The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Barge Thames Sailing 90ft 1903 + Mooring

£0 Sold / Unavailable
  • Boat REF#  ·  123270
  • LOA  ·  26.21m
  • Year  ·  1903
  • Construction  ·  Wood
  • Underwater profile  ·  Full-displacement
  • Berths  ·  14
  • Engine  ·  1 x Diesel 100hp, Ford 6 cylinder ()
  • Lying  ·  Central London
Boatshed London
Boatshed London

The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Extra Details

Builder Shuttlewood Bros
Lying Central London
Fuel capacity 1,200.0 ltr (264.0 G) Total - 2 Tanks
Water capacity 1,200.0 ltr (264.0 G) Total - 2 Tanks
Holding tank capacity 300.0 ltr (66.0 G) Total - 2 Tanks

Mechanical

Engine 1 x Diesel 100hp
Engine make and model Ford 6 cylinder ()
Engine Hours Not Recorded
Engine Cooled Direct
Steering Wheel
Drive Shaft
Fuel consumption (approx) Not Recorded
Cruising speed (approx) 8 knots
Max speed (approx) 12 knots

12v Engine batteries
Victron Power Management
1260w inverter

Dimensions

LOA 26.21m
LWL 24.38m
Beam 6.10m
Draft Min 1.07m
Draft Max 1.37m
Airdraft 27.43m
Headroom 3.05m
Storage On marina

Rig

Other rigged Webb (Pin Mill) Other spars () with galvanised standing rigging (2008)

Sails

Mainsail Valliant - (2002)
Headsail - ()
Other sails Topsail ()
Foresail ()
Staysail ()
Mizzen (2002)

Electrical Systems

24 volt battery, 4 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

Construction

Construction Wood
Underwater profile Full-displacement
Finish Paint finish

Accommodation

Total # of berths 14
No. of double berths 1
No. of single berths 12
Cabin(s) 2
Handbasin 2
Shower 1
Heads 2 heads (Manual)

4 burner gas cooker/stove

Accommodation

Cooker/stove
Grill
Oven
Sink
Refrigerator
Freezer
Cabin heating
Pressurised water system
Hot water system
Non-Smokers
Microwave
Washing Machine

4 burner gas cooker/stove

Deck Gear

Warps
Fenders
Boathook
Davits

windlass
2 anchors
100.00m of chain
100.00m of warp
(Hard Dinghy)
15hp outboard, Suzuki, Long Shaft (2004)

Nav Equipment

Compass
VHF
GPS
Chart plotter
Clock
Navigation lights

Safety Equipment

LPG Detector
Life jackets
Life buoys
Danbuoy
Safety harnesses
Horn

8 bilge pumps (2 manual / 5 Electric)

Electric clutch engine bilge pump
Distress flare pack
Bell
Fire extinguishers (powder & CO2)
Petrol salvage pump

Broker's Comments

Built in Paglesham in Essex by the Shuttlewood brothers in 1903, this is one of the few remaining Thames Sailing Barges. Pagelsham Creek was the final resting place of HMS Beagle and local legend has it that this vessel is partly constructed from the timbers of Darwin’s famous ship.

Originally built to carry coal, she was subsequently used to transport agricultural and building materials, and latterly explosives in and around the Thames estuary. She ceased trading in the 1960s and was converted for private use. Her engine was installed during an extensive renovation during the 1980s.

Thames sailing barges remain one of the most efficient cargo carriers ever devised. This example was capable of carrying more than one hundred tonnes of produce into the heart of the city of London crewed by only a man and a boy. Her shallow draft meant she could navigate far inland to rural ports. Once her sails were stowed her sprit became a useful crane for handling cargo.

That’s enough of the history lesson . . .

This is a truly fabulous example – inside and out. The open plan interior offers superb living space and the cabin layout could easily be converted to provide a number of private cabins. The galley is fitted out to the highest specification using high quality materials and the whole interior is a well thought out balance of old & new.

All in all, a wonderful combination of originality and contemporary living space.

She comes with an optional residential mooring in a not-for-profit, community owned residential mooring for historic ex-working vessels in central London. These moorings are extremely hard to come by and this is for sale at £150,000. Please not that whilst the boat is for sale without the mooring, the mooring is not for sale on its own.

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

This Barge Thames Sailing 90ft 1903 + Mooring has been personally photographed and viewed by Jan Knox of Boatshed London. Click here for contact details.
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