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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 NE 32
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Thomas and Arthur, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek

Summary

Thomas and Arthur, an English spritsail barge, was built at Brentford in 1881. She had a succession of owners and in 1937 was described as a house barge. She is noted as being broken up in 1950 and hercurrent precise coordinates are unknown.


Grid Reference:TQ 9610 6550
Map Sheet:TQ96NE
Parish:TONGE, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • WRECK (broken up around 1950, Post Medieval to Modern - 1881 AD to 1950 AD)

Full description

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Registration No. ROCHESTER 81848 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. THOMAS AND ARTHUR was built at Brentford in 1881. She was owned successively by Merritt, Fry, Sheppey Glue and Stevens. She was described as a house barge in 1937 and is noted as being broken up around 1950. Date reported as a house barge taken as date of loss. (1)


<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a.