A Dutch motor-barge at Kensal Town
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A Dutch motor-barge at Kensal Town
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 5 Nov 2021
Moored by the Grand Union Canal (Paddington arm). I identify it as a barge because it has lee-boards, and as Dutch because - well, it looks like a Dutch barge, albeit a small one. Lee-boards are the pivoted structures which - on a flat-bottomed barge - serve instead of a keel, and render the vessel steerable. The port lee-board can be seen in the picture - painted dark red with details picked out in yellow. There's a closer view here: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7011496 No name, either fore or aft, so I'd guess that it's used as a house-boat.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.525802
Longitude
-0.206315