT Rochdale flat PT NT Shropshire Union flat PT NT Weaver flat PT BT Mersey flat PT INLANDW.291 cut flat ND 1990-01-01 USE canal flat canal passenger boat PT Boats designed and used for conveying passengers on inland waterways on a regular basis. 1990-01-01 NT long distance passenger boat PT NT market boat PT NT swift passenger boat PT BT passenger vessel PT Cann Quarry tub boat PT Size unknown. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT canoe PT A boat pointed fore and aft in imitation of native North American craft, propelled by small paddles with circular blades. 1990-01-01 NT Canadian canoe PT NT collapsible canoe PT NT kayak PT NT Rob Roy PT BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT cant frame PT Frames at the bow and stern which are angled or 'canted' to the keel. 1990-01-01 BT frame PT cants PT Raised wooden edge to deck area on canal narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT carbon fibre boat PT A boat whose main construction material is carbon fibre. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL cargo handling equipment PT Equipment used regularly in handling cargoes carried by waterway. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT derrick PT NT derrick pole PT NT hand grab PT NT hook PT NT sack beater PT NT sack chute PT NT skid PT NT sling PT NT strop PT NT wherry wheelbarrow PT BT handling equipment PT cargo handling system component PT Parts of a system used to handle waterway cargoes. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT anchor windlass PT NT blopping board PT NT derrick pole PT NT gin block PT NT grab bucket PT NT stower PT NT tripping bucket PT NT winch PT BT system component PT cargo vessel PT Vessel designed for carrying cargoes on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT barge PT NT fly boat PT NT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT NT narrow boat PT BT transport craft PT cargo weighing equipment PT Equipment used for weighing cargoes carried on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT sack scales PT BT weighing equipment PT carling PT Supports across the width of the boat for the deck and the beams supporting the hatchboards of a 'carlin hatch'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.193 carlin UF INLANDW.194 carline UF INLANDW.299 deck beam (carling) BT below decks watercraft component PT INLANDW.193 carlin ND 1990-01-01 USE carling INLANDW.194 carline ND 1990-01-01 USE carling INLANDW.299 deck beam (carling) ND 1990-01-01 USE carling carpenter's adze PT Long handled adzes whose blade is beveled on the inside; later adzes have pins on the head which are used for driving spikes. 1990-01-01 BT adze PT BT boatbuilding equipment PT carrying equipment PT Equipment used for carrying in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT navvy's yoke PT NT ship's bucket PT BT handling equipment PT carvel built boat PT A boat of a carvel construction with planks butting up to one another to give smooth sides to the boat. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e76 craft by construction NL caulking box PT A wooden box with a sliding lid used to hold caulking irons. There may be a ring at one end of the box which can fit over a caulking mallet so that the box can be carried over the shoulder. 1990-01-01 BT caulking equipment PT caulking equipment PT The equipment used to force and seal stranded oakum into the seams between planks on a wooden boat or ship. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT caulking box PT NT caulking iron PT NT caulking mallet PT NT oakum PT NT oil box PT NT pitch ladle PT NT pitch mop PT BT boat repair equipment PT BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT ship repair equipment PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT caulking iron PT Steel tools usually with a large, thick, flat blade made as a single piece with a narrower handle and striking surface; used in conjunction with a caulking mallet to drive various materials into seams and crevices to make joints water and airtight. 1990-01-01 NT bent iron PT NT jerry iron PT NT making iron PT NT reaming iron PT NT set iron PT NT sharp iron PT NT spike iron PT NT trenail iron PT BT caulking equipment PT caulking mallet PT Long-headed wooden mallets used for driving caulking irons. The head is usually made of beech or lignum vitae. The ends of the head are usually circled with thick iron rings that can be moved back as the head wears down. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.203 caulking hammer BT caulking equipment PT INLANDW.203 caulking hammer ND 1990-01-01 USE caulking mallet ceiling plank PT A plank which forms part of the lining or ceiling of the vessel's hold. 1990-01-01 BT plank (boat component) PT Cemlyn Canal boat PT Approximate size 29ft x 9ft. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT centre steering cruiser PT Motor cruiser steered from about half way aft where a bridge deck separates two parts of the accommodation and provides good visibility. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT centre thwart PT The seat in the centre of a rowing boat. 1990-01-01 BT thwart PT chain plate PT A metal plate with a hole at its top, fastened vertically to the side of a vessel to form an anchoring point for standing rigging. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT deadeye PT RT lanyard PT chalico PT Mixture of gas tar, pitch, tallow, horse dung and horse or cow hair traditionally used by Midlands boatbuilders to treat the inside of the side planking on a boat, prior to the application of shearing. 1990-01-01 BT boat repair equipment PT RT shearing PT channel clearance craft PT Craft designed for clearing the channel on inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT dredger PT NT ice breaker PT NT ice clearer PT NT surface debris clearer PT NT weed cutting boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL Chelmer barge PT Barge type specific to the rivers Chelmer and Blackwater and limited to 2ft draught. Boats were 60ft x16ft carrying up to 27 tons. Both double ended and transom sterned types existed. The hold extended from a stern deck right through to the stern port. Wooden horse drawn craft replaced by powered steel craft in the 1950's. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT RT steam barge PT Chesterfield Canal boat PT Chesterfield Boats are very high in the hold and built with a pair of large wooden breast pieces said to stop them putting their nose under the waves on the River Trent on which they traded. Chesterfield boats often carried simple sailing gear similar to that of Upper Trent Keels. Cabins were built under a flush decked stern. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.289 cuckoo boat BT narrow boat PT INLANDW.289 cuckoo boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Chesterfield Canal boat chipping hammer PT Used for boat and boiler maintenance for removing rust and scale. 1990-01-01 BT striking equipment PT chisel PT A cutting tool with a long steel blade, coming to a sharp edge. Usually with a wooden handle. 1990-01-01 NT cold chisel PT NT mortise chisel PT NT shipwright's chisel PT BT cutting equipment PT chock (boat component) PT Shaped piece of timber set between the hawse timbers of a keel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT chopper (oar) PT A type of oar. 1990-01-01 BT oar PT chronometer PT Specialised timekeeper compensated for temperature variation and designed to maintain accuracy in shipboard conditions of humidity and continuous motion. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.902 ship's clock BT ship's equipment PT INLANDW.902 ship's clock ND 1990-01-01 USE chronometer Cinderford Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT cleaning equipment PT Equipment designed for cleaning in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cabin mop PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL clew PT The bottom corner of a fore and aft sail nearest the mast. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT RT clewline PT clewline PT A rope attached to the clews of a sail, other than a course, and used to pull the clews up and inwards when furling the sail. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.229 clue line BT rigging component PT RT clew PT INLANDW.229 clue line ND 1990-01-01 USE clewline clinker built boat PT A boat of clinker construction where the planks overlap one another. 1990-01-01 NT coxed twelve PT NT funny PT NT perfect PT NT peter boat PT NT rumtum PT NT shallop PT NT wager PT BT transport PT BT d4e76 craft by construction NL clinker eight PT Similar to eight oared shell although heavier, but with overlapping planks of clinker build. This craft was seldom over 60 feet long and could be as short as 56 feet. The beam or width was from 24-27 inches and depth 8-9 inches. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT clinker four PT Racing boat of clinker construction with length of 38-42 feet, a beam of 23-24 inches and a depth of 8-9 inches. Clinker construction. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT coal box PT Wooden box often decorated used to contain the domestic fuel supply in the stern cabin of the narrow boat, which doubles as a step down into the cabin. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT Coalisland tub boat PT Tub boats carrying 2 tons, 10ft x 4ft 6in. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT coaming PT The raised sides of a hatch. 1990-01-01 NT door coaming PT NT hatch coaming PT NT scuttle coaming PT BT above decks watercraft component PT RT blopping board PT RT headledge PT coastal four PT Four-oared racing shell with coxswain wider in the bean than conventional racing shells to cope with sea conditions. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT coastal single PT Sculling boat wider in the beam than a conventional sculling boat to cope with sea conditions. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT coffin plate PT The plate joining two side plates over the keel of a vessel at the stern. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT cold chisel PT Used for cutting cold metal. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT BT chisel PT cold set PT A cutting tool for cold metal, usually with a wooden handle and a roughly triangular shaped metal head. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT collapsible canoe PT A kayak that comes apart and stores in a bag. 1990-01-01 BT canoe PT college barge PT Mainly static craft used by the Oxford colleges, and were moored along the banks. They were large, flat-bottomed vessels, approached by gangways, some having attached floats or landing stages on the riverside. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT committee boat PT Boats used by a committee to inspect its waterway, a variety of craft were built for this purpose. 1990-01-01 BT inspection boat PT communication system component PT A part of a system designed for communication in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cox box PT NT signal flag PT BT system component PT communications equipment PT Equipment designed for communication in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT diver's telephone PT NT horn PT NT klaxon PT NT ship's megaphone PT NT ship's telegraph PT NT siren PT NT speaking tube PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL competitive craft PT Inland waterways craft designed for use in competition. