Bordello Interior

 

Previously known as the Corola Cay and Verwisseling and built in 1925, in its former guises it was used by one owner as a commercial barge in Holland for many years before being brought to the UK. It was then owned by a motorbike club before being converted into Il Bordello. The three pictures below are illustrative of the boats condition when we first aquired it....

Facts and figures:

Length: 29.87 metres

Depth: 1.61 metres

Breadth: 5.09 metres

Registered tonnage: 96.78

Name of Builder: Werft te Hoogezand

Country of Build: Holland

Engine information:

Engine: Deutz-Klockner (1963)

Internal Cobustion: 4 stroke

Revolutions per minute: 1350

Total indicated horse-power: 116 HP6 cylinder Deutz

Estimated speed: 7 knots loaded and 9 knots unloaded

Construction:

Riveted Steel built barge

Keel: plate

A round bilged hull form, straight stemmed and canoe sterned.

 

Boat Renovation

Il Bordello was purchased as a rough hull with a sloping roof, no main entrance or exit, and no kitchen or toilets.






 

Bordello Conversion




 

Bordello Now

 

Interior:

Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as the 1930's, rustic Italy, North African materials and New York graffiti, Il Bordello's completed interior is breathtakingly unique, amalgamating its various influences flawlessly. Overall it has the comfortable and intimate feel of an old style gentlemen’s club but with a contemporary funky twist.

Exterior:

In the Summer of 2004 a canopy and bar was added to the roof of the boat allowing for an extra 30 guests to enjoy the view over Bristol harbour in the Spring, Summer and early Autumn months.

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