Flatiron necklace

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The steamship Ewell approaches London Bridge , 1926.
The Wandle steamship descends Southwark Bridge , 1932.

The Flatiron necklace is a coastal and inland waterway type.

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Flatirons (irons), often also called "flatties", are necklaces of a particularly flat design. The main use of the Flatties was the transport of coal from North East England and South Wales to power and gas works in Battersea , Fulham , Nine Elms , Wandsworth etc. on the Thames. In addition to particularly flat superstructures, they had folding masts and chimneys, which allowed them to pass even lower bridges.

Flatiron colliers have been in production since the late 19th century. In the 1960s and 1970s, coal consumption in the Thames area decreased, so the number of flatties used became ever smaller.

literature

  • D. Ridley Chesterton, RS Fenton: Gas and Electricity Colliers . World Ship Society, Kendal 1984, ISBN 0-905617-33-9 .
  • Peter Duff: British Ships and Shipping . A Survey of modern Ship Design and Shipping Practice. 1st edition. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London 1949.

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