There are a number of houseboats at Burnham-on-Crouch, each with
unique histories, for none of them are identical and most were built for
different purposes; some are ex-motor or sailing yachts, Dutch barges, canal
boats, Mulberries, and there’s Anne Marie, a PB200. Formed from pre-cast concrete
panels in 1940, along with about 200 other PB200s, she was commissioned for the
purpose of transporting petrol/water from shore to ship in the Second World War.
She was brought to Burnham in 1948 where
she was transformed into a houseboat, and she has performed that function until
today. Berthed at West Quay, she is not far from the Yacht Harbour. At the
other end of the quay there’s ‘Mulberry’, the subject of a previous article.*
Links
*Mulberry Houseboat
Anne-Marie, The Quay, Burnham
Anne-Marie, West Quay, Burnham
Ferro-concrete Cargo Barge – not built the same way as a
PB200
I would love to live like this with my little yacht tied up outside. I think the Mulberry houseboat in one of your previous posts could never ever be mistaken for anything but a 'House' and a 'Boat' !!
ReplyDeleteAlden,
ReplyDeleteOwners of Mulberry and Anne Marie have yachts moored to pontoons alongside their houseboats.
Cheers,
Bill.
Ah, bliss indeed!
ReplyDeleteFor better or worse... I have just bought a pb200 houseboat! So am really pleased to see another one!
ReplyDeleteI would love to find out more about the history of these barges when they were serving in WW2, do you have any links or info you could share?
Simon