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT best boat PT NT clinker eight PT NT clinker four PT NT coastal four PT NT coastal single PT NT coxed eight PT NT coxed four PT NT coxed pair PT NT coxed twelve PT NT coxless four PT NT coxless pair PT NT double scull PT NT frontloader PT NT funny PT NT half rater PT NT Norfolk dinghy PT NT Norfolk punt PT NT octuple PT NT outrigger pair PT NT outrigger scull PT NT perfect PT NT quadruple scull PT NT racing punt PT NT randan PT NT semi-racer punt PT NT single scull PT NT Thames rater PT NT triple scull PT NT tub pair PT NT wager PT NT Waveney One Design PT NT whiff PT NT Yare and Bure One Design PT BT transport PT BT d4e131 craft by function NL composite boat PT A boat whose hull is constructed from metal with a wooden bottom. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL Compstall Canal boat PT Possibly a tub boat, size 22ft x 6ft 5 inches x 3ft 6 inches. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT concrete boat PT A boat whose main construction material is concrete. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL construction equipment PT Equipment designed for construction in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boatbuilding equipment PT NT canal construction equipment PT NT sailmaking equipment PT NT shipbuilding equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL cooking equipment PT Equipment designed for cooking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 BT heating equipment PT coracle PT A class of vessels wooden framed and covered with skin they vary in size and use but are of a size to be lifted and carried. 1990-01-01 BT skin boat PT countersunk head nail PT A type of nail commonly used for fastening iron guards to wooden vessels. Used where a level surface finish is required. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.456 guard nail UF INLANDW.1104 tram nail UF INLANDW.1105 tramway nail BT nail PT INLANDW.456 guard nail ND 1990-01-01 USE countersunk head nail INLANDW.1104 tram nail ND 1990-01-01 USE countersunk head nail INLANDW.1105 tramway nail ND 1990-01-01 USE countersunk head nail countersunk head rivet PT A type of rivet used where a level surface finish is required. 1990-01-01 BT rivet PT cowl ventilator PT A type of ventilator fitted to ships and barges. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT cox box PT Used by a cox in competitive craft. 1990-01-01 BT communication system component PT coxed eight PT An eight-oar racing shell with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.8 8 oar UF INLANDW.9 8+ BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.8 8 oar ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed eight INLANDW.9 8+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed eight coxed four PT A four-oar racing shell with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.4 4 oar (coxed) UF INLANDW.6 4+ BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.4 4 oar (coxed) ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed four INLANDW.6 4+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed four coxed pair PT A pair-oar with a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.2 2+ BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.2 2+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed pair coxed twelve PT A twelve-oar with a coxswain. Used to pace the University crews at Putney as late as 1863. Two were owned by the London Rowing Club but they were eventually abandoned as they were unable to cope with rough water. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.10 12 oar UF INLANDW.11 12+ BT clinker built boat PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.10 12 oar ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed twelve INLANDW.11 12+ ND 1990-01-01 USE coxed twelve coxless four PT A four-oar racing shell without a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.7 4- UF INLANDW.5 4 oar (coxless) BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.7 4- ND 1990-01-01 USE coxless four INLANDW.5 4 oar (coxless) ND 1990-01-01 USE coxless four coxless pair PT A racing shell for two rowers without a coxswain. Rowers use one oar each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.3 2- BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.3 2- ND 1990-01-01 USE coxless pair coxwains PT The seat at the stern of a rowing boat. 1990-01-01 BT thwart PT cramp PT Mechanical devices commonly used to hold items together or firmly in place while other operations are being performed. 1990-01-01 NT G cramp PT BT holding and gripping equipment PT BT woodworking equipment PT crane PT Machines for raising, shifting, or lowering heavy weights, usually by means of a projecting swinging arm. 1990-01-01 BT lifting equipment PT crane barge PT A craft permanently fitted with a crane generally in use for maintenance work. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT cratch PT This refers to the structure made up of the deck board, false cratch and horizontal cratch boards, covered in a canvas which makes a free standing structure either at the stem of a narrow boat or in the centre of a tanker boat. The cratch was sometimes used for storage. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch board (horizontal) PT RT deck board PT RT false cratch PT cratch board (horizontal) PT The short length of boarding used to bridge between the deck board and false cratch to make the triangular frame structure of the cratch on a narrow boat. 3 or 4 boards are usually used on each side, sometimes marked with numbers for location purposes. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch PT RT deck board PT RT false cratch PT cringle PT A metal or rope eye sewn into the sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT crochet lace PT Produced by boatwomen to trim aprons and bonnets and also to make curtains for narrow boat cabins. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT crome PT A long handled bent fork used for clearing weed on the Norfolk Broads. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT Crooke mine boat PT Boats used on the 1100 yard tunnel into the coal mine at Crooke on the Leeds Liverpool Canal. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT cross board PT A bottom board set across the width of the vessel. 1990-01-01 BT bottom board PT Croydon Canal boat PT Boats used on the Croydon Canal from 1809-1836, 60ft x 9ft, carrying 30-35 tons, construction unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT cruiser PT A craft permanently fitted with accommodation for overnight stays and primarily used for holidays, privately owned or hired. Fitted with beds or bunks and often with shower or bath. 1990-01-01 NT motor cruiser PT NT sailing cruiser PT BT recreational craft PT crupper PT Leather loop strap to hold the base of the horse's tail to prevent entanglement with the reins and loss of control. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT crutches PT U' shaped piece of metal inserted into the gunwhales of a rowing boat or a bracket on the end of an outrigger to provide a location and pivot point for the oar. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT RT outrigger PT RT thole pin PT curry comb PT Special curved back double toothed comb with separate handle for grooming short body hair on a horse. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT cutting equipment PT Equipment designed for cutting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT chisel PT NT gouge PT NT saw PT NT sod cutter PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT Cyfarthfa Canal tub boat PT Up to six boats pulled together steered by handspike from the second craft. The first boat having a shaped bow. Boats 14ft x 8ft 2in. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT day boat (leisure) PT A craft fitted primarily for day cruising, privately owned or hired with a day cabin but often not fitted with bunks or showers. Crewed by hirer or private owner. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT deadeye PT A disc of wood bound with metal and pierced with 3 holes. Used in pairs for tightening standing rigging. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT chain plate PT RT lanyard PT deadwood PT Timber in the bow or stern to reinforce the join between stem/sternpost and keel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT deck beam (narrow boat) PT A beam of metal or wood across the width of the boat which forms the front gunwhale of the hold and carries the deck board. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT deck board PT RT deck cloth PT deck board PT The triangular shaped board fitted at the front of the hold of a canal narrow boat to support the running planks and cratch and to prevent water entering the hold. It has 2 metal 'tongues' to locate into the brackets on the deck beam. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.278 cratch board (triangular) BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch PT RT cratch board (horizontal) PT RT deck beam (narrow boat) PT RT false cratch PT RT running planks PT INLANDW.278 cratch board (triangular) ND 1990-01-01 USE deck board deck bolt PT Cheese headed bolt used to secure wooden planking to metal decking. 1990-01-01 BT bolt PT deck bucket PT Bucket designed for use in tasks on a ship's deck. 1990-01-01 BT ship's bucket PT deck cloth PT Shaped tarpaulin cover for the deck board to waterproof the front end of the hold, trapped under a batten on the deck beam. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.279 cratch cloth BT above decks watercraft component PT RT deck beam (narrow boat) PT INLANDW.279 cratch cloth ND 1990-01-01 USE deck cloth deck lid PT A hinged wooden or metal lid to cover the opening in the foredeck of a canal narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT deck plank PT One of the planks making up the deck of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT plank (boat component) PT deck plate PT Plate forming part of the deck of a metal vessel. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT decklight PT Glass block set into a deck to allow light to pass into below deck spaces. 1990-01-01 BT lighting component PT RT bullseye PT deckspace PT A large space in the bow of a canal narrow boat beneath the foredeck and accessed by the deck lid. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT derrick PT Type of crane with suspended swinging jib. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling equipment PT derrick pole PT A heavy pole, usually circular in cross section, with pulley blocks to assist in cargo handling. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.905 ship's derrick BT cargo handling equipment PT BT cargo handling system component PT INLANDW.905 ship's derrick ND 1990-01-01 USE derrick pole diesel powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is a diesel engine. 1990-01-01 NT motor narrow boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL dipper PT Bought from ironmongers - catalogue description refers to a corn scoop. Introduced as an alternative to handbowl in 1960s as a painted souvenir. Previously unpainted ones were used as bailers. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT RT bailer PT diver's airline PT Reinforced flexible rubber tube, coupled together in sections for supply of (breathing) air from diver's airpump or compressor to the diver underwater. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.316 diver's airhose BT diving equipment PT INLANDW.316 diver's airhose ND 1990-01-01 USE diver's airline diver's airpump PT Device designed to supply fresh air to a diver whilst at work underwater. Traditionally it consisted of a hand cranked pump box fitted with piston pumps, non return valves and supply gauge. