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Severn Collier
Hob Uid: 1574854
Location : Gloucestershire Stroud Hinton
Grid Ref : SO6848004240
Summary : Remains of SEVERN COLLIER a wide beam wooden motor barge beached c Feb 1965 between the east foreshore of Severn estuary and Gloucester and Sharpness canal at Purton. Forms part of the ship's graveyard or Hulk assemblage know as the Purton Hulks.
More information : Remains of SEVERN COLLIER a wide beam wooden motor barge beached c Feb 1965 between the east foreshore of Severn estuary and Gloucester and Sharpness canal at Purton. Forms part of the ship's graveyard or Hulk assemblage know as the Purton Hulks. (1) SEVERN COLLIER built 14th July 1937, official number 584, unregistered. Built in Stourport of oak as wide beam motor barge to supply coal to the Cadbury brothers Severnside factory. However, the engine size had been miscalculated and she was significantly underpowered. The engine was removed, and was then used as a dumb barge. Fell out of use when the factory converted to oil powered from coal. Beached c Feb 1965. (2) Allocated number 21 by Barnett 2004 and first visible in aerial photographs in 1969. Partially visible 2007. (3) Bow, stern and some framing still visible above ground at time of survey in 2010. (4)

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Source details : Compilers comment [15-MAY-2013]
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Source details : Purton Hulks. All Vessels. The Friends of Purton. Severn Collier report. < http://www.friendsofpurton.org.uk/Vessels/Severn_Collier.html > [accessed 15-MAY-2013]
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Source details : By Gloucestershire County Council, Friends of Purton and English Heritage 2010
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Source details : Purton Hulks Condition Report 2010. Phase 1 report - No 21 Stourport motor barge Severn Collier. By the Friends of Purton. [accessed 15-MAY-2013]
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1937
Monument End Date : 1937
Monument Start Date : 1937
Monument Type : Barge
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1965
Monument End Date : 1965
Monument Start Date : 1965
Monument Type : Hulk, Barge
Evidence : Buried Vessel Structure

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External Cross Reference Number : SO 60 SE 131
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