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HRS 283 MBBC coal boat and ice breaker Bury 1970s

On the left Ladyshore Colliery coal boat and alongside it is the canal's ice-breaker boat. The ice-breaker was pulled by horses to break the ice on the canal. The metal rails were used to rock the boat from side to side to break the ice.
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Keywords:Little lever, barges, boats, buildings, coal, colliery, docks, education, ice, ice-breaker, ladyshore, ladyshore colliery Company, lancashire, manchester, manchester, bolton and bury canal, sepia, supply, transport, tunnels, victorians, warehouses, water, water, wharfes, wharves, winter

HRS 283 MBBC coal boat and ice breaker Bury 1970s