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The Ocean Village marina
Ocean Village is a large, mixed-use marina, residential, business and leisure development on the mouth of the River Itchen in Southampton, on the south coast of England. Ocean Village is currently undergoing a major £70m re-development project and is set to become one of the main leisure destinations in Southampton. Current recreational facilities include two cinemas, cafes, wine bars and restaurants including Banana Wharf and Pitcher & Piano. The recently opened multi-storey car park has space for 776 vehicles.
The marina is managed and owned by Marina Developments Limited (MDL), a division of British-based Yattendon Investment Trust. The area, formerly used for commercial ships, now offers 375 berths and the basin is deep enough to provide mooring facilities for tall ships and large yachts[1]. The Global Challenge yacht races started from here in 1992, 1996 and 2000. Ocean Village is also the base for the Royal Southampton Yacht Club.
A number of large companies have offices or regional headquarters in the complex, including HSBC, Barclays plc and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The marina is home to the historical building, Enterprise House, which was originally a dock warehouse and has now been converted into serviced offices.
Calshot Spit Lightship
Between 1988 and 2010, the entrance to Ocean Village marina was the location for the former Calshot Spit Lightship (LV 78),[2] which formed a static attraction at the marina. The lightship was removed on November 3, 2010 and taken to be restored at Trafalgar Dry Dock. The lightship will become a 'gateway attraction' at a new heritage museum called Aeronautica[3].
This Trinity House navigation aid guided ships entering Southampton Water from the western end of the Solent, coming around the low lying sand and shingle Calshot Spit. It was built in 1914 by J I Thornycroft shipyard in Southampton, and decommissioned in 1978.
References
- ^ MDL website Ocean Village pages
- ^ Trinity House LV No. 78 Harbour Lights, retrieved July 2, 2006
- ^ Daily Echo, "Calshot Lightship on the Move", retrieved November 3, 2010
Areas and Suburbs of Southampton City of Southampton Electoral Wards (and their neighbourhoods) listed by Constituency — sources: 1 2.Southampton Itchen Bargate Ward (City Centre, Ocean Village, The Polygon, St Mary's) • Bitterne Ward (Bitterne, Thornhill) • Bitterne Park Ward (Bitterne Park, Bitterne Manor, Midanbury, Townhill Park) • Harefield Ward (Harefield) • Peartree Ward (Peartree Green) • Sholing Ward (Sholing) • Woolston Ward (Woolston, Weston)Southampton Test Bevois Ward (Bevois Valley, Nicholstown, Northam) • Coxford Ward (Lordshill, Lordswood) • Freemantle Ward (Freemantle) • Millbrook Ward (Millbrook, Regents Park) • Portswood Ward (Portswood, Highfield, St Denys) • Redbridge Ward (Redbridge, Maybush) • Shirley Ward (Shirley, Southampton Common)Romsey and Southampton North Areas of Greater Southampton outside the City boundary include Chartwell Green, Chilworth, Nursling, Rownhams, Eastleigh, Totton, and West End.Categories:- Districts of Southampton
- Marinas in the United Kingdom
- Buildings and structures in Southampton
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