Spotted as we cruised into Braunston on new year's day: this splendid tug-style boat. According to Jim Shead's boat listing Zulu is built by Tony Francis and is 60 feet long.
Noah Hingley and Sons made wrought iron at their Netherton ironworks.
Hingleys were famous for their chains and anchors, and prided themselves on the superior tensile strength and anti-corrosion properties of their wrought-iron chains and cables.
(this from a fascinating description of iron puddling and wrought iron manufacture from the Ironbridge Gorge Museums)
The oscar charlie? The Oxford Canal, of course.
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