Shepperton to Chertsey,
Shepperton to Sunbury, Environment Agency 'Out and About' Guides
1910: Shepperton & Weybridge in
Thames Villages by Charles Harper.
Left bank, tel:01932 221840, length: 174'5", width: 19'10"
Shepperton Weir for canoists.
See also.
Canoists:
One of the biggest weirs on the Thames, Shepperton Weir consists of 10 vertical sluices in a row,
which, when the conditions are right, produce a large, powerful, challenging, bowl shaped green wave.
The legendary Shepperton wave is generally reckoned to be one of the best play waves in Europe,
and with good reason. When the conditions are right, with approaching 100 cumecs dropping 7-8ft
through the middle 8 gates, the weir generates an awesome 40 ft wide, 5ft high bowl shaped wave
with breaking central pile and well defined green shoulders.
If you can handle it, and this is not the ideal venue for beginners or intermediates,
this is the perfect venue for pulling all the latest new school green wave moves.
Map: Shepperton Lock
Left bank
1813: Shepperton Lock built “at Stoner’s Gut”
1825: Extensive repairs to Shepperton Lock.
1846 -
A pleasant hour might be spent about the weir and lock of Shepperton. A boat may be hired of Keane, a fisherman, who should accompany the party, for the navigation down the rapids of Halliford Reach is troublesome, even dangerous, to those who are not familiar with the surroundings; even a crack London sculler looks foolish tugging against the current. The passing of the towing barges does not lessen the difficulty.
1859: The lock keeper received an official letter -
desiring that in all communications with the public using the Lock his language and behaviour may be courteous
1870: Shepperton Lock by Henry Taunt -
Shepperton Lock, 1870, Henry Taunt
© Oxfordshire County Council Photographic Archive; HT1488
1889: Jerome K Jerome -
The lock is just opposite the town, and the first thing that we saw, when we came in view of it, was George's blazer on one of the lock gates, closer inspection showing that George was inside it.
1890: Two photos of Shepperton Lock, Francis Frith -
1890: Shepperton Lock, Francis Frith
1890: Shepperton Lock, Francis Frith
1999: In Shepperton Lock -
Shepperton Lock in 1999
Notice that for once the sun is out and
passing a lock is a moment of relaxation! The pole floating in the water is there on purpose to keep it wet.
With a wooden pole on a hot day, the pole dries and the hands suffer!
Punters need to keep their hands wet!
This photo was taken from the deck level of a neighbouring boat.
It must be very different seeing the Thames
from that height!
Thames Court Restaurant / Pub
On the left bank (north) just upstream of Shepperton Lock. TW17 9LJ 01932 221957
The Thames Court pub and restaurant at Shepperton Lock has recently been refurbished and re-opened
They write: "a wonderful place for holiday makers and boat lovers to enjoy real ales and hearty food".
Pharaoh's Island
1774: The channel to the north was cut
1798: Pharoah's Island was presented to Admiral Lord Nelson after the Battle of the Nile.
And then suddenly we are in suburbia with
neat bungalows facing onto the river, each with its smart parking place for its
smart little boat, and opposite a car park with another smart little boat
dock.
Map: Dockett Point
Right bank
Habitat improvement works were carried out on the Chertsey Bourne at Chertsey Meads in 1994. The scheme was to improve the bankside habitat following earlier dredging works. The works were undertaken between the rear of Mead Lane Caravan Park and Dockett Point and involved the creation of a fish refuge, riffles, bank re-profiling and the creation of margins, and tree work.
Map: Dockett Eddy
Map: Dumsey Eyot
Right bank, halfway between Shepperton Lock and Chertsey Bridge.
