Canal-Rail Transhipment Shed, Lubstree Wharf, at the end of the Humber Arm (Grid Ref SJ 693152), 1978
View from Lubstree Wharf towards the junction with the Newport Branch - note the Engine Shed by the Bridge (Grid Ref SJ 693152), 1978
A later view from Lubstree Wharf towards the junction with the Newport Branch
View of an old tub boat maintenance craft on the Humber Arm (Grid Ref SJ 688163), 1978. The near right corner is on the original towpath.
The old tub boat maintenance craft on the Humber Arm as first seen, early 1978.
View of the old tub boat maintenance craft on the Humber Arm (Grid Ref SJ 688163).
The stern of the old tub boat maintenance craft on the Humber Arm, 1978.
It can be seen that there was some sort of cover over the stern section, which has a raised gunwale. It is thought that some of the trading boats were so shaped to retain coal when being hauled up the inclines.
Detail of the stern section.
When the boat was excavated there was a small amount
of puddle clay in the open section, with a golf ball partly buried in it!.