She is moored alongside the refueling barge for the cross channel ferry's. The fuel came to Newhaven in tankers by Rail. It was stored in a large tank near the lifeboat house. The tug would take this barge to the ships and the barge would pump it aboard

The barge alongside Tidworh is the oil barge used to bunker the Cross Channel ships the "Londres and Brighton". She used to lay just astern of Meeching on No5 Berth. There was an oil storage facility nearby which was serviced by rail tankers. It was heavy oil and had to be heated to thin it down to enable satisfactory pumping.
Tidworth looks in excellent condition with her open wheelhouse, prior to the fitting of an all weather one at a later date.