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She was one of the \'Tree\' class and was operated by Fellows, Morton & Clayton until 1948. British Waterways then took her on and she remained in their service until 1965, when she was bought by the Birmingham & Midland Canal Carrying Company. CYPRESS starred in the Cliff Richards film \'Take Me High\' in 1974 as the SOPHIE, and was a regular feature in ATV\'s Crossroads as the residence of Vera Downend. CYPRESSs original engine - a Bolinder with one cylinder and fifteen brake horsepower - has been removed, along with its replacement an Armstrong-Siddeley AS2, with two cylinders and twenty brake horsepower. She has a steel bottom and sides, although these were originally made of elm. Used as a floating platform for many years.

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