Just one more day to see Hugh and Monica King talking about boat-love on Houseboat-TV! Episode 4 will be revealed on Friday!!! So come back then.

Episode 3 Houseboat TV - Interview with Hugh & Monica king

So, better go visit the mothership at www.houseboat-tv.co.uk if you want to see episode 3 of Houseboat TV! Hugh and monica king owned the Rosemarie in the early 1970's and have donated a fine collection of personal photographs from that time making this a charming film, full of time travel! It seems that the Rosemarie kindled for them an enduring love of houseboats.....

Rosemarie as the St Mawes / Falmouth passenger ferrry

Today I recieved an amazing photograph, from Katheryn Osborne in the U.S.A, confirming that the Rosemarie houseboat had indeed been the passenger ferry between Falmouth and St Mawes as rumoured! Not exactly sure of the date, but 1940's-50's is an educated guess! The family who owned her at this time where called Henderson, and having phoned all the Hendersons in St Mawes to no avail, I've unfortunately no other testimony of the boat at this time. Which is why this one photo is such a special find. On the back of the picture is written £2,250 obo (or best offer), priceless! She was also rumoured to have worked as a ferry in the nearby Helford river, although I can't find any evidence to support this. Time to go back to the library I think........

Nialls TVs...Download for free!!!

I have met so many lovely people, along the way while making this film! Today I just wanted to say a big thankyou to Niall, who has given me a collection of old T.Vs to brighten my blogs and posts. Its still availiable to anyone who wants it, for the next few days. Simply download the whole collection from 'You Send It'; http://download.yousendit.com/RmNDQ3Q2UENKV1B2Wmc9PQ

And Niall can also be found at http://www.wix.com/6ixholes/niallx-home.

Its a truely interesting website, and if I'd had a budget, I may well have asked this man to do some of the work for me! Dont forget to visit me at http://www.houseboat-tv.co.uk/

The current episode 'Jonathan Graig' is due to change, so if you've not seen it...its a must!

Featured on Devon + Cornwall Film

Rosemarie Houseboat TV, as a development platform for the documentary 'The Many Romances with Rosemarie', has been featured on the Devon and Cornwall Film social networking website today. If you want to know more about the project, this will deffinately provide you with a greater insight.


Devon + Cornwall Film regularly blog on locally produced films, events or on productions coming into the area to use it as a location. If you are involved in film or just want to know whats happening near you then come on board! Or find me at http://www.houseboat-tv.co.uk/

An interview with myself?

My friend Nick Duffy has kindly offered to interview me for the film 'The many romances with Rosemarie'. I'm not sure about this as it may turn the documentary into an autobiographical, but I'd love to know what you think. I did live on the Rosemarie for about 1 year when I was just 3yrs old, and Nick has already helped me to film an interview with my folks (all for impartiality).

This is a picture of me in the red, with my friend Alisia. Dad is in the background with Henry the basset hound, having a break from working in the boatshed, must have been mum taking this pic.

Don't miss Jonathan Craig on the second episode Houseboat-TV

Jonathan Craig is a sculptor, carpenter and wooden boat builder. He rescued the Rosemarie by virtually re-building her in the late 1970’s. It was a big job, and he says that he became obsessed with the boat. He slept onboard under a tarpaulin while he was mending her and says he had fantastical dreams about trees growing up around him in the shape of the boat. He was very sad to see the boat go for scrap.