Myrtle's History

Myrtle is a Thames lighter or dumb barge i.e she never had an engine, but was just towed around. She was probably used for holding gravel. If I understand it correctly, her fore and aft holds would have been filled with water, and then, as the gravel was added the water would flow out. The remains of the pipes are still there in the holds, and the walls have been lined with a thin layer of concrete in the past.


Friday, 5 March 2010

An OAP moves an 80 ton boat single-handedly in the middle of the night!

M'sM did it!  She got up at 01.22 am, and went out and pushed against the board put there to stop Myrtle moving too far towards the shore, and, lo and behold, she moved back out towards the river!  A few (hopefully) judicious adjustments of the mooring ropes, and she has stayed where she is meant to be .. very satisfactory!  The gang-plank is now back on the platform.
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