Tamar barge

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Shamrock berthed at Cotehele Quay, on the Cotehele Estate in Cornwall SailingBarge Shamrock, CoteheleQuay.jpg
Shamrock berthed at Cotehele Quay, on the Cotehele Estate in Cornwall

A Tamar barge is a masted sailing vessel, designed for carrying cargo along the River Tamar [1] and the south coast of Cornwall.

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The Tamar barge can be either a single or double masted vessel. It can carry up to 32 tonnes. Tamar barges were manufactured in the 19th century in the Tamar Valley by boatbuilders such as James Goss of Calstock, Frederick Hawke of Stonehouse, Plymouth and David Banks of Queen Anne’s Battery in Sutton Harbour, Plymouth.[ citation needed ]

There are only two surviving Tamar barges, both have been almost completely restored. Normally one, Shamrock, is open to visitors at Cotehele Quay [2] and the other, Lynher, is privately owned and moored at Cremyll.

Shamrock is currently undergoing extensive repairs due to lack of maintenance which had led to mould and rot spreading throughout the timbers. The National Trust has launched a fundraising campaign to pay for the repairs to the historic vessel. [3]

List of known Tamar Barges

VesselImageLengthSail PlanBuilderDatePlaceFateRef
Annie55.7 ft Cutter Frederick Hawke1899 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Abandoned at Hooe Lake [4]
Bertie46.2 ft Sloop David Banks and Co.1883Queen Annes Battery,
Plymouth 		Abandoned in 1928 at Hooe Lake [5]
CommerceUnknown Cutter UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown [6]
Edith Tamar Barge Edith.png 54.9 ft Cutter Unknownc1890UnknownUnknown [6]
Edward & SarahUnknown Cutter Edward BroomingUnknown Calstock,
Devon 		Unknown [7] [8]
Edwin55.1 ftUnknownRichard Hill & Sons1880 Cattedown,
Plymouth 		Abandoned in 1924, partly broken up, at Pomphlett Creek [9]
Elizabeth JaneUnknown Cutter UnknownUnknownUnknownAbandoned at Antony Passage [10]
Flora May Tamar Barge Flora May.jpg 50.5 ft Cutter Frederick Hawke1897 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Operated between Danescombe Quay and Plymouth
Later abandoned at Saltash		 [11]
GwendolineUnknownUnknownDavid Banks and Co.1894Queen Annes Battery,
Plymouth 		Unknown [12]
Kate54 ft Cutter Frederick Hawke1885 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Unknown [13]
Lillie55 ft Sloop James Goss1899 Calstock,
Devon 		Unknown [14] [8]
Industry40 ft Sloop Edward Brooming1880 Calstock,
Devon 		Unknown [15]
Lynher Lynher at Danescombe Quay.jpg 51.2 ft Cutter James Goss1896 Calstock,
Devon 		Abandoned in the 1950s at Poldrissick Quay
Restored in 1999 by Charlie Force
Currently Operational		 [16]
MartinUnknown Cutter UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown [6]
MayblossomUnknownUnknownUnknown1894 Plymouth Unknown [12]
Myrtle Myrtle at Danescombe Quay.jpg 50 ft Sloop Robert May1896Danescombe Quay,
Calstock,
Cornwall 		Bomded by the Luftwaffe during the Plymouth Blitz, sank in the Hamoaze, next to Devonport Naval Base. [17] [12]
Pearl52 ft Cutter Frederick Hawke1896 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Abandoned at Hooe Lake [18]
Phoenix51.9 ft Cutter Frederick Hawke1900 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Unknown [19]
ReaperUnknownUnknownFrederick Hawkec1900 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Unknown [20]
Shamrock Cotehele Quay - geograph.org.uk - 978374.jpg 57.5 ft Ketch Frederick Hawke1899 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Abandoned in the 1960’s at Hooe Lake
Restored in 1975 by the National Trust
Currently a Floating Museum		 [21]
SecretUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown [12]
Sirdar Tamar Barge Sirdar.jpg Unknown Cutter UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown [6]
Triumph56.5 ft Cutter Frederick Hawke1898 Stonehouse,
Plymouth 		Used in WWII, later abandoned at Poldrissick Quay [22]
YealmUnknownUnknownMoore1878 Sutton Pool,
Plymouth 		Unknown [13]

Surviving Tamar barges

See also

References

  1. ↑ Calstock Online Parish Clerk River Tamar Travel
  2. ↑ Shamrock at Cotehele
  3. ↑ "Saving Shamrock". National Trust. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Hooe Mystery Ships
  5. ↑ Tamar Barge Bertie
  6. 1 2 3 4 The Upper Tamar Valley a Century Ago (1982) R.T.Paige, page 40
  7. ↑ The Tamar Valley and Its People (1984) R.T.Paige
  8. 1 2 The Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley (1967) F. Brooker, pages 42-44
  9. ↑ Tamar Barge Edwin
  10. ↑ Tamar Barge Elizabeth Jane
  11. ↑ Tamar Barge Flora May
  12. 1 2 3 4 The Upper Tamar Valley a Century Ago (1982) R.T.Paige, page 44
  13. 1 2 Barges (1984) J.Leather, chapter 13 pages 167-176
  14. ↑ Tamar Barge Lillie
  15. ↑ Tamar Barge Little Industry
  16. ↑ Tamar Barge Lynher
  17. ↑ Cotehele Quay Heritage Centre
  18. ↑ Tamar Barge Pearl
  19. ↑ Tamar Barge Phoenix
  20. ↑ Tamar Barge Reaper
  21. ↑ Tamar Barge Shamrock
  22. ↑ Tamar Barge Triumph
  23. ↑ National Historic Ships UK

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