The boat includes three cabins along its 27-meter run (88.5 feet). The Astoria was built in 1911 for Fred Karno. When commissioning the Astoria, Karno instructed the designers to give him the best houseboat on the river. Karno moored the vessel at Taggs Island, alongside his hotel and casino, named “the Karsino.”
This slice of the River Thames can be found in Richmond, on the western edge of London, and was a favorite among London’s day-tripping visitors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, the island is inhabited by around 100 people living on 62 houseboats. Houseboats can be seen floating at the river’s edges around London and the U.K. as a whole. But the Astoria is a unique build, indeed.
Karno was a famous comedic performer and helped create the art form that would later become the silent movie. It’s said that Charlie Chaplain stayed on his houseboat. This is the influence that Karno wielded. The boat itself was a grand project, and its main deck was built to house a 90-piece orchestra to put on lavish performances for guests flowing out of the casino next door alongside Karno himself.
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