Lock Wood Island

Lock Wood Island
Lock Wood Island (looking upstream)
Waters	Thames
Geographical location	51 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 14 ′  W
Lock Wood Island (looking downstream)

Lock Wood Island is an island in the Thames upstream from Abingdon Lock . The island lies in a sharp curve of the river and is densely overgrown with trees.

In the 19th century there was a small house on the island that was connected to the mainland by a simple bridge. It was a popular place for trips.

Alice Liddell visited the island with Lewis Carroll , who wrote to Alice behind the mirrors soon after a visit there.

There is evidence that there was a weir and water lock on the island, which may explain the island's name. (Engl. Schleuse = Lock) The island belonged to Lord Harcourt for a while .

See also

• List of islands in the Thames

Individual evidence

1. ^ DS MacColl: The Thames from Source to Sea. 1890.
2. ^ Site of Nuneham Weir and Lock, Lock Wood Island
3. ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. A History of the Inland Navigation. Fred. S. Thacker, London 1914, (New Impression. Facsimile Reprint. David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1968, OCLC 79517207 ).