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.322 diver's pump box BT diving equipment PT INLANDW.322 diver's pump box ND 1990-01-01 USE diver's airpump diver's belt weight PT Small block weight which slips into a pocket on or attaches to the belt worn by the diver to provide additional weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diver's breast weight PT Heavy lead or gunmetal shaped weight, roped to the corselet. Forms part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diver's knife PT Heavy duty knife for underwater emergency use and for clearing tangled rope work. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diver's telephone PT Communciation system from shore or work boat to diver, comprises telephone unit cabling and microphone/telephone unit inside the diving helmet. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT BT diving equipment PT diving boots PT Specialised heavy boots, forming part of the weighting necessary to keep the diver underwater. Often cast brass or gunmetal with leather straps. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving compressor PT Powered air supply for diving use providing steady, oil free breathing air at low pressure to fill the diving dress. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving corselet PT Lower part of the metal portion of the diving dress to which the helmet screws. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT RT diving helmet PT diving dress PT The complete outfit worn by a diver for working underwater to provide air and protection. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving equipment PT Equipment in common use when diving in inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT diver's airline PT NT diver's airpump PT NT diver's belt weight PT NT diver's breast weight PT NT diver's knife PT NT diver's telephone PT NT diving boots PT NT diving compressor PT NT diving corselet PT NT diving dress PT NT diving helmet PT NT diving suit PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL diving helmet PT Spherical metal vessel with screw in glass face windows and air linen connections. Locks onto the diving corselet which is bolted to the diving suit. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT RT diving corselet PT diving suit PT Rubber and canvas part of the diving dress which encloses the diver and provides an air pocket in which to work. Made in one piece,the diver enters through the neck aperture. 1990-01-01 BT diving equipment PT diving support craft PT Any craft specifically equipped to pump air or provide assistance to divers. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT docking equipment PT Equipment designed for use in docking activities. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bollard PT NT bollard cleat PT NT roller fairlead PT NT ship's fairlead PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL dodger PT A short half-rigged fixed-seat boat used for pleasure boating at Eton. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT dolly PT Mushroom shaped bollard found on the back of canal motor narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT door coaming PT A raised wall below a door opening to keep water out. 1990-01-01 BT coaming PT dory PT Flat-bottomed inrigger rowing boat, American, but a common term. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT double bag hook PT A double metal hook attached to a short wooden handle. Designed to fit easily in the hand for moving bags or sacks. 1990-01-01 BT bag hook PT double bladed paddle PT Blade at each end of the paddle. 1990-01-01 BT paddle PT double crease iron PT A caulking iron with a double groove ('crease') edge, used for compressing the oakum down below the surface of the seam. 1990-01-01 BT making iron PT double ender PT Open boat with a fixing for the 'elum' at either end. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT double scull PT Racing shell for two scullers without cox. Scullers use two oars each. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1202 x2 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT INLANDW.1202 x2 ND 1990-01-01 USE double scull dragon boat PT Chinese canoe for up to 22 paddlers, coxswain and drummer. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT dredger PT A craft designed to remove unwanted natural materials from the channel of a waterway. 1990-01-01 NT bucket dredger PT NT grab dredger PT NT injection dredger PT NT scraper dredger PT NT spoon dredger PT NT suction dredger PT BT channel clearance craft PT dredging bucket PT Bucket used as part of a dredging apparatus. 1990-01-01 BT dredging equipment PT dredging equipment PT Equipment designed for use in dredging. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT dredging bucket PT NT dredging spoon PT NT mud scoop PT BT maintenance and repairing equipment PT dredging spoon PT Metal or wooden spoon in a T-shaped handle suspended from a crane on a spoon dredging barge. The spoon is pushed into silt on the canal bottom and lifted by the crane dredging the canal. 1990-01-01 BT dredging equipment PT RT dydle PT drench horn PT Hollowed out cow horn used for administering patent medication to horses to cure illness. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT Driffield keel PT Variation of the Humber Keel, trading to Driffield. Size 61ft x 14ft 6 inches. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT drilling equipment PT Equipment used for drilling in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT auger PT NT bit PT NT platelayer's brace PT NT rock drill PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT driving whip PT A whip used to drive the horse on, similar to but shorter than a smacking whip. 1990-01-01 BT equine driving equipment PT dual steering cruiser PT Larger motor cruiser which may be steered using a wheel and tiller from saloon or from a raised sun deck, according to the weather. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT Dudley Canal tunnel boat PT A short and very narrow boat was used in the limestone quarry tunnels. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT dydle PT A long pole with a net on the end and a metal cutting edge, used for lifting soft mud on the Norfolk Broads. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT RT dredging spoon PT ear protectors PT Decorative crochet covers for horse ears to prevent flying insects entering them. Usually fitted with tassels of coloured cotton for deterrent effect when the horse shakes its head. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT Eardington Forge Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT electric powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is an electric engine. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL Emmets Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT engine room lamp PT Triangular or rectangular oil lamp with flat burner behind plain glass with reflector mirror often corrugated to further spread light. Fixes on bracket fitted in dark areas of ship's engine rooms etc. 1990-01-01 BT boat lighting equipment PT BT ship's lamp PT engine 'ole PT The (usually) steel structure in front of the back cabin of a motorised narrow boat in which the engine is housed. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT engine 'ole slide PT A wooden or metal shutter which slides on runners to cover the entrance opening in an engine room roof. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT engineering equipment PT Equipment used for inland waterways engineering purposes. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT pattern PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL engineers inspection boat PT Boat specifically desgined for an engineering inspection rather than committee surveys. 1990-01-01 BT inspection boat PT equine animal powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is an equine animal. 1990-01-01 NT horse boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL equine driving equipment PT Equipment used for driving horses,donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT driving whip PT NT smacking whip PT NT thrum PT NT twitch PT BT equine equipment PT equine equipment PT Includes equipment used for horses, donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT back band PT NT belly band PT NT blinkers PT NT bobbins PT NT bridle PT NT crupper PT NT equine driving equipment PT NT equine maintenance equipment PT NT face piece PT NT gear PT NT halter PT NT hames PT NT harness PT NT horse bit PT NT horse collar PT NT horse shoe PT NT martingale PT NT muzzle PT NT quarter strap PT NT reins (driving) PT NT reins (general) PT NT spreader PT NT swingle tree PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e350 tools and equipment by context NL equine maintenance equipment PT Includes equipment used for maintaining horses, donkeys and mules on canals. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT curry comb PT NT drench horn PT NT ear protectors PT NT feed bag PT NT feed basket PT NT feed bowl PT NT feed tin PT NT frost cog PT NT frost nail PT NT horse shoe PT NT mane comb PT BT equine equipment PT equine powered propulsion system component PT Includes propulsion system component used by horses, donkeys, mules, asses and hinnies. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT back band PT NT belly band PT NT blinkers PT NT bobbins PT NT box mast PT NT bridle PT NT crupper PT NT face piece PT NT gear PT NT halter PT NT hames PT NT harness PT NT horse bit PT NT horse collar PT NT luby PT NT lutchet PT NT martingale PT NT mast box PT NT muzzle PT NT neddy PT NT quarter strap PT NT reins (driving) PT NT reins (general) PT NT spreader PT NT swingle tree PT NT tack line (towing line) PT NT top mast PT NT towing mast PT BT propulsion system component PT eye bolt PT Bolt with a forged ring or eye used to provide a securing point in wooden or metal structure. 1990-01-01 BT bolt PT face piece PT Decorative leather flap fitted with large brasses. It hangs centrally down the horse's forehead, between the eyes. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT false cratch PT A roughly triangular timber framework fitted across the hold of a canal narrow boat to support the running planks, usually sited behind the deck board. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT cratch PT RT cratch board (horizontal) PT RT deck board PT RT running planks PT fastener PT Grouping term for fasteners associated with inland waterways. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT back flap PT NT bolt PT NT nail PT NT pin PT NT rivet PT NT rove PT NT rudder pintle PT BT components PT BT d4e11 component by general context NL feed bag PT Heavy duty reinforced small sack of woven jute with suspension straps - as used generally for carthorses. Common on London area canals. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.694 nose bag BT equine maintenance equipment PT INLANDW.694 nose bag ND 1990-01-01 USE feed bag feed basket PT Woven willow work basket. Round in shape with a flat bottom. Commonly used on the River Wey navigation, Lower Grand Union Canal and Leicester Line of the Old Union Canal. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT feed bowl PT Heavy, large galvanised oval container for horse feed. Fitted with straps, usually leather, to allow the horse to feed on the move. Favoured on the Regents Canal for Shire horses. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.695 nose bowl BT equine maintenance equipment PT INLANDW.695 nose bowl ND 1990-01-01 USE feed bowl feed tin PT Light weight tinsmithed round container for horse feed, fitted with straps, usually leather, to allow the horse to feed on the move. Common throughout the narrow canal system. