Umpire launch 100 years ago. The portly gentleman in the bow is probably Mr. Clutton.
Most photos show passengers standing in the stern cockpit.
The tunnel is very high in this compartment which makes it difficult to provide comfortable seating here. Mr. Clutton lived at Cleeve Mill just upstream from Goring. Consuta was built at Saunder's Springfield Works which were only about half a mile upstream of Cleeve lock This picture here is from a postcard of the mill pool by Cleeve Mill. Dear Sir, In answer to your enquiry as to how the Steam Launch Consuta that you built to my order on your patent sewing up principle suits me. I have pleasure in telling you that it has in every way fulfilled my wishes.