Teddington, The Lock c.1955
Photo ref:
T19007
Photo ref:
T19007
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The motor launch 'Hurlingham' is negotiating the lock at Teddington. A weir is first mentioned here in 1345, and the first lock was built in 1811 with only a single opening for larger craft. The new locks were rebuilt in1904 as double locks, as we see here. The rollers for smaller craft are to the left.
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Memories of Teddington, the Lock c1955
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The gentleman fishing in the foreground is the late Mr Eric Sewell. He was a very keen fisherman and lived with his sister in a mansion flat in Twickenham Road overlooking Tough's boatyard. He was a very nice quiet man who always, when he was out of doors, wore a trilby hat and a light fawn coat whatever he was doing. I knew him for a long time and in the later years of his life he lost most of his ...see more
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