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.380 feed can UF INLANDW.696 nose tin BT equine maintenance equipment PT INLANDW.380 feed can ND 1990-01-01 USE feed tin INLANDW.696 nose tin ND 1990-01-01 USE feed tin Fen lighter PT Barges working in gangs up to 5 together, size varies from fen boats to larger Great Ouse varieties, barges up to 45ft in length. 1990-01-01 BT barges designed to work in multiple units PT BT lighter PT RT house lighter PT Fen punt PT Fenland open craft up to 18ft in length. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT fender PT Protective and/or decorative pad or buffer fastened to a boat to prevent either damage to the boat or moorings. Often made of rope. 1990-01-01 NT bow fender PT NT stem fender PT NT stern fender PT NT tip cat fender PT BT boat equipment PT RT ropework PT ferry PT Any craft used to move goods and passengers over a set route. Principally crossing from one side of a canal or river to the other. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT fibreglass boat PT A boat whose main construction material is fibreglass. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL fid PT A tapered, usually wooden, pin used in opening the strands of a rope when splicing rope ends or carrying out decorative ropework. 1990-01-01 NT hand fid PT BT rope working equipment PT fire fighting vessel PT A craft designed to fight fire as its sole job. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.389 fire float BT service craft PT INLANDW.389 fire float ND 1990-01-01 USE fire fighting vessel fishing dinghy PT Wooden rowing boat used to carry anglers. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT fixed line powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is provided by a fixed line. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL flattener PT A shaping tool with a long wire handle for use with hot metal. It has a flat face fro 'flattening' the metal when it is struck. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.394 flatter BT blacksmith's equipment PT INLANDW.394 flatter ND 1990-01-01 USE flattener float type gauging stick PT A gauging stick consisting of a copper tube with a bracket where it could rest on the gunwhale. This bracket contained a float and a staff. This would protude out of the tube at eye level to indictae the number of 'dry inches'. 1990-01-01 BT gauging stick PT BT measuring equipment PT float (boat) PT Craft with no hold and an overall deck, used to carry cargoes too heavy or too big to go in a hold. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.757 pontoon BT barge PT INLANDW.757 pontoon ND 1990-01-01 USE float (boat) float (component) PT The timbers that bind together the upper end of a rudder blade. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT rudder PT floor PT The lowest part of the framing of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT top timber PT flush decked trow PT A term used to describe a large wooden trow with a flat bottom, but with a full length level deck with hatches and full length bulwarks that traded in the Severn estuary below Gloucester. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT BT d4e470 trow by hull type NL fly boat PT Became a term for boats working flat out aropund the clock, ie. 'working fly'. Usually horse drawn boats.Fly boats often have finer lines which allow them to slip through the water faster. Some loaded as little as 15 tons with a very rounded bilge. 1990-01-01 NT Leeds and Liverpool fly boat PT BT cargo vessel PT foghorn PT A device used to warn boats and ships in fog. 1990-01-01 NT ship's foghorn PT BT horn PT folding gauging stick PT A gauging stick that folded up for easier portability. 1990-01-01 BT gauging stick PT BT measuring equipment PT fore cabin PT The (usually) small cabin set into the bow of a boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT fore roller PT A hand cranked roller on a keel, used for working the sails. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT fore stay PT A rope or wire running from the head of a mast towards the bow of a vessel to support the mast. 1990-01-01 BT stay PT RT anchor lamp PT fore thwart PT The seat placed across the width (beam) of a rowing boat at the bow. 1990-01-01 BT thwart PT foresail PT A usually triangular sail, fitted at or near the bows of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT forming and shaping equipment PT Equipment used for forming and shaping in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT blacksmith's equipment PT NT cutting equipment PT NT drilling equipment PT NT forming equipment PT NT piercing equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL forming equipment PT Equipment used for forming in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT adze PT BT forming and shaping equipment PT Forth and Clyde scow PT Scow 60 ft long and 13ft 6 inches wide for use on the Forth and Clyde or Monklands Canal. 1990-01-01 BT scow PT forward steering cruiser PT Motor cruiser steered from the front. 1990-01-01 BT motor cruiser PT founding equipment PT Equipment used for founding in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bellows PT NT pattern PT NT tue iron PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL frame PT Part of the 'skeleton' of a vessel to which the outer skin is fastened. 1990-01-01 NT cant frame PT NT reverse frame PT NT stern frame PT BT below decks watercraft component PT RT floor PT RT futtocks PT RT keel (boat component) PT RT keelson PT RT top timber PT french chalk vice PT Device for holding french chalk used to mark steel, stone or, timber with a straight line. Used by boatbuilders. 1990-01-01 BT holding and gripping equipment PT frontloader PT A boat in which the coxswain lies in the bows. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT frost cog PT A screw in hardened point for horse shoes to provide grip on frozen ground or icy brickwork in winter. Fitted with a special tool into threaded holes in the shoe. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT RT frost nail PT frost nail PT Special hardened pointed horseshoe nail to provide the same grip as a frost cog. Can be left in the shoe as it wears away becoming an ordinary nail holding the shoe in the hoof. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT RT frost cog PT full box trow PT Trow with the hold built up and side decks flush with the bow. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT fuller PT A shaping tool with a long wire handle for use with hot metal. It is triangular in shape but with a blunt edge for reducing the thickness of the metal when struck. It can be used in 2 pieces as a top and bottom fuller. 1990-01-01 NT bottom fuller PT NT top fuller PT BT blacksmith's equipment PT funny PT A narrow clinker-built boat, mainly used on the upper reaches of the Thames. It accommodated a single person either for sculling matches or for training purposes, it had full outriggers and double ends and was well pointed at bow and stern. It was fairly deep for its length. NB- showed as inrigged in 'The Book of the Thames', 1859. 1990-01-01 BT clinker built boat PT BT competitive craft PT BT human powered boat PT futtock saw PT The name of the saws used for sawing the futtocks in a boat or ship. They consist of a parallel web up to 5 feet long and 1.5 to 4.5 inches wide, coarse teeth shaped for ripping and perforations at the end to be held in a frame. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT saw PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT RT futtocks PT futtocks PT Pieces of timber forming the frame of a vessel, secured to each other by overlapping and fastening. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT frame PT RT futtock saw PT RT top timber PT G cramp PT A general term for cramps made in the form of the letter G, used for all types of holding and assembling. 1990-01-01 BT cramp PT gabbart PT The typical Scottish sailing barge from which most Scottish Canal craft were developed. A long narrow flat vessel or lighter with a hatchway extending almost the full length of the decks, sometimes fitted with masts that may be lowered to pass under bridges.' (Youngs Nautical Dictionary 1863). Sloop rigged sailing craft, size 60ft x 13ft 6 inches, designed for the river Clyde. 1990-01-01 BT Scottish barge PT RT scow PT gaff PT A long spar of wood or metal. Usually circular in cross section, to which is fastened the upper edge of a sail. 1990-01-01 BT mast and spar component PT RT bobbin PT RT spar PT game block PT A slotted block used to hold a plank while boring it from edge to edge. It was often made from an old rudder stock, the slot being cut by sawing into the hole for the tiller. The plank would be held in by a wedge and the whole block could be chocked up at an angle to suit the operator. the plank would be moved through the slot as the work progressed. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT gang lighter PT Boats working with other lighters in a specific train. 1990-01-01 BT barges designed to work in multiple units PT gansey PT Woollen jersey, name derived from 'Guernsey' type jersey knitted for boatmen as for fishermen. Worn on Leeds and Liverpool Canal and on Birmingham Canals. 1990-01-01 BT costume PT garboard strake PT The lowest strake of planking adjoining the keel. 1990-01-01 BT strake PT gate PT Bar across a rowlock to retain an oar. 1990-01-01 BT human powered propulsion system component PT gauging stick PT A measuring device used to calculate the tonnage that a boat was carrying. A graduated stick would be placed over the side of the boat with a bracket resting on the gunwhale so that the 'dry inches' above the waterline could be measured. 1990-01-01 NT float type gauging stick PT NT folding gauging stick PT BT measuring equipment PT gear PT Collective term for the harness, collar etc of a boat horse, mule or donkey. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1044 tack (equine equipment) BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.1044 tack (equine equipment) ND 1990-01-01 USE gear gig PT Open rowing boat. Of clinker build with a straight sheer or sides below the gunwales. At one time popular on inland waterways and in harbours, especially on the Thames, although declining in popularity from the 1860s. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT BT recreational craft PT gimbal PT Pivoted rings used for keeping things, eg. a compass, horizontal in a moving vessel such as a ship. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT ship's compass PT gin block PT A single sheave open framed pulley block for cargo lifting purposes. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT girder chain PT A length of chain fitted across the width of the hold of a narrow boat,usually below the beams, and fitted with a rigging screw to enable the chain to be tightened or slackened. The chains and beams provide rigidity for the hold of the boat. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT rigging screw PT girder strings PT The strings used to secure the running planks of a narrow boat in place. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT running planks PT Glamorganshire Canal boat PT Double ended boat 60ft x 8ft 6in loading to 20 tons on a draught of 2ft 9in often with a simple day cabin. 1990-01-01 BT Welsh narrow boat PT Glamorganshire Canal boat number plate PT Painted tinplate sign with the boat registration number on it, roughly 1ft square with irregular corners. 1990-01-01 BT boat plate PT Glasgow Paisley Ardrossan boat PT Very little known. Cargo fly boat, 74ft 4 inches long. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT globe lamp PT Lamps with a large globular glass surrounding an oil burner, usually with a circular oil reservoir below with shaped wire glass protectors affixed. 