Living on the river bank
Living on a canal or riverboat used to mean a labouring life during the British industrial revolution but today the times have changed and a new generation of boaters are emerging.
With the UK housing prices on the rise many people have decided to live cheaper by giving up the comforts of a proper home. A lot of individuals are adopting a new lifestyle by settling on this ‘former working environment’ – the British waterways.
The Bristol River Avon is one of those places where more and more people go looking for a less pricey yet quite adventurous way of life.
These pictures talk about a contemporary lifestyle and portray some of the people that opted to live on a boat along the scenic stretch of the river banks between Bristol and Bath.
With the UK housing prices on the rise many people have decided to live cheaper by giving up the comforts of a proper home. A lot of individuals are adopting a new lifestyle by settling on this ‘former working environment’ – the British waterways.
The Bristol River Avon is one of those places where more and more people go looking for a less pricey yet quite adventurous way of life.
These pictures talk about a contemporary lifestyle and portray some of the people that opted to live on a boat along the scenic stretch of the river banks between Bristol and Bath.