Shock: Architect seeks boaters' opinions on Regent's Canal
It's not often that boaters are consulted by architects. But Richard Murphy says that he's working on a 'multi-purpose building' at Kingsland Basin on the Regent's Canal.
He'd like feedback direct from boaters on what sort of amenities boaters want to find on the waterways. Email him at richard.jmurphy@yahoo.co.uk, or comment here, or trackback from your blog.
What do we look for, what do we miss, what don't we need?
He mentions recycling sites as a starter. I guess he would. They have a nice green sociable ring them, and local land-dwellers can use them too. Who can argue against them?
I don't suppose the architects will want to hear about water points, a pumpout and sanitary station, a diesel filling point or a light workshop for simple engine servicing, but the area could do with one. Not a full boatyard, just a simple practical haven for local moorers and passing boats.
Apart from that - and a few mooring rings nearby for visitor moorings - we boaters don't ask for much, do we?
Over to you!
The main spokesman for the area is the Canals in Hackney Users Group.
CHUG doesn't seem to me a very open organisation. For example, many of their pages - including the critical Basin Area Development page - demand a username and password, and their news pages say nothing about the developments. CHUG seems exactly the sort of organisation that should have a blog.
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