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Revision as of 08:33, 3 November 2022
Category 9.0 in the Chimni Home Typology Our 'Moving Or Floating Homes' category (Chimni Home Typology9.0) convers every kind of travelling home type whether on wheels such as static and mobile caravans or floating on water such as houseboats, narrowboats and barges. Its not to be confused with our Homes That Move category which is a building style for homes with adjustable or moving parts. There are people in the UK living in a variety of boats, moored in a wide variety of locations.
Back up to the Chimni Home Typology
Background
The earliest populations of boat people in England probably date back to the early Industrial Revolution, when the canals were initially built to transport raw materials and manufactured goods to factories and ports. The Oxford Canal, amongst the oldest, was inaugurated in 1769, and then opened in stages from 1774 to 1790, carrying coal and limestone about the countryside on a path that followed the contours of the land. But the heyday of the canals was short-lived, as by the mid-19th century railways sprung up parallel to the canals, then began buying the waterways to control and snuff out their transit competition.
Alan Wildman, chairman of the Residential Boat Owners' Association (RBOA) said: "Living afloat is arguably the most sustainable, lowest impact way to live, whilst still being able to enjoy 100% of the modern amenities that are available to those who live in conventional housing.",<ref>BBC News Website article on mooring fees 27 August 2011 </ref>
Caravans
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/the-liberated-house/#more
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/orange-peel-house-for-campers-fits-on-small-trailer/
See Caravans for more details.
Canal Boats
See Canal Boats for more details.
House Boats
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'Peter's Houseboat' an image of houseboats on the famous river from the book 'Sleeping By The Mississippi' 2002 by Alec South
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FloatingHouses of Ijburg - a recently created suburb of Amsterdam.
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The ‘Land on Water’ floating home concept by Danish maritime architecture studio MAST.
Living On A Houseboat in London http://www.propertyflock.co.uk/f/EC6650B4F
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/seasonal-property/8509208/Voyage-of-discovery-Why-you-should-buy-a-houseboat.html Why You Should Buy A Houseboat]
Barges
Yachts & Sailing Boats
Other Boat Types
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Peggotty’s Boat House in Kent. Commonly believed to have been the inspiration for Peggotty's boat house in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield
Floating House Concepts
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The Floating Houses of Ijburg, Amsterdam
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The floating district of Sluseholmen, Copenhagen.
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The 'AirBnB Floating House concept in London 2014
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Canal Wardens House, Amsterdam
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Buoyant Starts, a collaboration between Floating Homes Ltd and Baca Architects. A competition entry for NLA ‘New Ideas’ Competition.
http://londonist.com/2015/05/theres-a-house-floating-on-the-thames.php
Floating homes: a solution to flooding, crowded cities and unaffordable housing | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/29/floating-homes-architecture-build-water-overcrowding-cities-unaffordable-housing
See Also In Chimni
Chimni Page Homes With Moving Parts
Books We Like
'A Beginner's Guide To Living On The Waterways' by Nick Corble & Allan Ford http://amzn.eu/4WS0k1D
Other Interesting Web Sites
Residential Boat Owners Association
Canal River Trust - Living On A Boat
www.hbdonline.co.uk/news/floating-buildings-fdn-save-people-from-climate-change-and-tsunamis
http://dornob.com/holy-flipping-island-homes-5-upside-down-boat-houses/
https://www.ft.com/content/4e6bddc0-949c-11e3-9146-00144feab7de
References
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