Ancient Moorings, 144-149 Rotherhithe St, Rotherhithe, London, SE16

Description
Moored on the historic Rotherhithe foreshore where The Mayflower set sail to America in 1620, and with superb vistas up and down the river. Because this houseboat is unique as she sits on a mooring with Ancient Mooring Rights, a new license has been created to give the next owner of Dunregan House residential mooring rights at an incredibly low rate of £5000 per annum to be paid quarterly in advance. The freeholder of the Ancient Mooring Rights undertakes to maintain the mooring rings and the service shed which houses meters for all utility services.

Architecture and interior
The super-structure of Dunregan House was built by professional boatbuilders on the steel hull of a traditional Thames flat-bottomed boat which was formerly used for transporting goods. Arranged on two floors and with a mighty steel roof, Dunregan House is currently set out as two independent apartments which could be combined to make one fantastic and very large single home.

The upper deck apartment is set out with a spacious light-filled living room with triple aspect and views up and down the River. This leads to two good sized double bedrooms with lots of clever storage and on to a fully functioning kitchen/dining room and then on to a good-sized shower room. From the kitchen/dining room there is access to the roof terrace which offers spectacular views along the River Thames and would be a wonderful space for entertaining, growing plants and enjoying watching the sun rise and the sun set over the River Thames.

The lower deck apartment opens into a galley kitchen with lots of storage, washing machine etc. This forms one end of an immense living space lined with portholes on both sides to bring views of the River into the apartment. The living space has plenty of room for a large dining table, sofa and relaxation area and a study/WFH area. There are two double bedrooms which lead from the living space, both of which have en-suite bathrooms. There is a stairway which leads to the upper deck.

History
Dunregan House is at the heart of the history of the Thames, London and indeed the founding of America. Rotherhithe’s history is synonymous with maritime history which helped to create the wealth and industry of London and beyond. In 1620 The Mayflower set sail for American from Rotherhithe and in 1838 the famous “Fighting Temeraire” made famous in J.M.W. Turner’s painting of that name was brought to port just close to where Dunregan House is moored to be broken up after a distinguished fighting career. Grain and wood were unloaded by the multiple tons into the flat-bottomed lighters barges like Dunregan House and helped to create the wealth and consolidate the important of London as a city of trade.

In buying this unique property you are buying a section of the old Talbot Barge Yard where these flat-bottomed barge workhorses of the Industrial Revolution were built. The barge has been permanently in residence on this site for over 45 years.

In the neighbourhood
Dunregan House comes with an allocated off-road parking space adjacent to the mooring. Rotherhithe has become a family-friendly place to live with outstanding primary schools, lots of green spaces and cycle paths. Nearby is The Mayflower pub, the oldest put on the River Thames and now a gastro pub, The Mayflower opened in the sixteenth century and is named after the ship chartered by the pilgrims who left for America in 1620. The renowned Brunel Museum is just around the corner – testament to the ingenuity and innovation of Isambard Kingdom Brunel who built the first tunnel under the River which was opened in 1908. Around the corner from the Museum is the headquarters of the equally innovative Sands Film which is a centre of excellence for historical costumes used in major film and TV around the world. The adjacency of Rotherhithe to The City makes this one of the best kept secrets of London.

Transport and connections
Dunregan House is a few minutes’ walk from Rotherhithe Station which is on the Overground line connecting it to Canada Water, Surrey Quays and South London and to Shoreditch and North London in the other direction. One stop from Rotherhithe is the interchange at Canada Water which links through to London Bridge and the West End and in a northerly direction up to Stratford International.