First I saw this unusually named boat:
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart appeared in many Doctor Who adventures.
And I hardly need say that the Tardis is the Doctor's bigger-inside-than-out time transport machine.
Both boats were on the Grand Union between Cosgrove and Stoke Bruerne.
I wonder what other Doctor Who boats are out there.
From blacking: Day 2
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As I was ahead of schedule I had a pretty relaxed start to the day. I
walked up to the village as I’d arranged to meet Kathryn for a cup of tea
in the c...
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We've got one in Cambridge called Davros.
I don't think I've seen any Doctor Who themed boats, but I started a list of those linked to Tolkien. Maybe as interesting would be an über-list of themes that boat-namers have tied into. I've seen some Harry Potters.
I refer the homourable gentleman to [about half way down]
http://nbtortoise.blogspot.co.uk/2006/09/boats-names-again-not-just-bad-puns.html
Ah, yes, Gallifrey. Thanks Simon.
My late partner was part owner of this boat. In an extensive refurb, they decided re-named it The Lethbridge-Stewart circa 2006/7 after some discussion and my telling them the only narrowboat (to the best of my knowledge) seen in Doctor Who was that which Kate L-B was seen living on in the 1995 direct to video Reeltime production Downtime.
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