Staines, Penton Hook c.1960
Photo ref:
S175057
Photo ref:
S175057
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Memories of Staines, Penton Hook c1960
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We lived in Penton Road and my brother and I went to Hygeia House School, sadly gone now. We used to walk down the tow path to the Lock. Once my brother (4 years older than me) dared me to walk across the wall below the weir! I still have nightmares - I couldn't swim, but somehow I waded across without slipping to my death! My brother also worked during the summer holidays helping the lock keeper, running to open and close the sluice gates.
See my comments under photo S175052 - Penton Hook Lock - about the wooden weir you can just see in the middle of this image.
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