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General Boards => Boats => Topic started by: National 12 Webmaster on 25 May 2008, 03:57

Title: N1121 Purgatory
Post by: National 12 Webmaster on 25 May 2008, 03:57
The life of N1121 Purgatory. Design: Mark 2, designed by: Ian Proctor in 1952
Title: Re: N1121 Purgatory
Post by: ken goddard on 11 Dec 2010, 09:08
As far as is known, Purgatory was always a Trent Valley boat. In 1957, it was owned by Mr. & Mrs P.E.J. Hunt and always named Purgatory. In its heyday, Purgatory was a very successful club boat. Joe Hunt was a Commodore of the Club. The boat left Hunt ownership in around 1971/2. It turned up a couple of years later in the ownership of the nearby Trent College school. For boats left to, or bought by, the school this was inevitably their last home.
 
Ken Goddard