Lincoln Castle

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P.S. Lincoln Castle

Lincoln Castle berthed at Grimsby in June 2004: Photo courtesy David Ornsby

Built in 1940 by A&J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
Engines : Triple Expansion Diagonal
Dimensions : 208'9" long
598 Gross Registered Tonnes

Operated on London & North East Railway's Hull-New Holland ferry service on the Humber Estuary in England
Similar to her quasi-sisters Tattershall and Wingfield Castle except for the boiler being forward (ie the boiler placed ahead of the engines in the hull)
With her funnel forward of the paddle wheels her looks were more conventional than her sisters
Retained on the service after the withdrawal of her quasi-sisters, running alongside the paddle car ferry Farringford
Withdrawn in 1978 with a defective boiler, having remained coal-fired to the end, the last vessel of her type in the UK
Opened as a pub at Hessle close to the Humber Bridge which had, since 1981, rendered the ferries obsolete
Resold and moved to Immingham for refurbishment in 1987
Opened as a bar and restaurant at the Heritage Centre at Alexandra Dock, Grimsby in 1989


Freshly repainted in 2006	Another 2006 view by David Ornsby	Behind the museum ship, trawler "Ross Tiger"

LINCOLN CASTLE "AGROUND"

Lincoln Castle is high and dry in this photo taken on January 4th 2008 by David Ornsby. Everything was deliberate - and even the shingle was purposely filled into the corner of Alexandra Dock so that the paddler could be "run aground" for attention to her hull. She has been out of action for the public for over a year.

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