Steven's Eyot
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| Waters | Thames | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Steven's Eyot (also Steven's Ait ) is a narrow island or werder in the Thames in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames , London , England above Teddington Lock .
The island is 660 meters downstream from the Kingston Railway Bridge . A very small island is included on a map of the island's Ordnance Survey and this pair is referred to as Steven's Eyots .
history
An Ordnance Survey map from 1875 shows that the island used to be made up of four islets. It is referred to as Tathim's Island on an 1896 map . The current name comes from a boat operator who lived near the island in what is now Canbury Gardens . The Ordnance Survey map has been using its current name since 1913. The island is now part of a conservation area that is particularly protected in terms of landscape and structure .
use
The ship traffic is led past on the west side of the island, as there are landing stages on the east side. The island is the seat of the Small Boat Club (SBC), which uses the island as a boat launch. The SBC has leased the island from the Thames Conservancy (today's Environment Agency ) since 1960 and only club members are allowed to moor their boats permanently on the island. The administration of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames allowed the SBC to build a pier on the east side of the Thames in 1984, which the club alone may use.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grid reference finder measurement tools . Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ↑ a b Ordnance Survey . The National Heritage List for England - Map Search . Archived from the original on (April 24, 2012). Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1896). London [map], 1: 10.560. Archived from the original on (April 30, 2012). Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ↑ June Samson: Bringing a panoramic treasure of River Thames back to life . In: This is Local London , June 11, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
- ↑ CAP Studios: A meeting of the DEVELOPMENT CONTROL will be held at the Guildhall, Kingston upon Thames on THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2005 at 7:30 pm . Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames . November 22nd, 2002. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Environment Agency . Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ↑ Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee 60th Year! . The Small Boats Club. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. 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 July 22, 2013.
