Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
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Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#2Imagine owning an island fortress with it's own Wikipedia and Grade II* listings!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorne_Island
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300017169-thorne-island...
Try not to imagine the upkeep costs on the historic-listed 2 acres that you paid $4M for - which are only accessible by helicopter, or by risk-tolerant boat (Wikipedia notes a dozen wrecks in the immediate vicinity) and lots of stairs.
Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#3No mention of the freshwater source... line from the shore? Shipped in?
Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#4No mention of the freshwater source... line from the shore? Shipped in?
The listing mentions a 30,000 gallon reservior, so I imagine rainwater collecion from the "parade ground".
Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#5No mention of the freshwater source... line from the shore? Shipped in?
Shipped in surely, everything else would need to be anyway. The flushing toilets etc. mentioned as a challenge probably use a rainwater collection system or perhaps seawater (I'm not sure if the latter's done, desalination probably necessary?).
Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#6No mention of the freshwater source... line from the shore? Shipped in?
The listing mentions a 30,000 gallon reservior, so I imagine rainwater collecion from the "parade ground".
That'd be my guess also: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300017169-thorne-island...
The British Listed Buildings site has photos of the fort and boat approach with stairs, picking crane, and sloped ladder lift for getting loads from water to gate.
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#7Amazing and only £3 million!? Out of my budget but that's probably about the cost of a normal house in London.
Things like this fort make me convinced that automated electric drone taxis could open up a lot of living possibilities. Get one of those and you could turn it into an amazing Airbnb or alternatively a community.
Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#8Amazing and only £3 million!? Out of my budget but that's probably about the cost of a normal house in London. Things like this fort make me convinced that automated electric drone taxis could open up a lot of living possibilities. Get one of those and you could turn it into an amazing Airbnb or alternatively a community.
I'd rather live in central London.
And maintenance and running costs are probably higher than a regular house.
If you want to get away from it all there are cheaper alternatives.
And if you are not afraid of maintenance cost, there are also better alternatives, such as a small castle or a farm, closer to where other people live.
Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#9Amazing and only £3 million!? Out of my budget but that's probably about the cost of a normal house in London. Things like this fort make me convinced that automated electric drone taxis could open up a lot of living possibilities. Get one of those and you could turn it into an amazing Airbnb or alternatively a community.
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Re: Private Welsh island with 19th century fort goes on the market
#10The idea of owning it is probably more appealing than owning it.