24/06/2010 - MASSIVELY REDUCED FROM £78000 TO £63000!

On a beautiful secure residential mooring (private, not BW!)with garden, shed and possible garage in west London!

Bristol Fashion is a 51' x 7' Dutch barge style narrowboat. She has a fully enclosed wheelhouse that goes under all of the bridges on the southern Grand Union but takes just 10 mins to fold down for sunny days. She has a ships wheel as opposed to a tiller and very graceful lines. The cockpit and rear deck are large and very sociable for when friends and family come along.

Needless to say, she is much admired wherever she goes.

She was built by Roger Apperley in 1989 who was renowned for his innovative and quality steelwork. Due to the cabin sides being vertical as opposed to canting inwards and a higher than usual gunwhale, she appears much larger inside than a conventional narrowboat.

Much of the interior was refurbished in 2007 and is mainly Ash faced ply with solid Ash tongue & groove ceiling.

The bedroon is across the front and has a comfy Harrison's mattress (24 months old and £550) measuring 6'2" x 4'6". Lots of cupboard space and a small wardrobe.

The bathroom has a shower, washbasin and pump-out toilet.

There's of course a full galley (kitchen) with oven/grill, hob, microwave, Shoreline fridge (switches between 12v & 240v automatically, cost £450)) and cupboards.

The lounge/saloon is large and airy with very easy steps up into the wheelhouse.

There's a beautiful Stovax Brunel wood/coal burner in dark blue enamel as well as gas central heating to radiators. In the winter, the stove will burn for 16hrs unattended and keeps the whole boat warm. She's very dry with virtually no condensation and this is evident when you step inside (no musty smells). There's a brand new quality sofa long enough to sleep on, table and chairs and clever wall unit. You'll find it hard to believe that this is a narrowboat inside and many make reference to the Tardis!

She had a full hull survey in October 2007 which is available for viewing. The hull was blacked at the same time with new anodes and the boat safety certificate is valid until (mid to late) 2011.

A professional 12v system as well as 240v hookup is installed via an RCD. There is also a galvanic isolator to protect the hull from corrosion from stray electrical currents and an Adverc battery management system and powerful, digital phased battery charger (permanently plugged in). A small inverter provides 240v whilst on the move. A new calorifier (hot water tank) which is heated from the engine whilst cruising, or 240v immersion or gas heating was installed last year together with new plumbing.

All systems, pumps (new 2008), electrics etc are in first class condition and the Thonycroft 1.8 engine starts first time and will purr away all day long with no oil consumption. She will be newly blacked with new anodes and a fresh coat of paint for the new owners peace of mind.

There's an abundance of wildlife and foliage at the mooring with a small, friendly and eclectic community. Mooring fees are £350 + vat pcm plus water rates of £9pm plus council tax. A phone line is available to take advantage of broadband and there's an excellent digital TV signal here for freeview (some people have satellite). There's an on-site laundrette with your own mailbox, water point to top up the tank and good car parking.

Southall mainline station is a 10min walk with a 13min journey time to Paddington and 5 mins to Ealing Broadway. The M4 and M25 are less than 10 mins by car. Gillette Corner/Brentford on the A4 is a 10 minute drive as is the beautiful Osterley Park.

Please note, the first three photos at the top of the page are not at the home mooring.

I would sell without the mooring for £50000