Lock Wood Island

Lock Wood Island from downstream
Lock Wood Island from upstream

Lock Wood Island is an island in the River Thames in England just downstream of Nuneham House on the reach above Abingdon Lock.

The island sits on a sharp bend in the river. It is densely covered with tall trees and has a narrow channel behind it. In the nineteenth century there was a thatched cottage on the island linked to the bank by a rustic bridge which was a popular place for picknickers.[1] Alice Liddell used to visit the island with Lewis Carroll, who penned Through the Looking-Glass shortly after one of these visits. There is evidence of weirs and flash locks here, at one time owned by Lord Harcourt, which may account for the name of the island.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ D S MacColl The Thames from Source to Sea 1890
  2. ↑ Fred. S. Thacker The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles
Next island upstream River Thames Next island downstream
Fiddler's Elbow Lock Wood Island Andersey Island

Coordinates: 51°40′26″N 1°13′45″W / 51.6740°N 1.2292°W / 51.6740; -1.2292

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