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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/River Thames
		The river itself rises in Gloucestershire, traditionally forming the county boundary, firstly between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, between Berkshire on the south bank and Oxfordshire on the north, between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, between Berkshire and Surrey, between Surrey and Middlesex and between Essex and Kent.
		Between the sea and Teddington Lock, the river forms part of the Port of London and navigation is administered by the Port of London Authority.
		The Thames is the historic heartland of rowing in the United Kingdom.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/River_Thames (2696 words)

	River Thames and boaty things
		The original flash lock capstan used at the Hurley flash lock, prior to the first pound lock being built at this location in 1773, is the last surviving flash lock capstan in existence on the Thames and is situated next to the River in the grounds of Wittington House between Henley and Marlow.
		Pound locks were also in use in Italy in the fifteenth century using portcullis type gates but Leonardo da Vinci is credited with the invention of the pound lock using mitre gates with built-in vertical sluices as he prepared plans for such a lock (San Marco Lock) on the Naviglio Interno in Milan in 1495.
		On the River Thames we are lucky as all locks are manned, unlike the canal system where boaters have to operate the winding gear to open and close the gates and sluices.
	www.the-river-thames.co.uk /locks.htm (1783 words)

	River Wey & Navigations : All about locks
		The seventeen locks between Godalming and Weybridge allow the level of water along the canal to be managed providing enough depth for vessels to navigate whilst also allowing controlled passage between the sections of waterway.
		The lock also provides a guarantee that the water level between the individual locks will be maintained to a degree that vessels won’t run aground.
		In the 20th century all of the Wey locks were renovated and rebuilt at one time or another in concrete or brick and providing the lock chambers with vertical walls throughout their full length.
	www.weyriver.co.uk /theriver/trans_2_locks.htm (1691 words)

	River and Rowing Museum: The River Thames
		The River and Rowing Museum will be a centre of excellence and maintain a public service which collects, documents, preserves, exhibits and interprets artifacts and information relating to the River Thames, Henley-on-Thames and rowing.
		In telling the story of the river, the town and the sport, the museum will be a showcase for modern craftsmanship as well as a display of historic objects, both man-made and natural.
		A soft play area based on a river theme will be provided in the museum to cater for the younger children in family groups, enabling their carers to spend longer in the exhibition galleries.
	archive.comlab.ox.ac.uk /other/museums/rowing/thames.html (1162 words)

	The River Thames Guide - About the Thames
		The River Thames is famous throughout the World for its history, its culture, and its amazing variety of wildlife, archaeology, and scenery.
		It rises in four headstreams the Isis (or Windrush), the Churn, the Coln, and the Leach on the south-eastern slope of the Cotswold Hills, in Gloucestershire, near Cheltenham.
		Between Hampton Court and the Tower of London the river is crossed by 20 road and 9 rail bridges.
	www.riverthames.co.uk /about.htm (882 words)

	Thames, river, England. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It rises in four headstreams (the Thames or Isis, Churn, Coln, and Leach) in the Cotswold Hills, E Gloucestershire, and flows generally eastward across S England and through London to the North Sea at The Nore.
		The upper valley of the Thames is a broad, flat basin of alluvial clay soil, through which the river winds and turns constantly in all directions.
		The land around the river was formerly marshy, and the ancient roads were far from the river banks.
	www.bartleby.com /65/th/ThamesEng.html (507 words)

	The River Thames
		Staines, originally a small Roman town called Ad Pontes (meaning "at the bridges"), developed beside the original river crossing established in the 1st Century A.D. The wooden structure built by the Romans was the first of a series of bridges at this point, culminating in the present elegant stone construction opened in 1832.
		The river is well stocked with coarse, and angling from the banks is generally free of charge.
		Salmon have also begun to return to the river in recent years, encouraged by the cleaner Thames water and the installation of salmon leaps at certain locks.
	www.spelthorne.gov.uk /print/lei_river_thames (329 words)

	Hotelboat Tranquil Rose cruising routes
		We ascend Papercourt lock which is perhaps one of the prettiest of all, before we reach Guildford, a town that makes the most of its river.
		The river twists and turns to reach Lechlade, passing the old manor at Kelmscot and a fine statue of Old Father Thames reclining proudly by the side of St John's Lock.
		Garston lock is a reminder of the strange turf-sided locks that were once common on this canal.
	www.tranquilrose.co.uk /routes06.htm (3787 words)

	River Thames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its usually quoted source is at Thames Head (at grid reference ST980994), about a mile north of the village of Kemble and near the town of Cirencester, in the Cotswolds.
		The River Thames flooding at Chiswick Lane South in London's W4 postal district.
		There are 45 locks on the River Thames.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Thames (2768 words)

