Canal Wharf Crane - Beverley, UK - Preserved Machines on Public Display on Waymarking.com

Beverley Beck is a short canal that runs from The River Hull to a wharf in the middle of Beverley.

The canal was built in 1731 and was for many years a busy canal moving goods into and out of the Town.

According to an information board about the wharf a variety of goods used to be loaded and unloaded at this wharf.

The main employers were Hodgson's Tannery and Barker and Lee Smith's Mill. By 1890, Hodgson's had a workforce of 450 and were producing high quality leathers, gelatins and glue products. Wet and dry animal hides were carried by the company's fleet of barges from Hull Docks to a huge warehouse on the opposite side of the beck.

Boats carrying grain, linseed and nuts arrived at Barker's Mill where they were turned into oil and animal feed. In 1975, the mill became Paul's (British Oil and Cake Mills), finally closing in 1991. The tannery warehouse was demolished around 1999 and the tannery along Flemingate was pulled down in 2010.

Syntan, Dritan, Orotan, Sectan and Unitan were the names of Hodgson's motor barges. They were named after tanning products.

Under your feet: Coal for the gas works was unloaded from boats here at Crane Hill.

The crane stands next to an anchor from a boat that used to work on the tidal Humber Estuary and a restored barge named Syntan that has been renovated by the Beverley Barge Preservation Society.

Type of Machine: Crane Year the machine was built: Not listed Year the machine was put on display: Not listed Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed

Visit Instructions:


To log a visit, please post a photo of the location you took yourself. You do not have to be in the picture, neither your GPSr. If you cannot provide a photo your visit will still be welcome, but then you have to tell us a bit more about your visit.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.