THE ENGINE ROOM PLATE FROM THE P.S. TATTERSHALL CASTLE, 1934

cast in brass with raised lettering inscribed No. 1059 / BUILT BY / WILLIAM GRAY & Co. / LIMITED / WEST HARTLEPOOL with holes for bulkhead attachment -- 13½ x 20in. (34 x 51cm.); together with a refurbishment plate from 1975; and a brass and enamel steward's lapel badge

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Originally built as a passenger tender for the London & North Eastern Railway, the 556 ton Tattershall Castle was used as a barrage balloon tether and troop ferry over the Humber in World War II. Nationalised with the railways in 1948, she remained with British Rail until 1973. In 1976 (after a refit) she was towed to London where, after a stint as a floating art gallery, she was re-opened as London's famous floating pub in 1982. Moored along the Embankment opposite the old County Hall, the "Tatty Cassie" as regulars affectionately know her has been open for business ever since.

Condition Report

good overall condition

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