Assessment of Boatyard Facilities on the River Thames - Mayor of ...

<strong>Boatyard</strong> Record Sheet
<strong>Boatyard</strong> number: 18 (29)
Premises
Trading Name: Cruisemaster
Telephone no: (0208) 9778414
Address : Eel Pie Island
Twickenham
Middx
Postcode: TW1 3DY
Operator: Pat Walsh
Tenant: Yes
Freeholder: LB Richmond
Borough: Richmond upon Thames
<strong>Facilities</strong>
Open slipway: Yes
Land storage: Yes
Covered slipway: No
Pontoon moorings: No
Dry dock: No
Buoy/bankside moorings: No
Boat Hoist/Crane: No
Covered workshop: Yes
Chandlery: No
Max dimension <strong>of</strong> craft that can be slipped / dry docked / lifted / moored
Length:
Beam: Not known
Tonnage:
Employee numbers
1 employee (Mr Walsh)
Context
Planning and environmental health issues:
Not possible to obtain any information.
Relationship to adjoining land uses/other boatyard facilities:
The yard is situated on Eel Pie Island which is home to a number <strong>of</strong> other boatyards
<strong>of</strong> varying size. Ivy Castle (GS and EA Bell) is next to the site on one side whilst
Aquarius - a block <strong>of</strong> flats built on the site <strong>of</strong> a former hotel - is on the other.
Access arrangements (capacity, proximity to major roads):
There is no vehicular access to the island and it is only possible to gain access by foot
(across the footbridge) or by boat.
Comments (2000)
Mr Walsh is a riverworks contractor who undertakes piling and dredging works. By
their nature, most <strong>of</strong> his activities are undertaken at other locations and it is
understood that he uses his premises mainly for the maintenance and repair <strong>of</strong> his
machinery.
<strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boatyard</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> on the River Thames Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd - April 2007
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