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rowers.","Traditional boat shelters are local heritage lost when they are rebuilt carelessly."],"affectedParties":["Rowers and boat users","Children near the water","Local heritage communities"]},"owners":{"steward":"The club or owner of the building; heritage authorities protect listed ones.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Heritage registers of listed buildings"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q41176","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"building","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"boat","type":"related","note":"the stored craft"},{"target":"shore","type":"related","note":"of a lake, river or sea"},{"target":"marina","type":"related","note":"a mooring facility"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.boathouse","Wikidata: Q1777951 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1777951)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Usable boat bay length:  m - Measured along the storage bay between fixed 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