The St Helena boat-houses, Riverside, Richmond
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The St Helena boat-houses, Riverside, Richmond
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 13 Jun 2013
These boat-houses are situated below and in front of the properties in St Helena Terrace, so that the boat-house roofs form a wide terrace in front of the houses. The name 'St Helena' plainly celebrates Napoleon's capture and exile - so presumably the development dates from not long after 1815. If the boat-houses look a bit neglected and scruffy, that has long been the case - and I (for one) would hate to see the place tarted up. There was a time when many of the units were occupied by boat-hire firms, but these days not all are used for purposes connected with the river. In my photo, the riverside is so deserted that you might imagine I was out at 5am - but the view is north-west, at about 21.10 on a June evening.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.459075
Longitude
-0.308976