| HER Number (PRN): | 31691 |
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| Name: | Dock House, Frankton Locks |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- DRY DOCK (Mid 19th century to Late 19th century - 1840 AD? to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Mid 19th century to Late 19th century - 1840 AD? to 1899 AD)
Summary
A former lengthsman's house then boat builders house, on the Montgomery Canal (PRN 00927).
| Parish: | Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ33SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 36905 31564 |
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Related records
| 00927 | Related to: Montgomery Canal (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA6395 - 1993 field observation of damage to the Montgomery Canal's heritage by G. Deamer
Description
c.1840. Former lengthsman's then boat builder's house with workshop. Uninhabited. Important dry-dock (graving dock) remains adjacent. <1>
Photograph from 1997. <2>
Photographs taken 21st February 2019. ->
-> The plaque is mounted on the Lock wall opposite and reads:
" 'CRESSY' In the dry dock which formerly existed opposite this plaque the Shropshire Union narrowboat Cressy was converted for leisure use in 1929. She later passed to Tom Rolt who used it for his journey round the canals in 1939, the story of which was told in his famous book 'Narrow Boat', published in 1944. This inspired enthusiasts who joined with Rolt to form the Inland Waterways Association in 1946
Placed here by the Shrewsbury District and North Wales Branch of the Inland Waterways Association." <3>
The photograph of the Dry dock site was taken 25th March 2019. Old photographs show that the dock had a substantial tiled roof mounted on posts covering part of the dock. Also shown was the acute angle of the entrance off the canal. <4>
Sources
| [01] | SSA23414 - Deskbased survey report: Deamer G. 1993. The conservation of the built environment on the Montgomery Canal: a memorandum addressed to the Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust [draft]. Appendix C. |
| [02] | SSA23851 - Field survey report: Anon. 1997. Montgomery Canal photographs, July 1997. p.4. |
| [03] | SSA27226 - HER comment: Haynes J B. 2014 onwards. Comments by J B Haynes, HER Compiler. 07/03/2019. |
| [04] | SSA30725 - Monograph: Arnold H. 2003. The Montgomery Canal and its restoration. pp 14-15. |
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2019 1:18PM |
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