Quaint House in Victoria, BC - The Swallowed Anchor

I recently came across this photo on Benjamin Madison's Blog, Victoria Daily Photo. Take a look at his Blog with some really outstanding pictures:
http://victoriadailyphoto.blogspot.com/

I've always liked this house, ever since my parents took me to see it as a young child. What a great piece of real estate! It is known as the Swallowed Anchor, and is located across the road from Westbay Marina.

The tiny house has an eccentric conglomeration of naval creations ranging from Peg Leg the Pirate and the Stork's nest on the roof, down to the lawn which has a large statue of King Neptune and a Mermaid, as well as the Porpoises. The house belonged to a mariner, long since gone, and obviously he retired there, hence the name. This home is actually lived in and is not part of the usual Victoria tourist attractions!

There are other interesting houses in this Esquimalt area, one of which is Captain Jacobsen's whimsical Queen Anne style house built in the 1880's. You can also take a walk around the marina and look at the interesting float homes.