There were seven boats called Speedwell over the years, this particular boat was built at Arnside in 1919 for, and registered with Morecambe Fisherman's Mutual Assurance from 1919 until 1932 by Percy Baxter of 2 Morecambe Street.
She was in the Morecambe Regatta 23/09/1921, the next we know of her was July 1938 when she was owned by John Martin Junior of Fleetwood, she was sold on 20 October 1943 to William Stevenson of 231 Clifton Drive South, St Anne's, then bought on 25 July 1944 by Odafoam Limited of 46 Greenland Street, Liverpool when she was skippered by Alfred Pilkington.
She was purchased on 23 March 1946 by Robert Moss Woodhouse of 26 Sun Street, Morecambe. Sold on 29th December 1965 to Charles George Overett of 20 Burlington Avenue.
On the 3rd May 1973 she was purchased by Mr D Towne of Fleetwood. We have copies of receipts from her sale twice in 1988, one, dated 23/6/88 is signed by a JB Nolan and records "received from KG Wilson" £800.00 cash, the other, 4 months later on 22/10/88 records the sale to Chris Tulloch by what looks like G Wilson. Chris owned her from then until 1st of May 2006 when she was bought by myself, Derek Bayley with the intention of restoring her and using her as a cruising boat.
She carried several numbers over the years:
LR31 13.08.1920 until 22.11.1933
WO74 06.12.1933 until 25.03.1938
FD97 09.05.1938 until 23.03.1946
LR29 18.04.1946 until 03.05.1973
WA42 papers not yet found.
With grateful thanks to Nick and Martin from the Old Gaffers Association who between them supplied most of this history.
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