Public Moorings Teddington Lock?

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Having recently popped down through Teddington Lock, I was struck by the number of 'river pikeys' moored just upstream of the lock cut like so much detritus.They are I am sure very nice people but their combined appearance is to me complete blot on the landscape as elsewhere on the river and I have made my views plain in this regard on previous posts.
However my point here is, are these public moorings and if so for how long or are they paying someone to stay there?
I am sure they have all paid their EA Licence being in such close proximity to TL but I am curious as to their tenure.
 
No Regrets said:
£8 a night. If paid, they have every right to be there, despite their appearance!
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Fair enough - would you know who collects the money and what the tenure might be as normally 24 or 48hr rule applies on EA moorings if indeed that is what they are. These craft would appear to have been there for sometime.
 
"Fair enough - would you know who collects the money and what the tenure might be as normally 24 or 48hr rule applies on EA moorings if indeed that is what they are. These craft would appear to have been there for sometime."


Everytime we have parked on the moorings and have beeen a bit tardy in nipping down to the "office" to cough up.Some kind soul has taken the trouble to wander up and thoughtfully leave a gentle little note to remind us to pay on our return from boozer/shops/restuarant or whatever seemed far more urgent at the time.:)
 
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I find remarks and i quote " river pikeys"..."like so much detritus" quite offensive.
It takes all types to make up society.....This is the sort of attitude that resulted in old old friend Bill Stacey lock keeper at Boulters Lock having to tell his wife not to hang her washing out in the lock garden because they had complaints from the rather stuck up neighbours across the maidenhead road saying it was unsightly.......
 
duesouth68 said:
I find remarks and i quote " river pikeys"..."like so much detritus" quite offensive.
It takes all types to make up society.....This is the sort of attitude that resulted in old old friend Bill Stacey lock keeper at Boulters Lock having to tell his wife not to hang her washing out in the lock garden because they had complaints from the rather stuck up neighbours across the maidenhead road saying it was unsightly.......
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There I go again I've expressed an opinion and have upset someone.
However I didn't think I was going to have the Maidenhead Laundry Incident (which made the maritime press around the world) used as case law against me!
Those offended however can console themselves in the fact that they do not
have to work with me or live next door to me.

I promise to try and bring myself up to date with modern society.


'Cool Brittania'
 
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[QUOTE=dash300 .

I promise to try and bring myself up to date with modern society.




GLAD TO HEAR IT.......:rolleyes:
 
teddington_lock said:
Nope , no one pays anything.

It's not the lock moorings that are being discussed , but the bankside just above them. :) These are not , repeat not , EA moorings. The land is owned by Richmond Council.
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Well, that answers the first question I was going to ask - is it technically what might be classed as towpath?

The second question would be do they have current licence plates or were they targeted in the enforcement sweep earlier this year?
 
teddington_lock said:
Nope , no one pays anything.

It's not the lock moorings that are being discussed , but the bankside just above them. :) These are not , repeat not , EA moorings. The land is owned by Richmond Council.
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Ah, that bit! I'll have to raft up and save meself eight quid next time then....:D
 
As far as i am aware , all are licenced , or on 'red' licences while they are brought up to BSS regs.

They are visited regularly when the patrol launch comes down.
 
That land is not Teddington. It is Ham (Surrey bank).

You would have to ask Richmond Upon Thames council if it is actually considered Green Belt.
 
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