by Wheldale » Thu Jan 14, 2016 8:11 pm
We took Wheldale down to the hoist yesterday to pump out the 3 pans to get them ready for the new season's dock trips. When we got back we met Colin Matthias from Westwoodside who had never been to the Museum before. He explained as an apprentice with Watsons he remembered taking OP on to the Humber for trials at the measured mile. Chris wasn't there yesterday but as Brian Newstead off Conservacy is one of our new crew members he took Colin down to take some pics of OP. I have put Colin in touch with our Chris who is now lock-keeper at Cromwell Lock.