couple of old pictures of marlow lock

[thamesS23]

came across these wonderful old pictures whilst surfing the web.

what looks like chaos at the lock entrance

great timeless picture of the crowds watching the boats go by

 

[Brayman]

Looks like a normal Sunday to me! But seriously that is the sort of chaos we might expect if ever the EA do get rid of the lock keepers.

 

[thamesS23]

wonder how a keeperless lock would cope with this scene nowadays!!

 

[teddington_lock]

Bedlam at Teddington ....

No one seems to be moaning about their gelcoat being scratched though ... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[thamesS23]

the days before health and safety seem so much more appealing

 

[teddington_lock]

I found some a little while back , part of English Heritages National Monument Record , of Teddington and the area.

I asked them for permission to reproduce them and they said fine.

You can see them on the page below ...

http://teddington-lock.co.uk/page_1172510678437.html

 

[thamesS23]

lots more images

you can see loads more images of the thames here.

old images

 

[ianc1200]

Re: lots more images

In the top photo, hire boats from Tims (at Staines) in the foreground, believe a Maidboat on the piles, a hire or private Starcraft avoiding the Freeman, and Knight Errant, the Meakes 50' slipper with cabin.

IanC

 

[timtap]

Re: lots more images

[ QUOTE ]
In the top photo, hire boats from Tims (at Staines) in the foreground, believe a Maidboat on the piles, a hire or private Starcraft avoiding the Freeman, and Knight Errant, the Meakes 50' slipper with cabin.

Brilliant piece of boat recognition !!!
Good to see the 1934 Meakes still around and looking great.

 

[Sammo]

[ QUOTE ]
came across these wonderful old pictures whilst surfing the web.

what looks like chaos at the lock entrance

[/ QUOTE ]

Marlow was just as busy last time we came through...mind you they were trying to fix a leaking ram on one of the gates at the time...

great pics

 

[ADLS]

Great photos, where did you find them as I'm looking for old pics of the Thames just in case Lazy Days is among them.

These were taken on passage to Sail Amsterdam 2005.
Queue for the lock.

Still room for a few more.

 

[Latestarter1]

Re: lots more images

I agree entirely with Everyman, and can add one more.

The boat in mid channel coming out of the lock is a Tom Jones 27 ft cruiser, and I worked probably on it! Tom was purchasing bare 27ft Elysian hulls from Appleyard Lincoln and doing a nice timber fit out at his Romney Lock yard.

The 27's were selling well Tom had just taken over Townsends at Bourne End where I was working and I was sent down to Windsor to help install the engines mainly Wortham Blake Fords with the super new Borg Warner hydraulic gerbox magic!

Knight Errant still lived at Meakes and rarely went out exept during the regatta season.

 

[ianc1200]

Re: lots more images

Re piccies of Lazy Days, any idea when she was sold/up for sale pre and post war up to about 1970? I have most MB&Y 36/37', 46-51', lots of rest of 50's, 59'-62' and a fair amount of remainder of 60's, so could have a look.

IanC

 

[ADLS]

Re: lots more images

Re piccies of Lazy Days, any idea when she was sold/up for sale pre and post war up to about 1970? I have most MB&Y 36/37', 46-51', lots of rest of 50's, 59'-62' and a fair amount of remainder of 60's, so could have a look.

All the paperwork is on the boat being kept warm in Holland and I'm keeping warm but a little wet in Vietnam. So can't give any dates off the top of my head. But Tony McGrail the prev owner told me LD had featured in a MB&Y artical but when I asked them they had no copies of it.(rather sad)

 

[miket]

Re: lots more images

Apologies for splitting hairs, but the "Tom Jones 27 footer" is, I believe their slightly smaller model, also based on a GRP production hull. Was it a Brensall? I think about 23 feet. They adopted the same superstructure styling (part varnished and part sheathed) on these 2 models plus an aft cabin model based on the Broom 30 hull. Recently restored version of last is named "Romney Lass" and berthed at Freebody, Hurley.
Should have spent more time on education and less on useless information!!

 

[ianc1200]

Re: lots more images

Have you seen the new dinghy on the back of Romney Lass (is it Romney Lass or Romney Girl, I can't remember, the other one is at Datchet). I found my home built pram dinghy (called River Tramp, and to the Wooden Boat "Nutshell" design by Joel White) in the shed at Freebodys one winter. I hoped they were going to do an unasked for restoration, but in fact they were taking dimensions etc, and eventually built the pram play dinghy as seen on the back of Romney Lass, a real work of art, with varnished strakes, steamed oak timbers etc.

IanC

 

[Latestarter1]

Re: lots more images

Mike,

You could be correct as cabin syle was very similar. The 23's were all done before Tom took over Townsends.

Tom Jones brought a shipwright Dave Harvey up from J Samuel White who had been made redundant when the yard closed. Dave had a heap of fibreglass experience and came up with the idea of the fibreglass sheathed cabin tops.