Craft

/

Fleet No

/ Built at / Hull / Cost / Owner / Launch Date

EMPEROR

/ 238 / Saltley Dock / Iron Composite / £600 / FMC / 5.1898

Steamer Registrations

Place / PH Number / Captain / Date Inspected / Date Registered
Birmingham / 1006 / Edward Wenlock / 9.5.1898 / 3.6.1898

Steamer Gaugings

Place / Gauging Number / Notes / Date
Port of London
GJC / 9986
11669 / 19.8.1898
19.1.1911

Hull Composition

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Maintenance

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Date

Boiler

Type / Tubes / PSI / Cost
Cochrane / 48 x 1¾ / 100 lbs
Maintenance / Date
Retubed
Retubed
Retubed
Part retubing, funnel double joint on bottom downwards. Boiler covered (Silicate)
Retubed 48 x 1¾’’ in rows both ways. 4 stays only, on each side. Longitudinal stays rivetted.
Boiler repaired at Wheelers, Smethwick / 5.1900
5.1902
5.1903
10.1907
1.1908
12.1909

Engine

/ FMC Haines
Maintenance / Date
New low pressure cylinder and distance piece. Considerable engine work costing £43 12.10
New slide valves to bring to standard 1/16’’ lead given / 6.1905
12.1909

Propeller Shaft

/ 9’ 3’’ ( 8’’ 3’ – 10’’ – 2” )
Maintenance / Date
New shaft / 5.1903
Steamer History
/ Date
Letter twm/FMC …may have broken Hasty’s chain…
Warren/TWM “butty Welton jammed with last boat in tug tow for 4 hours. Capt Woodfield
Photo at Long Buckby with James Woodfield
FMC/TWM re incident Capt J Woodfield
TWM/FMC reported for not using side locks / 8.9.1899
24.7.1905
1906
18.4.1907
11.1.1914

Conversion to motor

At / Cost / Engine / Cost / Date
Saltley / £450 / 15hp Bolinder Model E (Pollock 624) / £162.4.6 / 7.4.1917

Motor Registrations

Place / PH No / Captain / Date Inspected / Date Registered
Birmingham (Fly as Ord) / Bm 278 / 15.8.1934

Motor Gaugings

Place / Gauging Number / Notes / Date
BCN
GJC / 1079
12158 / 27.8.1925
1.12.1926

Maintenance

Engine converted to 15hp Bolinder Model BM at Uxbridge (Uxbridge Yard book says 6. 1933)
Docked at Saltley
Docked at Uxbridge
Docked at Saltley / 12.1932
12.1935
4.1939
8.1942