	Visit Thames - take a boat trip
		Close by are the remains of Swift Ditch Lock, one of the original 1620 pound locks on the Thames.
		Boulter's - perhaps the most famous lock on the Thames due to the popularity for boating at the turn of the last century, Boulter's continues to attract crowds.
		As the lock-keepers are often solo workers, the locks maybe unmanned between 1pm -2pm for the lockkeepers lunch break.
	www.visitthames.co.uk /alocks.html (599 words)

	Environment Agency - Thames Facts and Figures
		The Thames path follows the river for 184 miles from its source, through rich and contrasting countryside before entering London where it ends just a few miles from the sea.
		The Thames is home to important wildlife habitats and there are 146 sites of special scientific interest within five kilometres from the banks.
		The Tidal Thames is now cleaner and healthier than it has been for nearly 200 years and supports a wide variety of wildlife.
	www.environment-agency.gov.uk /regions/thames/322805/?lang=_e (211 words)

	bymnews.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Four projects to improve and maintain locks on the River Thames were awarded for their engineering excellence at the ICE South East England Engineering Excellence Awards 2006.
		Godstow Lock in Oxford was highly commended for its £400,000 refurbishment in the Environmental and Historic category.
		The close proximity of the locks and the similar design features were carefully planned to help save time and money in moving construction equipment, drawing up designs and carrying out the work.
	www.bymnews.com /new/content/view/32862/82 (287 words)

	Rivers of Life: River Profiles - the Thames
		The Thames is actually the combination of four rivers, the Isis, the Churn, the Coln and the Leach.
		The country alongside the Thames is mostly rolling hills with farming and grazing being the main uses of the land until you get to London.
		Emily Leach is the Curator at the River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames and Simon Read, the Environmental Protection Manager with the Thames Region Environment Agency.
	cgee.hamline.edu /rivers/Resources/river_profiles/thames.html (430 words)

	Rivers of Life: River Thames Guests
		For example two and half thousand years ago the river Thames was a very sacred place and people probably travelled from all over southern Britain to place their most precious possessions in the river.
		The Thames region of the Agency covers the whole of the river basin for the river Thames, which is an area of approximately 12,860 sq.
		The quality of the water in the river has to be maintained by strict regulation of discharges to the river, which is one important aspect of the Agency's work in the region.
	cgee.hamline.edu /rivers/MA2001/MA2000/Guests/archive/thames.html (1387 words)

	Canal Holidays Guide to the River Thames
		Narrowboats traverse the river as part of the Grand Ring, or on routes from nearby bases (Thames licence is payable).
		The river continues west to Maidenhead, noted for its Brunel built railway bridge with wide brick-built spans, and the elegant town of Marlow.
		The Thames meets the Kennet and Avon Canal near Reading, and becomes more peaceful as it heads through Wallingford and the ancient market town of Abingdon to reach Oxford with its historic University, 'dreaming spires', and Inspector Morse TV locations.
	www.canalholidays.com /river-thames.htm (364 words)

	Canalboat Holidays Ltd - Questions Answered
		On the River Thames all locks are worked by Thames Conservancy staff These locks open at 9.30am and close at 6 or 7pm depending on the time of year.
		Short period licences for the River Avon are payable by boat crews at the toll houses.
		River Thames and River Nene licences need obtaining 14 days in advance from the appropriate Water Authority, licence application forms for these rivers being available from our booking office.
	www.btinternet.com /~conco/cbh/ques.htm (1214 words)

	The River Thames Guide - About the Thames - Hurley Lock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Apart from being one of the most fascinatingly historic locks on the river, Hurley Lock is also a centre for water sports.
		On the Hurley river bank is the partly refurbished flash lock capstan - the only one existing on the Thames.
		A pound lock constructed of fir tree timber was installed in 1773 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners.
	www.riverthames.co.uk /about_thames/3744.htm (257 words)

	River Thames
		Some locks are mechanically operated and you can usually go through them on your own outside the keepers working times.
		The Thames is England's premier river and much of English history has been lived, worked and fought over alongside this river.
		The river rises near Cricklade in Wiltshire and runs for just over 200 miles to enter the North Sea east of London; the navigable Thames from Lechlade to London is 94 miles so allow a week to cruise.
	www.canaljunction.com /canal/thames.htm (521 words)

	The Thames Path National Trail
		Here the path is on the island by the lock briefly before returning to the bank to pass through picturesque Iffley Lock and on to the stunning city of Oxford, the last major town on the Thames from London to the source.
		The Thames is not navigable after a few miles west of Lechlade and so this is the first walk where the path does not follow the banks of the river for much of the time.
		The final part of the Thames Path is from the town of Cricklade, to the source of the Thames, near Cirencester.
	www.thames-path.org.uk /index.html (1639 words)