1990-01-01 BT boat lighting equipment PT BT ship's lamp PT gouge PT Cutting chisels having a long, curved blade; used for hollowing out wood, or for making holes, channels, or grooves in wood or stone.Used by shipwrights. 1990-01-01 BT boatbuilding equipment PT BT cutting equipment PT BT woodworking equipment PT grab bucket PT A bucket in two halves, capable of being mechanically opened and closed to pick up loose materials. 1990-01-01 BT cargo handling system component PT grab dredger PT A dredger with a crane operated set of jaws lifting individual portions of materials. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.222 clamshell BT dredger PT INLANDW.222 clamshell ND 1990-01-01 USE grab dredger grafting spade PT A digging tool used for trenching. 1990-01-01 BT canal construction equipment PT Grand Union Canal tub boat PT Built in 1932 for the Grand Union Canal Company by Peter Brotherhood of Peterborough. 18ft x 7ft x 4ft 6in with a 10 ton capacity. Experimental and never used in service. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Grand Union Canal wide boat PT 72ft x around 11ft wide built to narrow boat style usually 7ft wide at the bottoms with the hull widening above 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Grand Western and Chard Canal tub boat PT Tubs 26ft x 6ft 6in carried 10 tons on a draught of 2ft 3in. There were pointed bows on the first ones which carried 8 tons. In use on the Chard Canal until 1867. The last pair of boats operated on the Grand Western Canal Barge Section until 1924. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT grapnel anchor PT An anchor consisting of multiple prongs joined at their bases to a shank and ring. 1990-01-01 BT anchor PT grappling iron PT A hook with multiple prongs joined at their bases to a ring and shank, and measuring 10-15 inches overall. Used for retrieving things from the canal e.g. dead animals or rope and for moving sacks. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.450 grapnel BT salvaging equipment PT INLANDW.450 grapnel ND 1990-01-01 USE grappling iron grounds PT Timbers which support and on to which the shutts planking is fastened on a narrow boat. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT shutts PT guard iron PT Usually metal strips, convex in a D section, fastened to the sides and ends of wooden or metal vessels to provide protection from impact and abrasion. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.834 rubbing strake BT below decks watercraft component PT INLANDW.834 rubbing strake ND 1990-01-01 USE guard iron gun punt PT Used for wildfowling, a double-ended flat bottomed dinghy evolved, normally clinker built of wood and mounting a fixed gun. Aim was usually by pointing the gun punt by means of extra paddles like table tennis bats. 1990-01-01 BT punt PT gunwhale PT Pronounced 'gunnel' the upper edge or top side of a boat or ship above the waterline; so named as cannon on early warships were fired above the 'whale' or upper line. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.458 gunnel BT above decks watercraft component PT RT blopping board PT INLANDW.458 gunnel ND 1990-01-01 USE gunwhale gusset PT A metal plate, usually triangular, used to join two structural members to each other at right angles. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT Gwauncaegurwen mine boat PT Boats used to carry men and coal from the mine at Gwauncaegurwen at the head of the Upper Clydach River. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT Haigh Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT half boxed trow PT Like an open moulded trow but with bulkheads and the sides of the cargo space raised to the height of the fore and aft bulwarks to give extra protection to the cargo. 1990-01-01 BT trow PT BT d4e470 trow by hull type NL half rater PT Cheaper and less extreme sailing boat for club racing on the Thames and Trent, derived from the Thames rater. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT halter PT Strap or rope by which to hold or lead a horse. A rope bridle fashioned to go behind the ears. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT halyard PT A rope for raising or lowering yards up and down masts. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT mast PT RT yard PT halyard roller PT The winch to which a halyard is put to assist in lowering or raising the yard. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT hames PT Wooden or metal curved bars made as a pair and fitted with tug hooks and rein rings. They fit into the collar with straps often shortened down or specially manufactured to give clearance on bridges. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT Hampton boat PT An over large open boat built to work on the Wolverhampton level of the BCN where there are no locks. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.20 Ampton boat BT Birmingham day boat PT BT wharf boat PT INLANDW.20 Ampton boat ND 1990-01-01 USE Hampton boat hand bowl PT Metal vessel tapering outwards from base with tubular handle typically used on a narrow boats, frequently decorated. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.170 cabin hand bowl BT boat equipment PT INLANDW.170 cabin hand bowl ND 1990-01-01 USE hand bowl hand fid PT A smooth cone 10-24 inches long, made of lignum vitae, hard wood or bone. It is used for stretching ropes in canvas and for stretching and sizing rope rings and loops in sails. They are also used for opening the lay in ropes when splicing. 1990-01-01 BT fid PT hand grab PT A hand held tool with a short wooden handle and metal shaft with a flat oval shaped end, covered in small metal spikes. Designed for handling bagged goods. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.200 cat's paw BT cargo handling equipment PT INLANDW.200 cat's paw ND 1990-01-01 USE hand grab handling equipment PT Equipment used for handling in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT cargo handling equipment PT NT carrying equipment PT NT holding and gripping equipment PT NT lifting equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL handspike PT A bar of wood used as a lever for working lock paddles on the Aire and Calder and Calder and Hebble Navigations. 1990-01-01 BT boat equipment PT handy billy PT A ten-foot shaft or boat hook, used on Humber keels. 1990-01-01 BT boat hook (shaft) PT hanging knee PT A knee fitted to support downwards loads. 1990-01-01 BT knee PT harbourmaster unit PT Large detachable motor used on experimental river class boats. 1990-01-01 BT marine engine PT RT river class boat PT hardie PT Fits in the square or 'hardie' hole in the anvil and is used for cutting hot iron at the anvil. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.481 hardy BT blacksmith's equipment PT INLANDW.481 hardy ND 1990-01-01 USE hardie Harecastle mine boat PT Small boats working on the narrow colliery branches cut under Harecastle Hill off the main line of the Trent and Mersey Canal. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT harness PT System of straps, buckles, chains and hooks fitted to a horse in draught to enable it to pull a load. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1096 trace harness BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.1096 trace harness ND 1990-01-01 USE harness hatch coaming PT The raised 'wall' round a hatch opening. 1990-01-01 BT coaming PT hatches PT A small deck set in a well at the stern of an unpowered canal narrow boat, the doors to the back cabin open into this well deck to allow access to the back cabin. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT hawse eye PT A tubular metal fitting in the bow of a vessel, through which the anchor cable passes. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.488 hawse port BT above decks watercraft component PT RT hawse plate PT RT hawse timber PT INLANDW.488 hawse port ND 1990-01-01 USE hawse eye hawse plate PT A plate at the bow of a metal vessel which is pierced, carrying the hawse eye, to allow the anchor cable to pass through it. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT hawse eye PT hawse timber PT Substantial timbers at the stem pierced by the hawse eyes. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT RT chock (boat component) PT RT hawse eye PT headledge PT Part of the wall round a hatch opening across the width of the vessel. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.306 deck ledge BT above decks watercraft component PT RT coaming PT INLANDW.306 deck ledge ND 1990-01-01 USE headledge heating equipment PT Equipment used for heating in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bellows PT NT bottle stove PT NT cooking equipment PT NT ship's forecastle stove PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL hedging mitts PT Protective leather mitten type gloves used for waterway work. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT henpeeked PT Non tidal keel with canvas hold cover supported on three lines of rails over the hold. Name refers to 'hen perches'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1140 umbrella BT transport PT BT Yorkshire keel PT BT d4e165 craft by hold covering NL INLANDW.1140 umbrella ND 1990-01-01 USE henpeeked hockey stick icebreaker PT A specific tool made from wood and metal in a large hockey stick shape. Used on the Midlands canals to break ice by hitting the frozen surface of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT hodder PT A heart shaped peat spade used for cutting channels. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT hog PT A substantial fore and aft timber fitted on top of a keelson. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT keelson PT hold PT An unobstructed space in a vessel in which cargo is kept. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT holding and gripping equipment PT 1990-01-01 NT body drag PT NT cramp PT NT french chalk vice PT NT ice tongs PT BT handling equipment PT hook PT A hook shaped implement, used for handling cargoes. 1990-01-01 NT bag hook PT NT bale hook PT NT timber hook PT BT cargo handling equipment PT horn PT An instrument sounding a warning or other signal. 1990-01-01 NT foghorn PT BT communications equipment PT Horncastle keel PT Variation on the Humber keel, trading on the Horncastle Canal. Size 54ft x 14ft. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT horse bit PT Metal mouth piece (often sectional) which forms part of the headgear. Acts as an attachment for the reins to control the horse. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT horse boat PT Boats propelled using (usually) either horses, mules or donkeys. 1990-01-01 NT horse drawn narrow boat PT BT equine animal powered boat PT horse collar PT Padded leather ring construction to fit over the horse's shoulders. It transfers the horse's effort to the towing harness. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.490 head collar UF INLANDW.682 neck collar BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.490 head collar ND 1990-01-01 USE horse collar INLANDW.682 neck collar ND 1990-01-01 USE horse collar horse drawn narrow boat PT Initially built in wood (oak and elm), later in iron or steel or a combination of metal and wood they maintain the basic narrow boat shape, double ended and flat bottomed but with a shorter bow and stern. Long distance boats trading anywhere on the narrow canal system had a back cabin at the rear of the cargo space, usually 10ft x 7ft max. From the 1870s some boats had small fore cabins as a result of improvements brought about by Canal Reformers (George Smith). On average, boats carried 25 - 30 tons on a draught of 3ft 6in. The first of two boats pulled by a horse could be referred to as a 'first boat' and the second as a 'last boat'. