| Extra Pounds 10,000 to Restore 105-Year-Old Steamboat |
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| Friday, 14 March 2008 15:39 | |||
A PROJECT to restore a 105-year-old Merseyside steam tugboat
saved from the scrap yard has been given another funding boost.
The Daniel Adamson is being brought back to its former glory by a team of dedicated volunteers who have clocked up more than 30,000 hours work on the vessel. 
Right & below: Daniel Adamson, February 2004. Images used by permission of
John H Luxton, Click READ MORE to read more 
Now the project has landed a pounds 10,000 grant from Halton
borough council.
This brings to almost pounds 25,000 the total funding awarded by the council since the project to restore the vessel began in 2004. Built in Birkenhead, the Daniel Adamson is the only surviving steam powered tug tender in the UK. The tug was based on the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn's Old Quay Yard and is still remembered with much affection by the people of Halton. Halton's Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr Mike Hodgkinson and his wife Kathy, presented the cheque during a visit to the tug at her berth in Liverpool's Sandon Dock. (c) 2008 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.
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