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Coming to a marina near you: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68778690
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On 10/04/2024 11:33, Martin Nicholas wrote:

Coming to a marina near you: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68778690

I seem to remember Good 'Ole BW trying something like that in Paddington
Bison many years ago? Or was it a chinese restaurant? - No there is
one of those on a junk! The plan was possibly for a hotel then?

Chris
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On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:10:40 +0100
"chrisnd @ukrw" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

On 10/04/2024 11:33, Martin Nicholas wrote:

Coming to a marina near you: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68778690

I seem to remember Good 'Ole BW trying something like that in
Paddington Bison many years ago? Or was it a chinese restaurant? -
No there is one of those on a junk! The plan was possibly for a hotel
then?

Chris

"West London council agrees to evict rCymegaboatsrCO from a Chelsea harbour" There is this: https://southlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-council-agrees-to-evict-megaboats-from-a-chelsea-harbour/
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On 11/04/2024 10:31, Martin Nicholas wrote:

On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:10:40 +0100
"chrisnd @ukrw" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

On 10/04/2024 11:33, Martin Nicholas wrote:

Coming to a marina near you:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68778690

I seem to remember Good 'Ole BW trying something like that in
Paddington Bison many years ago? Or was it a chinese restaurant? -
No there is one of those on a junk! The plan was possibly for a hotel
then?

Chris

"West London council agrees to evict rCymegaboatsrCO from a Chelsea harbour"

There is this: https://southlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-council-agrees-to-evict-megaboats-from-a-chelsea-harbour/

Interesting but no, not that one. I'm thinking of something way back -
maybe 1980s? Maybe 1990s in the gap between www and internet?
Definitely BW
Definitely in the 'Zoo Basin'
There was a lot of adverse publicity...

Chris
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On 11/04/2024 14:24, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:

On 11/04/2024 10:31, Martin Nicholas wrote:

On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:10:40 +0100
"chrisnd @ukrw" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

On 10/04/2024 11:33, Martin Nicholas wrote:

Coming to a marina near you:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68778690

I seem to remember Good 'Ole BW trying something like that in
Paddington Bison many years ago? Or was it a chinese restaurant? -
No there is one of those on a junk! The plan was possibly for a hotel
then?

Chris

"West London council agrees to evict rCymegaboatsrCO from a Chelsea harbour" >>
There is this:
https://southlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-council-agrees-to-evict-megaboats-from-a-chelsea-harbour/

Interesting but no, not that one. I'm thinking of something way back -
maybe 1980s? Maybe 1990s in the gap between www and internet?
Definitely BW
Definitely in the 'Zoo Basin'
There was a lot of adverse publicity...

Chris

It's been there in Cumberland Basin for a *long* time. Built in situ on
an old barge hull, and it ain't going anywhere, as it's much taller than
the bridge 'oles.

Recently (A few years sgo, just don't ask me the date) renovated,

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Frh3uziqHMsqZFEC7
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On 11/04/2024 15:21, John Williamson wrote:

On 11/04/2024 14:24, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:

On 11/04/2024 10:31, Martin Nicholas wrote:

On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:10:40 +0100
"chrisnd @ukrw" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

On 10/04/2024 11:33, Martin Nicholas wrote:

Coming to a marina near you:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68778690

I seem to remember Good 'Ole BW trying something like that in
Paddington Bison many years ago? Or was it a chinese restaurant? -
No there is one of those on a junk! The plan was possibly for a hotel
then?

Chris

"West London council agrees to evict rCymegaboatsrCO from a Chelsea harbour"

There is this:
https://southlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-council-agrees-to-evict-megaboats-from-a-chelsea-harbour/

Interesting but no, not that one. I'm thinking of something way back -
maybe 1980s? Maybe 1990s in the gap between www and internet?
Definitely BW
Definitely in the 'Zoo Basin'
There was a lot of adverse publicity...

Chris

It's been there in Cumberland Basin for a *long* time. Built in situ on
an old barge hull, and it ain't going anywhere, as it's much taller than
the bridge 'oles.

Recently (A few years sgo, just don't ask me the date) renovated,

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Frh3uziqHMsqZFEC7

No, not the junk, something much bigget!

Chris
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On 11/04/2024 14:24, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:

On 11/04/2024 10:31, Martin Nicholas wrote:

On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:10:40 +0100
"chrisnd @ukrw" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

On 10/04/2024 11:33, Martin Nicholas wrote:

Coming to a marina near you:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-68778690

I seem to remember Good 'Ole BW trying something like that in
Paddington Bison many years ago?-a-a Or was it a chinese restaurant? -
No there is one of those on a junk! The plan was possibly for a hotel
then?

Chris

"West London council agrees to evict rCymegaboatsrCO from a Chelsea harbour" >>
There is this:
https://southlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-council-agrees-to-evict-megaboats-from-a-chelsea-harbour/

Interesting but no, not that one. I'm thinking of something way back -
maybe 1980s?-a Maybe 1990s in the gap between www and internet?
Definitely BW
Definitely in the 'Zoo Basin'
There was a lot of adverse publicity...

Ok, it wasn't the zoo basin - or even in London!

It was to be a floating office block in Gas Street Basin, Birmingham.

I still need to find the date but I did a cartoon about it as one of a
series you can see here - at the bottom of the page: https://deuchars.org.uk/publication/
(The file date suggests 1997-8?)

Chris
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Author & Publisher: "A Boaters Guide to BOATING"
Mixing old and new waterway techniques. ISBN 9780953151202
Details: http://www.deuchars.co.uk/publication/

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