MBBC Bury Wharf & Tunnel

Taken 10-Aug-11

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HRS 291 MBBC, Bury, sunken iceboat 1973

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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