HULL BLACKED AND CABIN EXTERIOR REMOVED
This shot was taken with BINGLEY moored against the dustbin boat Lynn at Callohans scrap yard in Tipton not far from the present site of the Black Country Museum.It shows nearly all external cabin skins removed and just the bare frames left.Some of which were later replaced as well.
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CABIN REMOVAL COMPLETE.
When once all the cabin sides and the interior lining had been removed it was possible to carry out some much needed internal plating around the back end.The oak cabin frames were all removed to enable painting behind. Those frames which were no longer fit for use, were taken round to William Round's timber yard and used as templates to cut new oak frames.
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BINGLEY'S BARE BONES.
This photo shows the extent of the rot. This was all that was salvaged and left from the 'Willow Wren' cabin. As well as all the external fittings such as port holes etc, most of the cupboard doors, table, draws, slide, doors etc. had been removed while BINGLEY had lay either in Braunston reservoir or up the Wendover arm awaiting sale by British Waterways Board.
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NEW CABIN TAKES SHAPE
The first layer of the cabin consisted of 1.5inch thick Kerowin tongue and groove boards fixed using 3inch stainless steel screws. God that was hard work! This shot shows that first layer almost complete with me peering out of the cabin end.
The other boats in shot are the pair of large Woolwiches BATTERSEA & BARNES.
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LINING OUT CABIN
After the boards had been fitted to the cabin, a layer of tar paper was tarred on then 1/2 inch thick Beech faced exterior plywood. In this shot the plywood skin is complete and has been primed and undercoated in preparation for lining out.
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ALMOST FINISHED
This last shot shows the basic cabin shell finished off. Work soon started on all the exterior fittings and then the interior fitting out.
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SEE BINGLEY PHOTOS 3 FOR FURTHER WORK
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