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.390 first boat UF INLANDW.569 last boat BT horse boat PT BT narrow boat PT INLANDW.390 first boat ND 1990-01-01 USE horse drawn narrow boat INLANDW.569 last boat ND 1990-01-01 USE horse drawn narrow boat horse shoe PT Forged iron protection for the horse's hoof fixed with special tapered iron nails. Required for all horses working on hard towing path surfaces. Replaced at regular intervals by a specialist farrier (blacksmith). 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine maintenance equipment PT horse (component) PT Raised track enabling pulley block carrying a sail control rope to travel athwartships over deck obstacles. 1990-01-01 NT main sheet horse PT BT rigging component PT hot chisel PT Long chisels, ground to a cutting edge of 30 degrees, which are not hardened or tempered and can be used in work on heated metal. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT hot set PT A cutting tool with a long wire handle for use with hot metal. It is triangular in shape but with a sharp edge for cutting the metal when struck. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT hotel boat PT A craft crewed by the owners or their staff offering overnight accommodation in beds or bunks in separate cabins. 1990-01-01 BT recreational craft PT hotholer PT Birmingham canal boat loading alongside foundry banks i.e. the hot holes. Often carrying slag etc. from blast furnaces. 1990-01-01 BT Birmingham day boat PT house lighter PT The living boat of a gang of fen lighters. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e47 craft by accommodation NL RT Fen lighter PT hoy PT The hoy was either a small boat acting as a tender, especially in rivers or estuaries, or a small coasting vessel under sail. The former type was a large rowing boat that ferried passengers to seagoing and estuarine vessels, especially where there was inadequate wharfage. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT human powered boat PT A boat whose motive power source is provided by a person. 1990-01-01 NT best boat PT NT bow hauled boat PT NT canoe PT NT clinker eight PT NT clinker four PT NT coastal four PT NT coastal single PT NT coxed eight PT NT coxed four PT NT coxed pair PT NT coxed twelve PT NT coxless four PT NT coxless pair PT NT dodger PT NT dory PT NT double scull PT NT dragon boat PT NT frontloader PT NT funny PT NT gig PT NT long boat (rowing) PT NT octuple PT NT outrigger pair PT NT outrigger scull PT NT perfect PT NT peter boat PT NT punt PT NT quadruple scull PT NT racing punt PT NT randan PT NT semi-racer punt PT NT shallop PT NT single scull PT NT skiff PT NT triple scull PT NT tub pair PT NT wager PT NT whiff PT BT transport PT BT d4e227 craft by motive power NL human powered propulsion system component PT Equipment which is a component in a propulsion system where the power is supplied by a human. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT barge pole PT NT button PT NT crutches PT NT gate PT NT oar PT NT outrigger PT NT paddle PT NT punting pole PT NT quant PT NT rowlock PT NT rypek PT NT sweep (oar) PT NT thole pin PT BT propulsion system component PT Humber keel PT Keels trading inland and on the East coast of England but with trade based on the Humber estuary. Had fore and aft cabins, with the family cabin at the stern (aft). draught of 7ft 6 inches. 1990-01-01 NT Barnsley keel PT NT Driffield keel PT NT Horncastle keel PT NT Humber sloop PT NT Lincoln keel PT NT Manvers keel PT NT Sheffield keel PT NT Trent ketch PT BT keel (boat) PT RT Yorkshire keel PT Humber sloop PT With the hull of a Humber keel but a fore and aft sailing rig particularly associated with the Lincolnshire shore of the Humber. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.944 sloop rigged keel BT Humber keel PT BT sail propelled boat PT RT Yorkshire keel PT INLANDW.944 sloop rigged keel ND 1990-01-01 USE Humber sloop hydraulic pump PT Dock equipment. 1990-01-01 BT pump PT hydraulic ram PT An automatic pump in which a large volume of water flows through a valve which it periodicaly forces shut, the sudden pressure change being used to raise a smaller volume of water to a higher level. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.540 jigger (ram) BT lifting equipment PT INLANDW.540 jigger (ram) ND 1990-01-01 USE hydraulic ram ice breaker PT A craft designed to break a channel through ice. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.527 iceboat NT ballard PT NT side rocker PT NT top rocker PT BT channel clearance craft PT BT service craft PT INLANDW.527 iceboat ND 1990-01-01 USE ice breaker ice clearer PT A craft designed to clear a channel of broken ice. 1990-01-01 BT channel clearance craft PT BT service craft PT ice plates PT Thin sheets of iron tacked onto a canal narrow boat at the fore end and along the loaded and empty water lines for protection against ice. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT ice tongs PT Large tongs used for removing broken ice from the canal. 1990-01-01 BT holding and gripping equipment PT BT waterway maintenance equipment PT injection dredger PT A dredger breaking up materials by water or air pumped into them and usually allowing a current to move them away. 1990-01-01 BT dredger PT inside flat PT Sailing flats built for use on rivers. They ranged from 50 to 75 feet in length and had a capacity from 80 to 150 tons. 1990-01-01 NT jigger flat PT BT Mersey sailing flat PT inspection boat PT A craft specifically designed to carry canal staff or committees on an inspection of the waterway. 1990-01-01 NT committee boat PT NT engineers inspection boat PT BT service craft PT iron boat PT A boat whose main construction material is iron. 1990-01-01 NT iron spout PT NT iron trow PT BT transport PT BT d4e183 craft by material NL iron spout PT Transom sterned non tidal keel made of iron and used on the Aire and Calder Navigation. 1990-01-01 BT iron boat PT BT Yorkshire keel PT iron trow PT Built for Danks from iron, otherwise trow shaped boats. 1990-01-01 BT iron boat PT BT trow PT jack plane PT A plane used to smooth and prepare rough timber. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT jebus PT The bows of a train of compartment boats built as a separate craft. Equipped with a winch and pulleys to tension the train. Often pushed in front of the tug when the compartments are empty. Used to break the propeller wash of the tug and make the train steerable when loaded. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.293 cutwater BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL RT Aire and Calder compartment boat PT INLANDW.293 cutwater ND 1990-01-01 USE jebus jerry iron PT A caulking iron with a diagonal edge that tapers in thickness from front to back. Used to clear old oakum out of seams. 1990-01-01 BT caulking iron PT jib PT A triangular sail, usually fitted at or near the bow of a vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT jigger flat PT A ketch rigged flat two masted with booms and gaffs. 1990-01-01 BT inside flat PT BT outside flat PT jointer plane PT A long plane used to flatten edges that are to be joined. Usually around 24-26 inches long. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT RT trying plane PT josher PT Name for narrowboats owned and built by Fellows, Morton and Clayton at their Saltley dock in Birmingham. The name is derived form that of the founder, Joshua Fellows. 1990-01-01 BT narrow boat PT BT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL kayak PT Inuit canoe originally made of sewn skins, propelled by double-ended paddle. 1990-01-01 BT canoe PT RT Rob Roy PT keb PT An iron rake used to bring up coals and other items from the bottom of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT kedge anchor PT A subsidiary anchor, used to adjust or reinforce position when moored. 1990-01-01 BT anchor PT keel bar PT Metal bar forming the keel of a metal vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT keel (boat component) PT An external fore and aft timber fitted to vessels to import longitudinal strength to the hull and into which the garboard strake is fitted. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT deadwood PT RT floor PT RT frame PT RT keelson PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT keel (boat) PT Keels are the typical boats of the waterways of North East England.The name 'keel' relates to their square sail. The original Viking construction from which they are descended is clinker but has now become carvel. 1990-01-01 NT billy boy PT NT Humber keel PT NT steam keel PT NT traffic boat PT NT Upper Trent keel PT NT Yorkshire keel PT BT barge PT RT sounding pole PT keelson PT An internal fore and aft timber often fitted to vessels above the lowest frames in the hull to assist in securing these and imparting longitudinal strength to the hull. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.552 kelsey UF INLANDW.553 kelson BT below decks watercraft component PT RT apron (boat component) PT RT floor PT RT frame PT RT hog PT RT mast PT RT mast step PT RT stand PT RT stempost PT RT sternpost PT INLANDW.552 kelsey ND 1990-01-01 USE keelson INLANDW.553 kelson ND 1990-01-01 USE keelson Kennet barge PT A wooden sailing vessel, related to a trow, with a single mast and sized to fit the locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. 1990-01-01 BT River Severn craft PT ketch rigged trow PT A two masted trow with fore and aft mainsail, a gaff top sail, two or three head sails and a gaff sail on the mizzen mast. 1990-01-01 BT sail propelled boat PT BT trow PT BT d4e496 trow by rig type NL Kidwelly and Llanelli tub boat PT 6 ton boats used throughout the life of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Kilbagie Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT klaxon PT A device designed to make a warning noise. 1990-01-01 BT communications equipment PT knee PT A wooden or metal bracket which joins or reinforces the joins between two or more parts of a boat. 1990-01-01 NT hanging knee PT NT lodging knee PT BT below decks watercraft component PT knee strings PT The short strings used to hold the sidecloths in place on the gunwhales of a narrow boat when they are rolled up. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.143 breeching strings BT above decks watercraft component PT RT sidecloths PT INLANDW.143 breeching strings ND 1990-01-01 USE knee strings Kymer tub boat PT Tub boats used on this Camarthenshire canal to transport coal and limestone. 1990-01-01 BT tub boat PT Lancaster Canal boat PT Boats 72ft x 14ft 6 inches, carrying up to 42 tons on the Lancaster Canal. Related to Leeds and Liverpool Canal long boats but different in design. 1990-01-01 BT barge PT land chain PT A series of sized lengths, linked together in a chain to measure out a distance. 1990-01-01 BT surveying equipment PT lanyard PT A line passed through the holes in a deadeye to tighten up standing rigging. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT chain plate PT RT deadeye PT large Northwich PT This type of narrow boat is one of 38 steel motor narrow boats built by W.J. Yarwood of Northwich in 1936/7. They were part of the Town class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. 1990-01-01 BT town class boat PT large Ricky PT This type of narrow boat was one of 62 wooden butty boats built by Walkers of Rickmansworth between 1936-8. They formed part of the Town Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. 