#—would’ve said he was born on a narrowboat; a narrowboat-er would never have called their boat a barge

[divinekangaroo]

#I did wonder about Tommy and Ada calling the narrowboat a barge because it’s not a barge it’s a narrowboat; if it was a barge Tommy never— #—would’ve said he was born on a narrowboat; a narrowboat-er would never have called their boat a barge #But here is a possible explanation: ‘barge’ was an insult to the narrowboat owner #Interestingly the January is quite high quality and well cared for (by someone. Charles Strong.) because it’s still in- #-use ~40 years after its approx fabrication date (or its date of ownership transfer to Arthur Shelby Snr #but I think he commissioned it) #Certainly more thinking on the Jan than on Arrow House which is just a disconnected string of interior rooms/spaces/artefacts in my head #a disconnected work of interior diorama scenes and some endless corridor with no walls and only doors #not a cohesive floor plan.but I could draw all of Lizzie’s imagined living quarters right down to the taps and furniture placement #the way the brain works *shrugs*