MV Royal Iris

This former Mersey Ferry lies derelict on the banks of the River Thames, not far from the Thames Barrier. It was towed to London in the hope of a new purpose but has been left abandoned ever since. In its heyday, even the Beatles had performed here. It's in pretty bad shape now & constantly is submerged deeply at high tide.

As it is very close to me, I've taken photos over a period of time & after two years of waiting, I finally got onboard to take interiors too. It's full of pigeons & quite an unnerving place to be. Cargo crates form spooky monoliths keeping the ceilings up & the pigeons rest across these like a scene from Hitchcock's The Birds.