Tonka Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Athy said: It's not an expensive area for housing, anyway. The single-storey extension on the right is where the volunteer lockies keep their kettle, so perhaps CART are hanging on to that. But it's not a lot of money for a detached property, as long as it's structurally sound. It has good sized rooms, though the downstairs bathroom may put some people off. Surely most people are put off by the no road access 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Could be ideal for an enlightened type who realises cars are there to enslave humans. Or maybe not as they would not want to be woken at 5am by idiots banging the lock gates shut. I have considered the potential benefits of living in a lock cottage since I first saw Claydon for sale for £35k back in 1994 (I had the cash) but it never seemed anything like as good as living on a boat. Too close to the public with an illusion of privacy. At least on the boat you know there is no privacy so it doesn't matter. Plus of course on the boat one is on the boat which makes all the difference. I keep seeing these nice houses by the Thames and wondering how expensive it would be to knock it down plant some trees and live on the boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinC Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Athy said: That's sad to see. When we moored in that area (late '90s/ early 2000s) it was a proper lock-keeper's house which housed a proper lock-keeper who took a pride in maintaining the lock and who, I think, won an award for the most attractive lockside in the region. He took a pride in the whole flight. Great sense of humour and, after retirement he was awarded an OBE or MBE (can't remember which) for services to the waterways 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Tonka said: Surely most people are put off by the no road access I doubt it. If you look at the pictures, you can see other houses close by, so if you have a car you can probably park it within easy walking distance. I assume there must be a gennel from a nearby road to the house. 27 minutes ago, magnetman said: I have considered the potential benefits of living in a lock cottage since I first saw Claydon for sale for £35k back in 1994 Now that really doesn't have road access. I remember Mac and Jane Selkirk telling me that when they lived there they kept a wheelbarrow chained to a fence two locks down. That was the nearest place they could park, and they had to transport all their groceries etc. in the wheelbarrow. It's an interesting building: it was the Oxford Canal's workshop, though I suppose it doubles as a lock cottage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav and Pen Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Here’s a shot from 1976 our boat Tadworth on its way to Stenson to start the camping season. In the winter we used to load at the wharf . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Dav and Pen said: Here’s a shot from 1976 our boat Tadworth on its way to Stenson to start the camping season. In the winter we used to load at the wharf . Rothen's which was there until only a few years ago, by which time it must have been one of the last working coal wharves on the canals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Interesting decor to say the least! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav and Pen Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Athy said: Rothen's which was there until only a few years ago, by which time it must have been one of the last working coal wharves on the canals. This was long before Rothens had the wharf. It belonged to BWB and Ashby Canal Transport paid a small fee to load over it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barneyp Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Athy said: I doubt it. If you look at the pictures, you can see other houses close by, so if you have a car you can probably park it within easy walking distance. I assume there must be a gennel from a nearby road to the house. Looking on google maps it seems that the development of houses that surround it are cut of from the canal by a wall, meaning the nearest parking spot maybe a couple of hundred metres walk, not far, but a real pain if you have to carry your weekly shop to the house, and annoying if you take the car to work every day and the weather is bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 39 minutes ago, Barneyp said: Looking on google maps it seems that the development of houses that surround it are cut of from the canal by a wall, meaning the nearest parking spot maybe a couple of hundred metres walk, not far, but a real pain if you have to carry your weekly shop to the house, and annoying if you take the car to work every day and the weather is bad. And also going to be costly if you want to get builders in to do the renovations, and they are having to park some distance away and double handle all the new materials in and waste out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 19 hours ago, MartinC said: He took a pride in the whole flight. Great sense of humour and, after retirement he was awarded an OBE or MBE (can't remember which) for services to the waterways He was a pain. All he wanted to do was ride round on a mower. I suggested to him one day that he could take the grease pot with him and grease the lock gears that were red rusty and almost immovable, he was most offensive. Couldn't spell either, some of his "bulletins" were pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosser Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 were going to view the cottage but wondered if anyone knows what that area is like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 3 hours ago, crosser said: were going to view the cottage but wondered if anyone knows what that area is like? Not good plenty of stone throwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken X Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 11 hours ago, crosser said: were going to view the cottage but wondered if anyone knows what that area is like? Never had a problem passing through or mooring on a boat but this is only a snapshot. I understand there are plans for the derelict factory just over the road. Plenty of local supermarkets, close to a railway. CaRT water point and bins on opposite side of canal. Like most places there is nothing like walking the area and feeling the vibe to decide if it suits. Gurgle is your friend. Local Planners appear to have a sense of humour.🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudwater1 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 ^^ This, walk around and see. It’s called lose to an Elsan point too. The development of the lovely (in my view) factory opposite will take a while and be pretty noisy as well. I don’t think it’s too bad a place and does have some employment opportunities nearby. I imagine the urban progress will continue though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 14 hours ago, crosser said: were going to view the cottage but wondered if anyone knows what that area is like? Put some new batteries in your crystal ball and have a look at how the canal will look a few years after CRT have folded in 2027. (This being when the government seems likely to de-fund them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 15 hours ago, crosser said: were going to view the cottage but wondered if anyone knows what that area is like? Let us know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 What a million pounds buys you on the Staffs & Worcs 4 bedroom detached house for sale in Botterham, Swindon, Dudley, DY3 (rightmove.co.uk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 There are 3 here on the Coventry canal Properties For Sale in Untitled (Drawn Area) | Rightmove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesthenuke Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, Tim Lewis said: What a million pounds buys you on the Staffs & Worcs 4 bedroom detached house for sale in Botterham, Swindon, Dudley, DY3 (rightmove.co.uk) They seem to have completely rebuilt rather than renovated which I personally think is a shame. The old house had character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 And how long before 'No Mooring' signs appear outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Victor Vectis said: And how long before 'No Mooring' signs appear outside? Surely not 😱 The listing says "2 mooring spots included!". Perhaps the agents saw the bollards for the lock landing and assumed it was mooring?? The exterior pics of the house are digitally rendered, the close up shows some lovely stone wash wall so obviously not real, where as the distance shot shows it having some sort of overflow in front of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hmm, can't see it on map satellite photos -- unless it's replaced the house between the canal and Smestow Brook which only has access along the towpath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Tim Lewis said: What a million pounds buys you on the Staffs & Worcs 4 bedroom detached house for sale in Botterham, Swindon, Dudley, DY3 (rightmove.co.uk) I see London White is spreading... 2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: There are 3 here on the Coventry canal Properties For Sale in Untitled (Drawn Area) | Rightmove But do any of them actually have canal frontage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Only one has and its not very long. There is a lot of property for sale around there, I wonder why? Is HS2 due to destroy the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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