Motor History

/ Date
BM15 engine taken out at Saltley prior to sale. Put in CAMEL / 4.1948

Fate

/ Hull sold to Thomas Clayton (Oldbury) Ltd / Date / 4.1948
Modern History
Date / Action / Owner / Name / Source
4.1948 / To Thomas Clayton. Converted to gas boat / Thomas Clayton / EMPEROR
Undated / Change of owner to T Clayton on GS BCN 1079 / Thomas Clayton / EMPEROR
16.7.1952 / Regauged BCN 2353 for E Thomas as EMPRESS No 2 / E Thomas / EMPRESS No 2 / Gauging sheet
E. Thomas used as tug fitted with a Fordson TVO engine and washboards under counter / E Thomas / EMPRESS No 2
2.4.1961 / at E.T's yard as EMPRESS No 2 (BCN 2353) / E Thomas / EMPRESS No 2 / AB
2.11.1962 / at Walsall as EMPRESS No 2
1.9.1964 / at ET Walsall as Empress No 2 / E Thomas / EMPRESS No 2 / BH
2.7.1965 / at ET Walsall as Empress No 2 / E Thomas / EMPRESS No 2 / BH
To M. Braine who fitted part new bottom / M Braine / EMPRESS No 2 / BH
28.3.1967 / David Thexton first offer / D Thexton / Simon Jenkins 25.2.01
4.4.1967 / Cheque received from DT for £475 / D Thexton / Simon Jenkins 25.2.01
20.4.1967 / to David Thexton / D Thexton / Simon Jenkins 25.2.01
12.6.1967 / Delivered to Stone / D Thexton / Simon Jenkins 25.2.01
14.4.1968 / Seen as EMPRESS (2353) at Norton Caines being repaired by owner. Hull only. Part new bottom being put on on slip / D Thexton / EMPRESS / AB
18.4.1968 / Also seen as above / D Thexton / EMPRESS / AB
11.5.1968 / Seen as above but now in the water / D Thexton / EMPRESS / Simon Jenkins 25.2.01
1968 / To David Thexton for £425 including full docking, full recaulking, some new elm bottoms. (plus £15 towage to Stone) / D Thexton / EMPRESS / MB
13.8.1971 / at Northampton as EMPRESS BCN 2353 owned by David A Thexton. 24 Parkhead Drive, Weston Coyney / D Thexton / EMPRESS / AB
8.8.1972 / at Lymm Rally as EMPRESS BCN 2353 still owned by David Thexton / D Thexton / EMPRESS / AB
1975 / Photographed at Kegworth with Fazeley / D Thexton / EMPRESS / Simon Jenkins 25.2.01
26.12.1977 / at Stoke Bruerne. BCN 2353 David Thexton, with Fordson 4 cyl tractor engine 45bhp @ 2000. No 500E 47236 (ex British Rail LMR road engine) with Morris gearbox ex Monarch. 2:1 reduction. Bronze prop 20 x 20 / D Thexton / EMPRESS / AB
3.1982 / Seen at Barbridge Junction / D Thexton / EMPRESS / C Clegg 3.6.01
8.1989 / At Consall Forge. Still got wooden bottom and a 1942 Thorneycroft engine. 2' 10" draught / D Thexton / EMPRESS
10.1991 / Photograph with David Thexton's name / D Thexton / EMPRESS / WW Oct 1991 p70
5.1996 / to Simon & Lisa Jenkins for £14,000 / S & L Jenkins / EMPRESS / Simon Jenkins 25.2.01
1999
30.10.2004 / Rebottomed in steel. Thorneycroft out. AS2 (TY 17227 - 12) ex Coventry in fitted with Parsons gear box
To Jim Taylor at Dutton / S & L Jenkins
J Taylor / EMPRESS
EMPRESS / Steve Priest 24.4.01
Sightings
Ref / Date / Source / Captain / Crew / Butty / Notes
EMPEROR / 5.1898 / Launched
9.5.1898 / Inspected
Bm 1006. / 3.6.1898 / Reg / Edward Wenlock / Registered
WH 9986 / 19.8.1898 / Gauged
8.9.1899 / Millner L / Excessive speed
5.1900 / Maintenance Docking
5.1902 / Maintenance Docking
5.1903 / Maintenance Docking
6.1905 / Maintenance Docking
24.7.1905 / Millner L / Woodward / Welton / Jammed with another boat in tunnel
Bm 1006. / 24.10.1905 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / 3--
Bm 1006. / 16.11.1905 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / 3--
Bm 1006. / 1.1.1906 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / 2--
Bm 1006. / 10.1.1906 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / 2--
Bm 1006. / 17.2.1906 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / 3--
Bm 1006. / 26.6.1906 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / 4--
Bm 1006. / 14.10.1906 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / 3--
26.4.1907 / Millner L / J Woodfield / Damage at lock No 1
10.1907 / Maintenance Docking
1.1908 / Maintenance Docking
Bm 1006. / 10.10.1908 / Dav CIJ / J Woodfield / …
Bm 1006. / 15.1.1909 / Dav CIJ / T Wenlock / 4--
12.1909 / Maintenance Docking
GJ 11669 / 19.1.1911 / Gauged
Bm 1006. / 19.6.1911 / Dav CIJ / J Crockett / 4--
Bm 1006. / 5.7.1911 / Dav CIJ / J Crockett / 3--
11.1.1914 / Millner L / not using sidelocks
Bm 1006.
11669 / 14.7.1915
20.7.1915 / Dav CIJ
Brent Toll / E Griffiths / 1-- / Una / 12t 15c
Bm 1006.
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669
11669 / 4.8.1915
29.8.1915
9.9.1915
25.9.1915
13.10.1915
29.10.1915
10.11.1915
22.11.1915
14.1.1916
25.1.1916
14.2.1916
15.2.1916
5.4.1916
11.5.1916
20.5.1916 / Ilk CIJ
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll / E Griffiths
