2009

TQ2104 : Military houseboat at Shoreham Beach, West Sussex

taken 14 years ago, near to Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England

Military houseboat at Shoreham Beach, West Sussex
Military houseboat at Shoreham Beach, West Sussex
There are more than forty available numbered mooring facilities on this tidal stretch of the River Adur at Shoreham Beach. These are occupied by a bizarre selection of houseboats, many constructed by attaching improvised living quarters, or even a prefabricated mobile home onto a variety of old hulls. Few are conventional boats in structure. Several are artistic, almost surrealist in appearance. Much evidence of the DIY nature of the vessels' development lies around the boats in the form of stored (or discarded) materials. However dishevelled some of these houseboats appear, they are homes, and should be respected as such. Poverty must not be an automatic assumption. This lifestyle is relished by some people. Then there is the little problem that a mooring spot here can now cost as much as £200,000 before a boat is even brought here. There has been a community living here in this way for many years. Link

There are several interesting websites giving information on the history of some of the boats. An archive list dating from 2010 can be seen here: Archive LinkExternal link

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TQ2104, 328 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 31 December, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 5 January, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 213 047 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:49.7534N 0:16.7237W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 213 046
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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