sarabande
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What's the latest on the slave trader ?
Slumboats ?
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Old Crusty
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London, Liverpool or Bristol? The bronze traders are moving to museums, the modern ones are still operating car washes and nail bars.
Outinthedinghy
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Hurst park Molesey is my guess.
Not been through there so far this year.
I think the man may have disappeared into the sunset.
Not been through there so far this year.
I think the man may have disappeared into the sunset.
kmatt
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There's three still there, plus the entourage of small boats.
kmatt
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The fourth is on Queen's Promenade between Kingston and Surbiton. Hopefully Kingston Council are on the case...
Outinthedinghy
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I guess Kingston will have to copy Hounslow who copied Richmond and get a byelaw about mooring sorted out.
Bye bye moorings. Mind you queen's promenade has always been a no mooring area since I have known it which is from the early 90s. But... Councils can not act as natural persons but have the power to apply for byelaws... Therefore no enforcement is available to them legally.
I wonder if their byelaw is going to say "...abutting the tidal or non tidal Thames" like the Hounslow one does,despite the fact Hounslow council owns no non-tidal Thames frontage.
Similarly Kingston owns no tidal Thames frontage but I bet they will do the same thing and directly copy the Richmond one. In the case of Richmond the council does own both tidal and non tidal frontage...
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Dave_Seager
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I wonder if their byelaw is going to say "...abutting the tidal or non tidal Thames" like the Hounslow one does,despite the fact Hounslow council owns no non-tidal Thames frontage.
Similarly Kingston owns no tidal Thames frontage but I bet they will do the same thing and directly copy the Richmond one. In the case of Richmond the council does own both tidal and non tidal frontage...
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During spring tides there can be a short period when the Teddington Lock is on free flow so it could be argued that the river at Kingston is tidal. If the Kingston bylaw did not cover tidal frontages then that might create a loophole for the unwanted moorers.
Similarly Kingston owns no tidal Thames frontage but I bet they will do the same thing and directly copy the Richmond one. In the case of Richmond the council does own both tidal and non tidal frontage...
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During spring tides there can be a short period when the Teddington Lock is on free flow so it could be argued that the river at Kingston is tidal. If the Kingston bylaw did not cover tidal frontages then that might create a loophole for the unwanted moorers.
Time Out
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Sorry for being thick but what stretch of water comes under Hounslow ?
Outinthedinghy
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Hounslow don't have any non tidal Thames but there is a map of the land it does refer to on the byelaw link here.
The point is that Hounslow directly copied the wording of the Richmond Byelaw which refers to non tidal Thames which Richmond do have.
Tidal Thames and river Brent + GU canalised sections basically is what's covered by the Hounslow byelaw. Quite an interesting map actually specially the little bits of what most people might think is the Grand Union canal between Brentford and Hanwell.
Byelaws relating to Moorings | London Borough of Hounslow
The point is that Hounslow directly copied the wording of the Richmond Byelaw which refers to non tidal Thames which Richmond do have.
Tidal Thames and river Brent + GU canalised sections basically is what's covered by the Hounslow byelaw. Quite an interesting map actually specially the little bits of what most people might think is the Grand Union canal between Brentford and Hanwell.
Byelaws relating to Moorings | London Borough of Hounslow
Actionmat
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I think he has a week or two left, 28 days notice was served on him. I expect him to move a few hundred yards and the game to start all over again.
Hobnob
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Slumboat for sale, high yield investment, £30,000.
No affiliations!
No affiliations!
Portland Billy
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He's been laughing in the face of officialdom for years now.
It's time someone had a dog with teeth which doesn't just bark!
It's time someone had a dog with teeth which doesn't just bark!
Outinthedinghy
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A dog called "Byelaw"?
It worked in the case of the boat village above Teddington lock "Ham lands" which was Richmond council land and now subject to a fairly Draconian byelaw which appears to criminalise anyone stopping for more than 1 hour other than in an emergency.
The boats were there for ages but did move once the byelaw was enacted.
I could see the same byelaw being sought by councils going up the River generally.
The next weak point is EA, plus of course private land owned by large corporations who take ages to do anything.
Outinthedinghy
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It doesn't seem like ten years ago I started this thread about the Teddington village. Tempus Fugit
Teddington Lock. The "boat village"
Teddington Lock. The "boat village"
ProDave
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And I think a different one for sale
6 bed houseboat for sale in Old Kingston Coal (Okc) Moored At, Sadlers Ride, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 - Zoopla
6 bed houseboat for sale in Old Kingston Coal (Okc) Moored At, Sadlers Ride, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 - Zoopla
Outinthedinghy
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That is one of the original Trotman "slum boats".
There is something funny about where it is moored. Some sort of long standing legal right and it is actually allowed, despite what locals may think.
Bit of a bizarre one really.
There is something funny about where it is moored. Some sort of long standing legal right and it is actually allowed, despite what locals may think.
Bit of a bizarre one really.
