On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:16 PM, Steve Haywood <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/12/1 Michael Askin <[email protected]> > The whole question of depth > particularly fascinated me. We know the dredging depths of the GU because of > the concrete dredging marks and the associated dates, but I still have no > clear idea of, say, the depth of the Oxford during the 1930s. > Steve
The depths of the GU have nothing to do with the depths on the piling. It just tells the dredger operator not to dig to deep! The original depth is 5' 6", but I suspect even the deepest bits are now less. Looking at some pictures of loaded Barlow's boats, it looks like there was a good 4 foot draft on the South Oxford at least to Banbury in the 50's. Cheers, Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
