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Neath Canal Navigation barge IVY MAY
Wooden canal barge. Removeable rudder.
The popular image of canal boats is romanticised, that of gaily-painted and immaculately decorated craft. But the working boats of South Wales had little or no such charm and were generally painted in sombre colours — like the Ivy May. The boat was built by the staff of the Neath Canal in 1934 and was used for maintenance work and not for the carriage of freight. It lay submerged in the canal for many years but, in 1977, it was raised and was subsequently restored to its original condition. The letters NCN stand for Neath Canal Navigation.
Source: Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum Guidebook, 1984
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1996.110
Historical Associations
Association Type: place name
Creation/Production
Neath Canal Navigation
Acquisition
Donation, 12/6/1996
Measurements
Length
(mm): 16002
Width
(mm): 2591
Height
(mm): 1093
Weight
(tonnes): 5
Material
wood
Location
In store
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