E Griffiths
Knibbs
Knibbs
Knibbs
Knibbs / Una
Grange
Grange / 14t 9c
13t 8c
15t 8c
14t 16c
15t 12c
16t 11c
14t 11c
14t 13c
14t 3c
15t 2c
15t 3c
15t 15c
17t 4c
13t 1c
By 11887
(Penguin)
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887 / 7.4.1917
3.7.1917
18.8.1917
23.1.1918
11.2.1918
27.2.1918
22.3.1918 / Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll / Converted
16t 5c
15t 5c
19t 12c
20t 16c
21t 7c
20t 6c
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887 / 8.11.1921
19.12.1921
30.5.1922
14.6.1922
15.8.1922
11.9.1922
23.9.1922
12.12.1922
29.12.1922 / Hill A
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll / Cartwright / Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia / Sugar to GJC
16t 10c
20t 6c
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887
By 11887 / 11.1.1923
28.6.1923
14.7.1923
21.11.1923
20.12.1923 / Hill A
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll / Cartwright / Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia / Coal to Uxbridge
16.12.1924 / Hill A / Cartwright / Sugar to Cov C
BCN 1079
By 11887
By 11887 / 27.8.1925
19.8.1926
26.8.1926 / Brent Toll
Brent Toll / Arabia
Arabia / Gauged
7.10.1926 / Hill A / Cartwright / Motors
GJ 12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158
12158 / 1.12.1926
5.7.1927
18.7.1927
30.7.1927
17.8.1927
1.9.1927
3.10.1927
18.10.1927
19.1.1928
27.2.1928
13.3.1928
28.3.1928
17.4.1928
4.6.1928
14.6.1928
30.6.1928
13.7.1928
1.8.1928
30.8.1928
28.9.1928
26.10.1928
2.11.1928
15.11.1928
30.11.1928 / Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll
Brent Toll / Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
John
John
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Arabia
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda
Freda / Gauged
Bm 1006. / 12.8.1929 / Bre CIJ / Mrs Cartwright / 11- / Freda
Bm 1006. / 13.9.1930 / Nott CIJ / F Goldingay / 15- / John
Bm 1006. / 29.6.1931 / Nor CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 312 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 20.11.1931 / Nott CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 321 / Beaver / b4….O N to owners re water vessel
Bm 1006. / 3.11.1932 / Lei CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 3-- / Beaver
12.1932 / Maintenance Docking
Bm 1006. / 13.3.1933 / Lei CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 4-- / Beaver / "Overhauled & repainted 12 32"
Bm 1006. / 20.9.1933 / Nott CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 313 / Beaver / b11 b10 b5
Bm 1006. / 10.11.1933 / Nott CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 213 / Beaver / b11 b10 b5
Bm 1006. / 14.7.1934 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 113 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 11.8.1934 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 421 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 15.8.1934 / Bm CIJ / Inspected Fly as ordinary (Bm 278)
Bm 1006. / 23.11.1934 / Pad CIJ / F Goldingay / Beaver
Permit 1995 / 9.2.1935 / GUCC / Beaver / 49¼t Coal to Willes EL
Bm 1006. / 8.3.1935 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 412 / Beaver
Permit 2633 / 23.4.1935 / GUCCC / Beaver / 47t coal to Willes EL
Bm 1006. / 29.8.1935 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 2-- / -
Bm 1006. / 29.10.1935 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 2-- / -
Bm 1006. / 9.12.1935 / Bm CIJ / Bm 555 Ptg tops
12.1935 / Docked Saltley
Bm 1006. / 20.12.1935 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 2-- / -
Bm 1006. / 24.1.1936 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 322 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 14.2.1936 / Lei CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 2-- / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 18.2.1936 / Nott CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 312 / Beaver / b9 b12
Bm 1006. / 18.8.1936 / Bm CIJ / F Gouldingay / 322 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 12.10.1936 / Lei CIJ / Frank Gouldingay / 322 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 20.1.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 311 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 6.2.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 311 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 20.2.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 4-1 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 3.4.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 311 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 27.4.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 41- / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 7.5.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 3-1 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 2.9.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 4-1 / Beaver