	The Twickenham Museum : The River Thames
		Long before man settled locally, the River Thames flowed past what were later to become the settlements of Twickenham, Teddington and the Hamptons.
		The course of the river, at that time, was similar to that of today, although its appearance would not have been the same.
		The river has long played a significant role in the commercial life of the area.
	www.twickenham-museum.org.uk /tour_detail.asp?TourID=6 (248 words)

	Romney Lock and Weir - The River Thames by ThamesWeb
		Weirs and their associated locks are in effect 'steps' in the river as it flows to the sea.
		With lock gates at each end, boats traveling upstream, for example, would enter the lock when it is 'empty' (at the level of the lower reach).
		This sudden demand on water to fill the lock causes the level directly upstream of the lock to fall temporarily by several inches, and at Romney Lock a small 'waterfall' adjacent to the lock has been seen to temporarily stop flowing as water is redirected into the lock.
	www.thamesweb.co.uk /windsor/thames/locks_weirs.html (1146 words)

	ThamesWeb Information - The River Thames at Windsor
		The system of locks throughout the length of the river are interesting to visit.
		Locks are in effect 'steps' in the river as it flows to the sea.
		The Lock and Weir at Romney Lock, Windsor.
	www.thamesweb.co.uk /windsor/info/thames.html (526 words)

	Locks on the River Thames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John's Lock — the highest lock on the river
		Additionally, Blake's Lock is located on a reach of the River Kennet that is administered as part of the River Thames, and is often counted as a Thames Lock.
		All the locks on the Thames (including Blake's Lock) are manned and, except for Richmond Lock, are owned and operated by the Environment Agency.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Locks_on_the_River_Thames (143 words)

	Thames Hire Boats , Hireboats , Cruisers , Day Boats for Hire on the Royal River Thames (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		SORRY but we are no longer operating our Cruisers due to the Winter Season and extensive Lock closures on the River.
		You, as skipper, will gain the benefit of this, as you will not be branded as "just another hire craft" at the many places you will be visiting during your holiday.
		All the locks on the River Thames are manned by lock-keepers who are very helpful and very proud of their locks.
	www.boatsthames.com /cruiser.html (1350 words)

	Modern Saga of Mon River by Russ Barnes, Part One
		We were approaching a lock on the Thames.
		This is quite different from the Monongahela River locks as I was to find out when later I made my 90-mile trip down river from Point Marion to Pittsburgh.
		Ninety miles up river from Pittsburgh just on the Pennsylvania side of the border between West Virginia and Pennsylvania, Point Marion is a town almost at the foot of the Allegheny Mountains with an excellent restaurant, a few old glass factories and Scott Boat Sales.
	home.earthlink.net /~monriver (2442 words)

	Thames River Trip aboard Walton Monarch - 2001
		Members met in the free car park alongside the River Thames just up-stream from the bridge at Walton - on - Thames.
		After Sunbury and Molesely locks, the boat passed Hampton Court and Kingston.
		We were lucky with the weather and generally, members expressed the view that it was an enjoyable trip and look forward to a repeat next year.
	www.ewell-probus.org.uk /past-visits/river2001.htm (137 words)

	Our 1993 Thames Boating Trip
		The English spring was in full bloom: lambs were jumping in the fields, trees were blooming, and all of the river birds had their babies in tow.
		There are many famous large estates that front the river, as well as small boat-houses, and the occasional pub.
		The drops in the locks are not large, so just a little line handling is needed to deal with it.
	www219.pair.com /swansonr/thames/thames_js.html (525 words)

	The River Thames Information Pages
		This is done in a variety of ways, for example: Boating (powered and un-powered),fishing, walking or just simply relaxing by the tranquil waters of this historic waterway.
		The true source of the Thames is disputable, but it is generally agreed that the River rises at many springs peppered between Cirencester, Tetbury and Coberley.
		These pages are just a glimpse of this mighty River and are intended to give basic information concerning the Thames and a flavour of it's recreational uses.
	www.geocities.com /thameslock (299 words)

	The Muskingum Has a Lock on Lazy River Cruises
		He turns and turns and turns the wheel, which grinds the gate closed, which releases the water, and then he walks (usually slowly) back to the other gate, cranks it open, and finally releases you with an unhurried nod or wave.
		The eleven locks, ten dams, and 5 bypass connector canals that comprise this lock system from Zanesville to Marietta were completed in 1841.
		I have seen the Muskingham River, but it was interesting to visit it again, through your words and great photos.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/ohio_places_people/77205 (584 words)

	Safety
		on the River Thames are manned so you should have no real problems because the Keeper will guide you.
		On the canals and River Wey where we operate locks ourselves, it's good practice to have one of the crew watching from the bank, with Windlass in hand.
		In the dark, a person overboard may not be so easily seen and rescued as quickly as in daylight.
	website.lineone.net /~chris.bryan/boat_safety_code.htm (668 words)

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