Bell Weir Lock
The Bell Weir Lock is a lock in the Thames at Egham in Surrey , England . It is just upstream from the confluence of the Colne Brook and the M25 Runnymede Bridge . The lock was built in 1817 by the Thames Navigation Commission .
history
The first proposal for a lock came in 1811. It was built in the winter of 1817/18 and was initially known as Egham Lock , but was then named after Charlie Bell, the first ferryman at this point. The weir collapsed under the weight of the ice in the river in 1827, and the lock collapsed in 1866. The lock and the weir were rebuilt in 1867. The lock was renewed in stone in 1877. A new weir was built in 1904.
The river above the lock
First, the island is The Iceland and then Magna Carta Iceland reached. It is followed by Pats Croft Eyot and Friary Island .
The Thames Path runs to Old Windsor Lock on the south side of the river.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued , David & Charles, Newton Abbot, ISBN 0-7153-4233-9 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '22.1 " N , 0 ° 32' 14.2" W.