No.1, The Thames

[ChattingLil]

hahahahahaha!!

Who just saw the news item about the fort for sale?
45 mins by speedboat to the City, says the estate agent

 

[sailorman]

complete with dry suit from Saville Row

 

[Malish]

Noted that they didn't point out the Mongomery.
£500k for the fort.....

 

[xyachtdave]

How many £k to make it liveable?!

 

[FulmarJeddo]

It was up for sale a couple of years ago. Didn't sell then, although I think they were asking more than £500k and didn't get the TV publicity. Great views of Sheerness docks one way and the power station the other. And if Boris gets his way, ideal for plane spotters.

 

[MoodySabre]

For those who haven't seen it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28776184

 

[Murv]

I used to fish off of that! It's creepy as hell at night, in a strong wind, the whole place just groans...

 

[Firefly]

Apart from anything else, its actually in the Medway of course, and the estate agent is pointing up the Medway towards Rochester when he recommends using a speedboat to get to London in 45 minutes. Poor deluded soul - on so many levels.

 

[xyachtdave]

Apart from anything else, its actually in the Medway of course, and the estate agent is pointing up the Medway towards Rochester when he recommends using a speedboat to get to London in 45 minutes. Poor deluded soul - on so many levels.

That's funny!

I'd be interested to see them make the city in 45 minutes even if they set off along the right river...

 

[Malish]

It was up for sale a couple of years ago. Didn't sell then, although I think they were asking more than £500k and didn't get the TV publicity. Great views of Sheerness docks one way and the power station the other. And if Boris gets his way, ideal for plane spotters.

I wonder what the current owner (a builder) paid for it....

 

[ChattingLil]

that's the bit that really made me laugh out loud. Marc snorted - "maybe in a helicopter"

But semi-seriously, I can see that it would make an amazing place if you really had the squillions to spend on such a vanity project - but if you really had squillions to spend, would you really spend it there...?

 

[xyachtdave]

I was asked to quote a job recently near the Royal Albert Hall. I spent 45 mins trying to find somewhere to park and then a 5 minute walk back to the flat for the quote.

On the way back the enormity of the logistics regarding rubbish skip locations, parking, material storage and deliveries started playing on my mind.

I rang the guy and was straight with him saying I wasn't interested for the reasons above and he said 'it's a nightmare living here, I can't get my boiler fixed and no one wants to quote my extension!'

Best of luck getting that fort sorted out....