now, the historic importance of the boat has been recognised with an award as our reporter cathy killick has been finding out. surrounded on all sides by gleaming steel and glass, a poignant reminder of west yorkshire s industrial past. marjorie i was built in 1946 in knottingley to carry coal. now she harbours a different cargo, in a new life as a floating book shop. we life as a floating book shop. i ve had the bird life as a floating book shop. i ve had the bird for life as a floating book shop. i ve had the bird for about ten years, we restored had the bird for about ten years, we restored it had the bird for about ten years, we restored it from just a rusty shell really restored it from just a rusty shell really we restored it from just a rusty shell really. we wanted to find something to do with really. we wanted to find something to do with age that would keep it safe for to do with age that would keep it safe for the future, really, because it is such safe for