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Old Windsor Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England on the right bank beside Old Windsor, Berkshire. The lock marks the downstream end of the New Cut, a meander cutoff built in 1822 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners which created Ham Island. The lock and a wider footbridge give access to the island.
A lock and weir at Green Lane was to raise and stabilize water levels in the town centre channels and permanently fill the dry Moor Cut channel of the waterway. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead set up the Partnership for the Rejuvenation of Maidenhead (PRoM) in December 2007, [ 4 ] which developed and proposed a 20 Year Vision and ...
Locks are popular visitor attractions, and many serve refreshments. Locks were often built adjacent to islands and therefore many are situated in remote locations, hard to find and can only be reached on foot. Many locks also have moorings that can be used overnight, and some include electric charging points for electric powered boats.
County Lock, looking downstream. Brewery Gut is entered under the bridge in the distance. The lower lock gates, with the river in a state of flood. The old brewery stable block can be seen. County Lock in 1975 with Simonds' Brewery in background. County Lock is a lock on the River Kennet in Reading town centre in the English county of Berkshire.
windsorlockshistory.com - an on-line listing of books, articles, maps and videos on the history of Windsor Locks, including many on the canal. Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; The Rise and Fall of the Canal and the Factories Along it, by Dr. Melvin D. Montemerlo, July 25, 2016 ...
Old Windsor Lock. River Thames: moorings site of old mill weir Romney Lock: Jubilee River-- (from Boulter's Lock) Black Potts Railway Bridge: B470 Victoria Bridge:
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Ham Island is an inhabited man-made island of roughly 50 hectares (125 acres) in the River Thames in Old Windsor in England. It was a mature meander of the Thames until a channel was dug, the New Cut, to build Old Windsor Lock which reduced the navigable distance by two thirds.