The Captains of the LV21, Gary and Paivi have taken this vessel on and are lovingly regenerating and restoring it, preserving the a part of our marine heritage as well as creating exciting spaces and opportunities for contemporary art in North Kent. Moored at Gillingham Pier, LV21 is a sturdy steel riveted vessel with a tardis-like internal space. We visited her in October and Paivi and Gary kindly took us on a tour around the ship. The best part was climbing all the way up a vertical ladder to the actual light itself. Standing inside the glass case for the light, we had a panoramic view of the Medway and could even see Upnor Castle. (O.k., Paivi's coffee was a contender in the highlight section too with introduction to LV21's resident volunteer maintenance mariner, Dave a close third).
http://www.lv21.co.uk/
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