The English River Thames is navigable from Cricklade or Lechlade to the sea, and this part of the river falls 71 meters. There are 45 locks on the river, each with one or more adjacent weirs. These lo
Penton Hook Lock with City of London arms on the House. The green box is the hydraulic control system
Goring Lock demonstrates the common juxtaposition of weir, lock island, lock keeper's house and lock
Choice of Yellow and Red warning boards which are placed on lock gates when navigation is hazardous
Kayaker at Boulter's Weir
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The Thames Conservancy was a body responsible for the management of that river in England. It was founded in 1857 to replace the jurisdiction of the City of London up to Staines. Nine years later it t
A boundary marker of the Thames Conservancy at grid reference TQ092664 about 100 metres upstream from the bridge at Walton-on-Thames.
The Victoria Embankment under construction in 1865
The waterworks buildings at Hampton
Weir, mill and walkway at Hambleden