Shiplake, Lock c.1955
Photo ref:
S121001
Photo ref:
S121001
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The lockkeeper rushes back, ice cream in hand (right), to see the small cruiser safely through the lock. During the summer months the small shop, which he has just visited, does a flourishing trade selling teas, ices and postcards, The bridge that carries the Twyford to Henley railway line over the Thames can be seen downstream.
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Memories of Shiplake, Lock c1955
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Shiplake, Lock c.1955
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This picture of Shiplake Lock brings back memories. My parents moved into Shiplake Lock in 1952. This picture shows the old lock house with my father Peter Gough coming out of the gate. The old house where my brothers grew up had not electricity or running water. The old house in the picture was knocked down in 1958 when the current one was built adjacient to it. This was the one that I grew up in. My father tragically ...see more
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