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Teddington Lock, Weir and Footbridge.

Teddington lock and Weir is where the river Thames changes to a tidal river.
Top end of the weir.
Top end of the weir.		 The weir pool at low tide.
The weir pool at low tide.		 Teddington Weir
Teddington Weir		 The skiff lock.
The skiff lock.		 Looking straight down into the skiff lock.
Looking straight down into the skiff lock.
Unique mechanism to work the skiff lock.
Unique mechanism to work the skiff lock.		 Water leaking into the skiff lock.
Water leaking into the skiff lock.		 Skiff lock, looking upriver.
Skiff lock, looking upriver.		 Showing the depth of the skiff lock.
Showing the depth of the skiff lock.		 Lower gate of the skiff lock.
Lower gate of the skiff lock.
This arm operates the sluice in the upper lock gate.
This arm operates the sluice in the upper lock gate.		 Looking downriver from the upper lock gate.
Looking downriver from the upper lock gate.		 Upper skiff gate.
Upper skiff gate.		 Lovely old boathouse opposite the lock.
Lovely old boathouse opposite the lock.		 Leisure boats on new pontoon.
Leisure boats on new pontoon.
Teddington footbridge from the Middlesex side.
Teddington footbridge from the Middlesex side.		 The Boat Shop.
The Boat Shop.		 The Tide End Cottage.
The Tide End Cottage.		 Teddington film studios.
Teddington film studios.		 Looking up along the top of the weir.
Looking up along the top of the weir.
The church by the traffic lights.
The church by the traffic lights.		 The Weir.
The Weir.		 The centre of the lock gates.
The centre of the lock gates.		 Looking upriver from the middle lock.
Looking upriver from the middle lock.		 Looking across to the The Boat Shop and Ferry Road.
Looking across to the The Boat Shop and Ferry Road.
The weir.
The weir.		 Sunbathing on the rocks below the weir.
Sunbathing on the rocks below the weir.		 Teddington Locks, looking downstream.
Teddington Locks, looking downstream.		 The towpath beside the locks.
The towpath beside the locks.		 The Skiff lock.
The Skiff lock.
Looking up Ferry Road from the bridge.
Looking up Ferry Road from the bridge.		 A poser.
A poser.		 Left hand lock, looking down river.
Left hand lock, looking down river.		 River bed detritus.
River bed detritus.		 Footbridge to the Surrey side.
Footbridge to the Surrey side.
Footbridge to lock island.
Footbridge to lock island.		 Main lock gate, top end.
Main lock gate, top end.		 Lock keepers house.
Lock keepers house.		 Steps out of main lock.
Steps out of main lock.		 The river end of Ferry Road.
The river end of Ferry Road.
Lamp post on the lock.
Lamp post on the lock.		 Depth guage at top of lock.
Depth guage at top of lock.		 Commemorative stone on lock wall.
Commemorative stone on lock wall.		 Looking down the inside lock.
Looking down the inside lock.		 The famous Fish Slappers.
The famous Fish Slappers.
The Tide End Cottage.
The Tide End Cottage.

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Alan 23-Apr-2014 18:47
We lived in Teddington for quite a few years. It's the one place 'down there' that I would move back to if I could afford it. My mother-in-law is still there
Colin Byers18-Sep-2006 20:20
Nice gallery John, thanks for sharing - I was there in June!
http://www.pbase.com/colinb3469/teddington
Julian Plant02-Aug-2006 07:35
Great gallery, my home patch!!!
Hmm, will have to keep my eyes peeled
for signs of the JVCmobile.
Dave Beedon02-Aug-2006 05:12
I like the looks of this area: pleasant, cozy, attractive. The weir is nice.
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