Thursday 1 August 2019

"The floral tastes of the lock keeper........

......generally make Sonning Lock very bright and gay" - Charles Dickens (1882)


Sonning Lock 1900

Sonning lock 2019


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Mink.

Caversham bridge - Reading
Boardwalk Henley.

Temple Island





Broad boat - narrow crew!

After spending a couple of nights in Henley we decided that for this year this would be our turn around point. We really want to spend a couple more weeks on the upper Thames before heading back to the canals.

Marsh Lock 1908

Marsh Lock 2019


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