Middle Northwich Boats...

Tycho & Thoth...

 

Tycho is one of the five icebreakers. Tycho worked around Rugby in 1958, then she went to Alfred Matty's. She was seen in 1972 at Farmers Bridge Locks in Birmingham towing 4 joeys on a dredging contract with either Governor or Oxford . In the early eighties she was owned by Simon Wain then by Dave Parrott and based at Sawley on the River Trent where she was powered by a Petter PD3 which was fitted by BW, she is now owned by D. Reynolds and is based at Cassiobury Basin on the Grand Union near Watford . Tycho has had a new counter fitted and sections of the swim replaced recently.

Thoth was sold to a scrap dealer at Iver in 1963/4 where she was scrapped.

 

Middle Northwich motor Tycho arriving at Sutton Stop in the early 1980s


Middle Northwich motor Tycho arriving at Sutton Stop in the early 1980s


Middle Northwich motor Tycho arriving at Sutton Stop in the early 1980s


Middle Northwich motor Tycho at Mill's Dock in 1985 during our ownership


Middle Northwich motor Tycho at Zouch during our ownership


Middle Northwich motor Tycho at Braunston in June 2008


Middle Northwich motor Tycho in late 2008
Photo courtesy of D. Reynolds