{"id":121713,"date":"2021-08-29T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-all-here-on-the-water-how-britains-canals-became-home-to-bakers-blacksmiths-and-florists\/"},"modified":"2021-08-29T20:07:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T13:07:08","slug":"its-all-here-on-the-water-how-britains-canals-became-home-to-bakers-blacksmiths-and-florists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-all-here-on-the-water-how-britains-canals-became-home-to-bakers-blacksmiths-and-florists\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s all here on the water\u2019: how Britain\u2019s canals became home to bakers, blacksmiths and florists"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nStroll down Britain\u2019s canals these days and you\u2019ll encounter waterside businesses of all kinds trading out of narrowboats. Here, five floating traders share their storiesWhen Stuart Fenwick first moved to London seven years ago, he spent a lot of time on foot exploring the capital\u2019s towpaths. His wanderings prompted a recurring dream in which he ran a floristry studio aboard a narrowboat. \u201cI\u2019ve been working with flowers since I was 15 and I\u2019ve always wanted a shop, but could never really afford it,\u201d he explains. \u201cThe overheads in London are just too high and unfortunately, retail floristry has been in decline for a long time.\u201d Fenwick found the solution in Bria \u2013 a 42ft narrowboat that roves the city\u2019s waterways. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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