The Harpy moored alongside Custom House London
by Mackenzie Moulton
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$6,000
Dimensions
20.000 x 16.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
The Harpy moored alongside Custom House London
Artist
Mackenzie Moulton
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Built in 1901 by Woolwich Royal Dockyard , she was constructed of iron. The structure was designed to accommodate a Surveyor, Examining Officers, eleven Preventive Officers, thirty five Boatmen soon to be called Preventive Men, and 32 Watchers. It had two decks and was supplied with telephones, mains water and a gas and electricity supply. Gas stoves provided heat for the officers, and the Boatmen and Watchers were given coal for stoves to warm food and boil water. The cost of the build was 5211.12s.3d
In 1905 she was given the name Harpy . By October 1913 she was seen to be in need of some repairs and a refit of the upper deck accomodation, which was considered be too small, so plans were drawn up to increase the size of the offices.
On 14 May 1969 she was taken for a four month refit at Gravesend which included a new roof, new toilet accommodation and refurbishment of the offices. While she was away, the mooring dolphins were renewed and the brow (the bridge from the Custom House quay) was repaired. After nearly a years absence, which left a conspicuous gap in the Pool of London, Harpy returned. This combined office block, boarding station and VIP embarkation point was repainted powder blue, which made a pleasant change from the old Ministry of Works Green
On 3rd February 1975 she ceased as a customs pier. She was sold to the current owners in 1981 and in 2005 had a major refit. Featured in the Home section of the Sunday Times in September 2009, it had been extensively refurbished, inside and out, and was available to rent at 3500 per week - 67% of its original cost in 1907. I was asked to paint this painting by a customs officer as I think he wanted to buy it but lost touch with him when he retired so the original all these years later is now dor sale. oil on a 16 by 20 inch canvas
The original was eventually sold in 2022 to a retired customs officer, who lives in Barnes, London.
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November 21st, 2014
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