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Friday, 14 March 2014

The Boathouse


The Boathouse in Wallingford is a restaurant which has been converted from the original boathouse that you see here. As a youngster a lot of my friend has summer jobs here hiring out rowing boats and small motor launches. I felt it was a sad day when it closed but it is good to see it is still in use.

The photo shows the Thames lapping over into the patio, the restaurant had sandbags in front of the patio doors but escaped flooding.



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30 comments:

  1. Amy at love made my home15 January 2014 at 22:34

    The Thames really has burst this time hasn't it Bill!!

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes16 January 2014 at 08:20

      Oh yes it did, this place was lucky, quite a few places were not

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  2. sunshine15 January 2014 at 22:45

    Looks like a beautiful place.

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  3. Fun6015 January 2014 at 23:11

    I called in there for tea and cake when I was walking the Thames Path. Glad to know it has escaped the flooding.

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  4. Linda W.15 January 2014 at 23:50

    Need that "boat parking" sign you posted yesterday over here! :)

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  6. libbyquilter16 January 2014 at 05:16

    a beautiful shot and place~!

    happy wordless Wednesday.

    :-)
    libbyQ

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes16 January 2014 at 08:26

      Thanks LibbyQ hope you liked my WW one as well

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  7. Yamini MacLean16 January 2014 at 09:46

    Hari OM
    Close call that one!! Lovely shot. YAM xx

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes16 January 2014 at 11:59

      Yes it was though the sky & refection make the photo

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  8. Sharon16 January 2014 at 14:34

    I'm glad the restaurant was able to hold back the water. It's a great looking building.

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  9. Judy16 January 2014 at 15:36

    That is a gorgeous place. Is the water level going down yet?

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes16 January 2014 at 18:02

      Yes it's gone down over a foot (30cm) but we have had more rain so it could rise again

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  10. Anonymous16 January 2014 at 15:56

    Really nice old building there. Glad it was spared by the floods.

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes16 January 2014 at 18:03

      So am I it would be sad to see it shut for a while over being flooded

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  11. EG CameraGirl16 January 2014 at 18:35

    WOW! Very nice!

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  12. LOLfromPasa16 January 2014 at 20:07

    It is a wonderful postcard photo! It looks flooded....so I was glad to read that is wasn't. Hooray!

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes16 January 2014 at 21:08

      Thanks for that. I think every one breathed a sigh of relief when it stopped rising

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  13. RedPat16 January 2014 at 22:21

    I'm so glad that it escaped the floods.

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  14. Dana17 January 2014 at 02:06

    Looks like a wonderful place. ☺

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes17 January 2014 at 08:13

      Oddly I have never been in there so could not say, but it is very popular

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  15. Louis la Vache17 January 2014 at 12:47

    Too bad you can't divert some of that excess water in the Thames to California! We are in our third year of drought!

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    «Louis» looks forward to your "inSPIREd Sunday" post!

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes17 January 2014 at 19:55

      Believe me Louis if we could we would at the moment

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  16. Su-sieee! Mac17 January 2014 at 19:55

    The Boathouse is a beautiful building. Finding another purpose for it was a good thing. Beats tearing it down and sticking up something that may not have been so beautiful.

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes17 January 2014 at 20:06

      I think the building s listed to they can't tear it down

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