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I love properties which are full of character particularly properties which, while being old and perhaps even culturally significant, have been revamped, remodelled and modernised.
We previously lived in one such property which, while being updated, had not been renovated to a sufficient standard and was not terribly comfortable to live in. Another similar property from roughly that period, is this one situated at Dockyard in the west end of Bermuda.
Dockyard was in the 1800s the centre of a vibrant and bustling shipyard and boat building industry. Subsequently the boat building slowed and eventually ended leaving majestic warehouses and other buildings, some of which were built by prisoners of the Boer war, abandoned. Over the last few decades, the area has been revamped and today consists of, amongst other things, a cruise-ship complex, an historical museum and a shopping mall. A few years ago some of the unused buildings were converted into the homes you see above.
While I have not had the opportunity to see the renovations firsthand from the inside, the exterior of the buildings and the landscaping which has been done are tasteful and beautiful. I have seen photographs of the interiors as the buildings are available to rent from time to time and they have come onto the market. The interiors also look as though they have been sympathetically remodelled. I hope this is true and that many of the historic details remain. I particularly like the fact that they appear to have internal courtyards or private gardens which I think is a necessary feature as the properties are quite public. As well as being beautiful, they are quite convenient; a ferry docks mere meters away from the front door and it's a twenty minute commute to the capital. I rue the fact that we've never rented one of these properties. Who knows, one of them may come onto the market again in the future.
Dockyard was in the 1800s the centre of a vibrant and bustling shipyard and boat building industry. Subsequently the boat building slowed and eventually ended leaving majestic warehouses and other buildings, some of which were built by prisoners of the Boer war, abandoned. Over the last few decades, the area has been revamped and today consists of, amongst other things, a cruise-ship complex, an historical museum and a shopping mall. A few years ago some of the unused buildings were converted into the homes you see above.
While I have not had the opportunity to see the renovations firsthand from the inside, the exterior of the buildings and the landscaping which has been done are tasteful and beautiful. I have seen photographs of the interiors as the buildings are available to rent from time to time and they have come onto the market. The interiors also look as though they have been sympathetically remodelled. I hope this is true and that many of the historic details remain. I particularly like the fact that they appear to have internal courtyards or private gardens which I think is a necessary feature as the properties are quite public. As well as being beautiful, they are quite convenient; a ferry docks mere meters away from the front door and it's a twenty minute commute to the capital. I rue the fact that we've never rented one of these properties. Who knows, one of them may come onto the market again in the future.
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