1990-01-01 BT town class boat PT large Woolwich PT This type of narrowboat is one of either 24 steel pairs of boats of 24 steel motor narrow boats built by Harland and Wolff of Woolwich in 1936/7. They are part of the Town Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. 1990-01-01 BT town class boat PT launch PT A passenger boat with inboard motor for leisure journeys on inland waterways;larger than a dinghy but smaller than a narrow boat; may be canopied. 1990-01-01 BT passenger vessel PT BT recreational craft PT Lee barge PT Open holded Thames barge with a stumpy rig built to fit the river Lee. 1990-01-01 NT Lee lighter PT BT Thames barge PT Lee lighter PT Unrigged version of Lee barge,72' long by 13'x15' wide. 1990-01-01 BT Lee barge PT BT Thames lighter PT leeboard PT A large board, hinged from the hull sides of a sailing vessel, used to reduce travel to leeward when sailing. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT leeboard clam PT leeboard clam PT Winch for pulling leeboards up when not in use. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT RT leeboard PT leech PT The after edge (furthest from the mast) of a sail. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT RT sprit PT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT Leeds and Liverpool fly boat PT NT Leeds and Liverpool long boat PT NT Leeds and Liverpool short boat PT BT barge PT Leeds and Liverpool fly boat PT For 'express' use along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Size 62ft x 14ft 3 inches but with finer lines than usual craft for extra speed. 1990-01-01 BT fly boat PT BT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT Leeds and Liverpool long boat PT Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, size 72ft x 14ft 3 inches for use between Liverpool and Wigan where the locks are only 62ft long. Draws on original use of the canal by River Douglas flats. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.597 Liverpool sider BT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT INLANDW.597 Liverpool sider ND 1990-01-01 USE Leeds and Liverpool long boat Leeds and Liverpool short boat PT Craft designed for use on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, size 62ft x 14ft 3 inches in order to fit the locks between Wigan and Leeds. Draws on original keel and flat influences. 1990-01-01 BT Leeds and Liverpool craft PT leg vice PT Any of the various blacksmithing vices that have one long leg which is attached to a bench (and often supported at the foot) and a simple spring mechanism to hold the jaws open. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT letter flag PT A flag which represents a letter in flag code. 1990-01-01 BT signal flag PT letterbox ventilator PT Small cast metal ventilator fixed to the cabin sides of some narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT lewis PT Metal devices consisting of dovetail tenons; used to hoist heavy units of masonry. 1990-01-01 BT lifting equipment PT life belt PT A ring of buoyant material, used to help someone stay afloat in water. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT life jacket PT A buoyant garment worn over the upper body to enable a person to stay afloat in water. 1990-01-01 BT lifesaving and protective equipment PT lifesaving and protective equipment PT Equipment designed for lifesaving and protective purposes in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT hedging mitts PT NT life belt PT NT life jacket PT NT pitch hood PT NT puddling boots PT NT waders PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL lifting equipment PT Equipment designed for lifting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boat jack PT NT crane PT NT hydraulic ram PT NT lewis PT NT winch PT BT handling equipment PT lighter PT Generally a boat for transferring cargo from a large boat to another craft or the bank. 1990-01-01 NT Fen lighter PT NT Stour lighter PT NT Thames lighter PT BT barge PT lighting component PT Objects which are components of an ionland waterways object with a lighting function.. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bulkhead light PT NT bullseye PT NT decklight PT NT portlight PT BT components PT BT d4e26 component by specific context NL Lincoln keel PT Variation of the Humber keel, trading to Lincoln. Size 74ft 9 inches x 15ft. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT lining plank PT Large wooden plank fixed inside the top edge of a wooden narrow boat to give stiffness and longitudinal strength and support to the inboard edge of the gunwhale. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.594 lining piece BT plank (boat component) PT INLANDW.594 lining piece ND 1990-01-01 USE lining plank Liskeard and Looe Union boat PT 57ft x 10f (lock size) (proposed as a tub boat canal). Very little known. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Llechryd Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT lock lifter PT Fitted with an A frame for lifting and transporting lock gates. 1990-01-01 BT service craft PT lodging knee PT A shaped bracket of either timber or metal which both joins and reinforces the join between component of the vessel's structure. 1990-01-01 BT knee PT long board PT Fore and aft plank in the bottom of a wooden vessel. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT long boat (rowing) PT The longest and largest of several boats carried by a sea-going ship. It could be used, however, on tidal rivers and estuaries, propelled by ten oars, often double-banked. This meant that two rowers shared the same thwart or bench. 1990-01-01 BT human powered boat PT long distance passenger boat PT Many canal routes had long distance passenger boats until the coming of the railways. Boats would include a first class saloon and either one or two other classes. 1990-01-01 BT canal passenger boat PT louvre ventilator PT Pressed metal ventilators. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT luby PT A forged metal pin fitted to the top of a narrow boat top mast, fitted with rearward pivotting pin and return spring to act as a safety device to prevent the horse being pulled into the canal should the boat overtake the horse. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.606 loobey BT equine powered propulsion system component PT RT top mast PT INLANDW.606 loobey ND 1990-01-01 USE luby luff PT The leading edge of a fore and aft sail. (As a verb 'to luff' is to turn closer to the wind). 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.572 leading edge BT sail component PT INLANDW.572 leading edge ND 1990-01-01 USE luff luff barge PT Squat, round-fronted or bowed barge in use during the early nineteenth century on the Thames and the Medway. 1990-01-01 BT barge PT lutchet PT An open backed support for a towing mast, usually found on keels. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT macon PT A type of oar. 1990-01-01 BT oar PT main course PT The largest sail of a suit of sails for a square rigged vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT main sail PT The largest sail of a suit of sails for a fore and aft rigged vessel. 1990-01-01 BT sail component PT RT top sail PT main sheet PT The rope which controls the largest sail. 1990-01-01 BT rigging component PT main sheet horse PT A wooden or metal bar fixed athwartships (across the width of the vessel) to the deck of a sailing vessel on to which the main sheet is fastened, usually being able to slide along the horse. 1990-01-01 BT horse (component) PT maintenance and repairing equipment PT Equipment designed for use in maintenance and repair in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT boat maintenance equipment PT NT boat repair equipment PT NT dredging equipment PT NT ship repair equipment PT NT waterway maintenance equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL making iron PT A flat or grooved edge iron used to compress the oakum in the seam. 1990-01-01 NT double crease iron PT NT single crease iron PT NT treble crease iron PT BT caulking iron PT Manchester flat PT Adaptation of the Mersey flat. Manchester flats sailed along the Bridgewater Canal. 1990-01-01 BT canal flat PT mandrel PT Cylindrical tapered rods of iron or wood designed to hold a hollow part while it is being forged or turned. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT mane comb PT Grooming comb for untangling mane and tail hair. 1990-01-01 BT equine maintenance equipment PT Manvers keel PT Variation of the Humber keel, trading principally to Manvers Main colliery on the Dearne and Dove Canal. Size 58ft x 14ft 10 inches. 1990-01-01 BT Humber keel PT margin plank PT The outermost plank of a wooden deck. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT BT plank (boat component) PT marine engine PT An engine designed for use in boats or ships. 1990-01-01 NT harbourmaster unit PT BT motive power producing equipment PT market boat PT Carrying goods and passengers over short distances, principally to markets. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.611 luggage boat BT canal passenger boat PT INLANDW.611 luggage boat ND 1990-01-01 USE market boat marking equipment PT Equipment designed for marking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT branding iron PT NT branding stamp PT NT punch PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL marline spike PT A pointed iron spike 6-18 inches long, usually pierced at the head. Used for opening the strands of ropes when splicing. 1990-01-01 BT rope working equipment PT martingale PT Decorative shaped leather connecting strap, usually fitted with brasses. Hangs between the horse's fore legs. Fixed to lower point of the collar and belly band. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.375 false martingale BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT INLANDW.375 false martingale ND 1990-01-01 USE martingale mast PT Vertical pole, often supported by stays and shrouds, providing an anchor point for sails or towing. 1990-01-01 NT mizzen PT NT pole mast PT NT polka mast PT BT above decks watercraft component PT RT bobbin PT RT halyard PT RT mast step PT RT shroud PT RT spar PT RT stand PT RT stay PT RT yard PT mast and spar component PT Objects which are components of mast and spar systems. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bobbin PT NT boom PT NT gaff PT NT sprit PT NT tabernacle PT NT top mast PT NT truck (boat component) PT BT wind powered propulsion system component PT mast box PT Heavily constructed wooden box, approx 6ft x 10 x 10 with a hollow centre to house and support a sliding towing mast on canal narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT mast pin PT Metal pin used to secure the top mast into the box mast at the required height on narrow boats. 1990-01-01 BT pin PT RT box mast PT RT top mast PT mast step PT A shaped depression or block cut into or mounted on the keelson, into which the heel of the mast is fixed. 1990-01-01 BT below decks watercraft component PT RT keelson PT masthead lamp PT Lamp with plain or dioptric lens in large lamp fitted with side rings for running up the mast. Usually half round form with flat back and door. 1990-01-01 BT navigation lamp PT BT ship's lamp PT RT stern lamp PT maul PT A term for various tools used for driving. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.61 beater UF INLANDW.620 mall UF INLANDW.639 mawl NT ship maul hammer PT BT shipbuilding equipment PT BT striking equipment PT INLANDW.61 beater ND 1990-01-01 USE maul INLANDW.620 mall ND 1990-01-01 USE maul INLANDW.639 mawl ND 1990-01-01 USE maul meag PT Used to cut the roots of plants on the Norfolk Broads. 