Bm 1006. / 5.10.1937 / Bm CIJ / F Goldingay / 311 / Beaver
4.1939 / Docked Uxbridge
Bm 1006. / 15.10.1940 / Nott CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia / g4
Bm 1006. / 11.2.1941 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 311 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 11.3.1941 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 5.4.1941 / Wv CIJ / A Hough / 12- / Australia
Bm 1006. / 16.10.1941 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 3.12.1941 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 9.1.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Dorothy
Bm 1006. / 19.2.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Dorothy
Bm 1006. / 25.2.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Dorothy
Bm 1006. / 11.4.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Dorothy
Bm 1006. / 17.4.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 27.4.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 211 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 21.5.1942 / Nott CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia / g5
Bm 1006. / 19.6.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 311 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 9.7.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 311 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 31.7.1942 / Bm CIJ / Bm 322 Lks & Rep Bm 333 Ptg
8.1942 / Docked Saltley
GJ 12158 / 3.10.1942 / Calc TR / Hough / Australia / Tank tracks Emscote to Soar Mouth
Bm 1006. / 17.10.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 2-- / -
GJ 12158 / 22.10.1942 / Calc TR / Hough / Australia / Iron Forgings Bilston to CRB
Bm 1006. / 3.11.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 28.12.1942 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 2-- / -
Bm 1006. / 13.4.1943 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 2-- / -
Bm 1006. / 30.7.1943 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 2-- / -
Permit 1297 / 27.8.1943 / EP / A Hough / Australia / 40t Aluminium EP to Aylesbury
Bm 1006. / 24.9.1943 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 2-- / -
13.1.1944 / Calc TR / Hough / Helen / Tubes Halesowen to Brentford
Bm 1006. / 18.1.1944 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 111 / Australia
21.2.1944 / Ban TR 4658 / A Hough / Australis / 28.5 Goods CC to Oxford
28.2.1944 / Ban TR 7824 / A Hough / Australia / 37.15t Aluminium Oxford to Napton
Bm 1006. / 28.2.1944 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 211 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 14.3.1944 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia
Bm 1006. / 26.4.1944 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 211 / Australia
1.5.1944 / Ban TR 615 / A Hough / Australia / 41.15t Iron Tubes W&NJ to Oxford
12.5.1944 / Ban TR 7835 / A Hough / Australia / 40t Copper London ? To Bham
Bm 1006. / 10.6.1944 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Australia
Permit 506 / 18.10.1944 / SUC dockt / A Hough / Helen / 19t & 25t spelter EP to Bham
Bm 1006. / 19.10.1944 / Ell CIJ / J Hough / 111 / Helen / g8 spelter
Bm 1006. / 10.11.1944 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 211 / Helen
Bm 1006. / 3.3.1945 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 211 / Helen
Bm 1006. / 7.3.1945 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 121 / Helen
Bm 1006. / 3.4.1945 / Bm CIJ / A Hough / 211 / Helen
Bm 1006. / 3.4.1945 / Ell CIJ / J Hough / 111 / Helen / g8 spelter
Bm 1006. / 7.10.1945 / Wv CIJ / A Hough / 111 / Helen / Wv 41 Cert in pieces. Ab 7.12.48
Bm 1006. / 9.10.1945 / Bm CIJ / J Webb / 2-- / -
Bm 1006. / 22.11.1945 / FMC cargo / S Brooks / Yiewsley / 20t & 24t Aluminium EP to Bham
Bm 1006. / 26.4.1946 / Bm CIJ / S Brookes / 11- / Yiewsley
Bm 1006. / 3.10.1946 / Bm CIJ / S Brookes / --- / -
Bm 1006. / 23.10.1946 / Bm CIJ / S Brookes / 11- / Yiewsley
Bm 1006. / 24.3.1947 / Bm CIJ / S Brookes / --- / -
Bm 1006. / 2.9.1947 / Bm CIJ / S McDonald / 114 / Upwood
3.10.1947 / Hill TR / McDonald / Coal Newdigate to Uxbridge
Bm 1006. / 11.12.1947 / Bm CIJ / S McDonald / 12- / Upwood
4.1948 / Sold Thomas Clayton
BCN 2353 / 16.7.1952 / Regauged for E Thomas
Documents on File

Port of London Gauging 9986 pc 19.8.1898