Garrick's Ait
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| Geographical location | 51 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 22 ′ W | |
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Garrick's Ait (or Garrick's Eyot on the Ordnance Survey maps ), previously called Shank's Eyot , is a Werder in the Thames in England upstream from Molesey Lock .
geography
The island is 330 meters upstream from Tagg's Island . There are 20 houses on the island and it was originally divided into 26 parcels, but two of them, including the east end of the island, were always tree-covered berths, and two of the roughly equal parcels have been merged. The island is only accessible by boat.
history
Garrick's Ait is named after the actor David Garrick , whose Temple to Shakespeare and Garrick's Villa are not far away on the banks of the Thames. It is the only island in the United Kingdom to be named after an actor. As on many other islands on the Thames, weeping willows were planted on it when they came into the country in the 18th century. The wood was used for cricket bats , paddles , ladders, rifle butts and fence posts. The branches were used to make baskets or to fortify river banks.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ordnance Survey Map at English Heritage
- ↑ Garrick's Ait . In: The Thames from Hampton Court to Sunbury Lock . Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
