Cowburn & Cowpar
Narrowboat Carrying Fleet

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Boat Name
Yard #
Launched
Away, Left Yard
Registration #
Registration Date
Swan
424
8th Feb 1933
10th Feb 1933
1115
14th Feb 1933
Swift
425
20th Oct 1933
24th Oct 1933
1119
12th Dec 1933
Swallow
443
10th Jan 1934
12th Jan 1934
1121
10th Apr 1934
Stork
444
10th Mar 1934
16th Mar 1934
1123
6th Mar 1934
Skylark
447
1st Aug 1934
31st Aug 1934
1128
11th Sept 1934
Seagull
448
7th Jan 1935
17th Jan 1935
1131
2nd Feb 1935
Snipe
545
??
22nd Apr 1936
1137
5th May 1936
Starling
546
??
27th May 1936
1138
2nd June 1936
Yard numbers had been issued in pairs representing a paired ordering pattern from Cowburn & Cowpar
Yard numbers 454 & 455 had also been issued to Cowburn & Cowpar but there is no known existence of any boats being built
All eight have British bird names beginning with the letter "S"

Swan

Narrow Boat Swan at Great Linford 1980'sEarly morning meeting (Skylark in the background) outside the Black Horse, Great Linford, late 1980's
Swan and Skylark at Soulbury in the 1980'sSwan & Skylark at Soulbury three top lock Grand Union, late 1980's

 

 

Swift

No pictures at this time

Swallow

Swallow at Ellesmere Port Easter 2005Ellesmere Port Easter 2005

 

 

Link to Swallow web site

Stork

No pictures at this time

Seagull

Narrow Boat Seagull at Aylesbury in 2003Aylesbury 2003
Narrow Boat Seagull Aylesbury 2003Aylesbury 2003
 
 

Snipe

No pictures at this time

Starling

No pictures at this time
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