London Teddington Lock (#0400)

Poverty (the big boat) at the marina on the south side of the Teddington Lock. The days when life on the river was of the working class are definitely gone, but this even suggests that a carefree, bohemian, exploration by the historic narrow canal boat is also gone.

And then there’s the point about what replaced Tough Brothers’ Boatyard, the former occupant of the south bank at this point. Tough Brothers, which played a significant role in saving the lives of troops at Dunkirk in WWII (see adjacent posting), is replaced by The Wharf apartments (condominiums).From what I could find, the apartments at The Wharf represent a fairly wide range of prices – the online listing I found was for £1,000,000 ($1.3M) for a three-bedroom split level at the top with 1818 sq ft. but the listing also mentioned recent sales as low as £360,000 ($464K).

Source: www.teddingtonwharf.com/history

(Part of a documentation of 2018 exploration/reflection on Brexit and populist movements in Europe, keyword Europe2018)