1990-01-01 BT waterway maintenance equipment PT Measham teapot PT Distinctive eathernware design with dark brown glaze and cream/red flowers in relief, often with a small plaque bearing a greetings message. Larger teapots sometimes have small teapot incorporated into the lid. Sold at Measham to boaters, but not produced by Masons of Swadlincote. Often given to other boaters as gifts. Other items of Measham ware include tobacco jars, jugs etc. 'Bargeware' and 'barge pots' are often used to describe Measham ware by land based people. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.51 barge pot UF INLANDW.53 bargeware BT containers PT INLANDW.51 barge pot ND 1990-01-01 USE Measham teapot INLANDW.53 bargeware ND 1990-01-01 USE Measham teapot measuring equipment PT Objects which are used for measuring in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bevel PT NT bevel board PT NT float type gauging stick PT NT folding gauging stick PT NT gauging stick PT NT rope gauge PT NT shipwright's plumb bob PT NT shipwright's plumb line PT NT sounding pole PT NT sounding rod PT NT weighing equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL Mersey barge PT Motor craft and earlier steam powered craft used in and around the Mersey Estuary- the first on the Weaver in 1911. Larger craft replaced steam powered boats in the 1940s, carrying up to 285 tons. 1990-01-01 NT Rochdale Canal steam packet PT NT Weaver packet PT BT barge PT Mersey flat PT The family of craft of the Mersey estuary and local rivers. They included sailing flats, unpowered flats, canal flats and coastal flats. 1990-01-01 NT canal flat PT NT Mersey sailing flat PT BT barge PT Mersey sailing flat PT They went up the St Helens Canal, the Weaver, the Mersey and Irwell Navigation and the Runcorn and Latchford Canal. Up to mid C18 they were doubled ended and square sailed. From mid C18 to mid C19 they developed a transom stern and fore and aft rig. From mid C19 returned to a double ended shape but with a fore and aft rig. All around 72ft x 14ft. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.634 mast flat NT inside flat PT NT outside flat PT NT Weaver sailing flat PT BT Mersey flat PT BT sail propelled boat PT INLANDW.634 mast flat ND 1990-01-01 USE Mersey sailing flat metalworking equipment PT Objects which are used for metalworking in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT bench shears PT NT blacksmith's equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e371 tools and equipment by material worked upon NL middle Northwich PT This type of narrow boat is one of 8 steel pairs built by W.J. Yarwood of Northwich in 1935/6. They are part of the Star Class series of boats built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. 1990-01-01 BT star class boat PT mine boat PT Craft principally designed to work underground in quarries and mines, generally short and narrow but boat shaped rather than rectangular. 1990-01-01 NT Crooke mine boat PT NT Gwauncaegurwen mine boat PT NT Harecastle mine boat PT NT Nent Force mine boat PT NT Speedwell mine boat PT NT Worsley mine boat PT BT transport PT BT d4e97 craft by context NL miscellaneous cargo craft types PT Miscellaneous cargo craft. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT Aberdeenshire Canal boat PT NT Adelphi Canal boat PT NT Arbury Canal boat PT NT Arisaig Canal boat PT NT bastard boat PT NT Burton Boat Company Canal boat PT NT Cemlyn Canal boat PT NT Chelmer barge PT NT Cinderford Canal boat PT NT Compstall Canal boat PT NT Croydon Canal boat PT NT Dudley Canal tunnel boat PT NT Eardington Forge Canal boat PT NT Emmets Canal boat PT NT Glasgow Paisley Ardrossan boat PT NT Grand Union Canal wide boat PT NT Haigh Canal boat PT NT Kilbagie Canal boat PT NT Liskeard and Looe Union boat PT NT Llechryd Canal boat PT NT Muirkirk Canal boat PT NT Severner PT NT Sir Nigel Gresley Canal boat PT NT Somerset turf boat PT NT Somerset withy boat PT NT Stevenston Canal boat PT NT Thorne and Hatfield Canal boat PT NT Tremadoc Canal boat PT NT Wilson House Canal boat PT NT Woodeaves Canal boat PT NT Worcester and Birmingham Canal barge PT BT cargo vessel PT mizzen PT The after most (nearest the stern or rear of a vessel) mast. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.539 jigger (mast) BT mast PT INLANDW.539 jigger (mast) ND 1990-01-01 USE mizzen modesty flap PT A hinged flap inside a narrow boat cabin which divides the side bed from the main bed. 1990-01-01 BT above decks watercraft component PT monkey's fist PT A ball of rope made by knotting around a weight, with a loop at one end. Acts as a toggle as part of a towing line and gives weight to a line when it is thrown. 1990-01-01 BT ropework PT Monmouthshire Canal boat PT 60ft x 8ft 6.9in all the boats were built with cabins. 1990-01-01 BT Welsh narrow boat PT mooring pin PT Metal pin to tie mooring ropes to. It is either fixed to the boat or hammered into the bank. 1990-01-01 BT pin PT mortise chisel PT A general term for various chisels used for mortising (creating a hole to receive a projection and make a joint). All have an extra strong blade, a stout handle to take the blows of the mallet and the blades are characterised by being thicker back-to-front than other chisels in order to resist bending when levering out the waste in a deep mortice. 1990-01-01 BT chisel PT BT woodworking equipment PT motive power producing equipment PT Equipment used for producing motive pwer in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT marine engine PT NT oar PT NT paddle PT BT power producing equipment PT motor boat tiller PT Removable metal tube fitted to the rudder stock to provide steering leverage. 1990-01-01 BT tiller PT RT motor narrow boat PT RT tiller bar PT motor cruiser PT A craft permanently fitted with accommodation for overnight stays and primarily used for holidays, privately owned or hired. Fitted with beds or bunks and often with shower or bath. Powered by an engine. 1990-01-01 NT aft cockpit cruiser PT NT centre steering cruiser PT NT dual steering cruiser PT NT forward steering cruiser PT BT cruiser PT motor narrow boat PT The first English trials of motor narrow boats took place just before the 1st World War, 1914-1918, and mostly involved conversion of horse boats. From the 1920s new motor boats were built with a counter stern and an underwater shape designed to maximize the efficiency of the propeller. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.658 motor boat BT diesel powered boat PT BT narrow boat PT RT motor boat tiller PT RT pigeon box PT INLANDW.658 motor boat ND 1990-01-01 USE motor narrow boat moulded boat PT A boat constructed by moulding. 1990-01-01 BT transport PT BT d4e76 craft by construction NL moulding plane PT A class of thin-bodied planes with variously shaped soles and blades whose cutting edges form many various mouldings. 1990-01-01 BT plane PT moving and transport equipment PT Equipment used for moving and transporting in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT towing equipment PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL mud hopper PT A craft designed to carry the waste products of inland waterway maintenance work primarily dredgings. 1990-01-01 BT waste disposal vessel PT mud scoop PT A leather bag held by a round iron frame on the end of a long pole. Used for hand dredging of the canal. 1990-01-01 BT dredging equipment PT BT waterway maintenance equipment PT Muirkirk Canal boat PT Size and shape unknown. 1990-01-01 BT miscellaneous cargo craft types PT mule PT Mule rigged spritsail barge with a gaff rigged mizzen. 1990-01-01 BT Thames barge PT RT boomie PT RT stumpy barge PT mushroom anchor PT An anchor consisting of a straight length with a bowl shape at the end (like an inverted mushroom). 1990-01-01 BT anchor PT mushroom ventilator PT A tube fitted vertically to the deck of a boat with a moveable hemispherical cover to allow fresh air to enter enclosed spaces. 1990-01-01 BT ventilator PT muzzle PT Basket of wire or leather to fit over the horse's mouth or muzzle to prevent grazing when under way. Also fitted to horses liable to bite or snap. 1990-01-01 BT equine equipment PT BT equine powered propulsion system component PT nail PT A slender and usually pointed and headed fastener, designed for impact driven insertion. 1990-01-01 NT countersunk head nail PT NT shearing nail PT NT spike PT NT trenail PT BT fastener PT nail header PT Tools used to hold nail rods while making nail heads in wrought nail making. 1990-01-01 BT blacksmith's equipment PT narrow boat PT Craft designed for use on narrow canals. Boat shaped and carrying between 14 and 40 tons. The principal dimensions are 70ft x 7ft wide though over length and narrow and broad versions exist. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.605 longboat UF INLANDW.652 monkey boat UF INLANDW.677 narrowboat NT Birmingham day boat PT NT blue top PT NT box boat PT NT butty boat PT NT Chesterfield Canal boat PT NT horse drawn narrow boat PT NT motor narrow boat PT NT Runcorn six planker PT NT steam narrow boat PT NT tanker boat PT NT Welsh narrow boat PT NT wharf boat PT NT d4e316 narrow boat by type NL BT cargo vessel PT RT barge PT RT Severner PT RT Worsley mine boat PT INLANDW.605 longboat ND 1990-01-01 USE narrow boat INLANDW.652 monkey boat ND 1990-01-01 USE narrow boat INLANDW.677 narrowboat ND 1990-01-01 USE narrow boat navigating equipment PT Equipment used for navigating in an inland waterways context. Do not use for indexing. Use a more specific term. 1990-01-01 NT sextant PT NT ship's binnacle PT NT ship's compass PT BT tools and equipment PT BT d4e392 tools and equipment by process NL navigation lamp PT General term for the lamps used to identify the direction a ship is facing. 1990-01-01 NT masthead lamp PT NT not under command lamp PT NT port lamp PT NT starboard lamp PT NT stern lamp PT BT ship's lamp PT navvy's yoke PT Wooden yoke used in canal construction work. 1990-01-01 BT carrying equipment PT Neath Canal boat PT 60ft x 8ft 10in loading to 24 tons on a draught of 2ft 9in. Mostly open and capable of hanging the rudder at either end. 1990-01-01 BT Welsh narrow boat PT neddy PT A short towing mast found on keels. 1990-01-01 BT equine powered propulsion system component PT Nent Force mine boat PT Boats used to carry lead ore out of the Nent Force level mines in Cumberland. 1990-01-01 BT mine boat PT Newbury barge PT Craft 109 feet long, with a 17 foot beam and a 3 foot 6 inch draught when loaded with 110 tons. Based on the Kennet Navigation in Newbury. They were flat bottomed with a rounded head. 1990-01-01 BT western barge PT Norfolk dinghy PT A class of 14 feet dinghy; 86 were built for Norfolk and Suffolk Broads racing; clinker built; gunter rig. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT Norfolk keel PT Preceded the Norfolk wherry and was the common cargo carrier on the Broads. Square rigged, transom sterned and clinker built craft. Around 54ft x 14ft, carrying 30 tons but also came in a variety of sizes. Succeeded by the wherry after 1800 which could be sailed with fewer crew. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.548 keel wherry BT Norfolk wherry PT INLANDW.548 keel wherry ND 1990-01-01 USE Norfolk keel Norfolk punt PT Restricted class of racing boats concentrated on Barton Broad. 1990-01-01 BT competitive craft PT BT sail propelled boat PT Norfolk wherry PT Double ended vessels with the mast stepped well forward carrying around 25 tons on a 4ft draught. Painted black with a single gaff sail. Mostly clinker built.'Wherry' means boat and it acquired its local meaning in Norfolk and Suffolk. 1990-01-01 UF INLANDW.1182 wherry NT Aylsham Navigation wherry PT NT Norfolk keel PT NT North Walsham and Dilham Canal wherry PT NT reedlighter PT NT River Ant wherry PT NT River Bure wherry PT NT River Waveney wherry PT NT steam wherry PT NT Thames wherry PT BT barge PT RT quant PT