Map: Chertsey Meads Marine
Right bank below Chertsey Bridge. An attractive range of Day boats (amongst other things)
Upstream to Chertsey Bridge
Estuary
PLA
QEII Br
Barrier
Tower Br
Custom Ho
London Br
; Frost Fairs
Cannon St Rb
The Great Stink
Southwark Br
Millenium Br
Blackfriars Rb
Blackfriars Br
Waterloo Br
Charing Cross Rb
Westminster Br
Lambeth Br
Vauxhall Br
Victoria Rb
Chelsea Br
Albert Br
Battersea Br
Battersea Rb
Wandsworth Br
Fulham Rb
Putney Br
Hammersmith Br
Barnes Rb
Chiswick Br
Kew Rb
Kew Br
RICHMOND
Twickenham Br
Richmond Rb
Richmond Br
TEDDINGTON
Kingston Rb
Kingston Br
Ditton Slip
Hampton Br
MOLESEY
SUNBURY
Walton Br
Desborough Cut
SHEPPERTON
Chertsey Br
CHERTSEY
M3 Br
Laleham Slip
PENTON HOOK
Staines Rb
Staines Br
Runnymede Br
BELL WEIR
Magna Carta Is
OLD WINDSOR
Albert Br
Datchet
Victoria Br
Black Potts Rb
ROMNEY
Eton
Windsor Br
Windsor Rb
Windsor Slip
Elizabeth Br
BOVENEY
Dorney Lake
York Cut
Summerleaze Fb
MonkeyIsland
New Thames Br
BRAY
Bray Slip
Maidenhead Rb
Maidenhead Br
Below Boulters
BOULTERS
Cliveden
Hedsor
COOKHAM
Cookham Slip
Cookham Br
BourneEnd RFb
Quarry Woods
A404 Br
MARLOW
Marlow Br
Bisham
TEMPLE
HURLEY
Medmenham
Culham Ct
Aston Slip
HAMBLEDEN
Temple Is
Fawley Ct
Remenham
Regatta
Phyllis Ct
Henley Slip
Leander
Red Lion
Henley Br
Angel on Br
Landing
Hobbs Boatyard
Hobbs Slipway
MARSH
Hennerton
Bolney
Wargrave
Shiplake Rb
R.Loddon
SHIPLAKE
Sonning Br
SONNING
Dreadnought
K&A Canal
CAVERSHAM
Reading Br
Caversham Br
Reading Slip
Purley
MAPLEDURHAM
Hardwick Ho
Whitchurch Br
WHITCHURCH
Hartswood Reach
Gatehampton Rb
Goring Gap
Goring Br
GORING
Swan
CLEEVE
Moulsford
Moulsford Rb
Papist Way Slip
Winterbrook Br
Wallingford Br
BENSON
Shillingford Br
R.Thame
DAYS
Burcot
Clifton Hampden
Clifton Church
Clifton H Br
Barley Mow
Long Wittenham
CLIFTON
Appleford Rb
Sutton Courtenay
Sutton Br
CULHAM
Culham Cut Fb
Abingdon Slip
Abingdon
Abingdon Br
ABINGDON
Nuneham Rb
Nuneham
Nuneham Park
Radley Boats
SANDFORD
Rose Island
Kennington Rb
Isis Br
Iffley Mill
IFFLEY
Oxford Rowing
Isis
Donnington Br
Riverside Slip
Boathouses
Punting
Lower Cherwell
Upper Cherwell
Islip
Head of River
Salters Steamers
Folly Br
Bacons Folly
Oxford Fb
Osney Fb
Weir stream
Osney Rb
Bullstake Stream
Osney Marina
OSNEY
Osney Br
Four Rivers
OLD RIVER
CANAL
Medley Weir Site
Medley Fb
Bossoms
Perch
Trout
GODSTOW
Godstow Nunnery
Godstow Br
Thames Br
KINGS
River Evenlode
EYNSHAM
Swinford Br
Oxford Cruisers
PINKHILL
Farmoor
Stanton Harcourt
Bablock Slip
Arks Weir Site
NORTHMOOR
Harts Fb
//Rose Revived
Newbridge
//Maybush
River Windrush
below Shifford
SHIFFORD
Shifford Fb
Tenfoot Fb
Trout Inn
Tadpole Br
RUSHEY
Old Mans Fb
RADCOT
Radcot Cradle Fb
Swan Inn
Radcot New Br
Radcot Old Br
GRAFTON
Eaton Hastings
Kelmscott
Eaton Fb
BUSCOT
Bloomers Hole Fb
Trout Inn
St Johns Br
ST JOHNS
Halfpenny Br
Marina Slip
LIMIT
Inglesham
Hannington Br
Kempsford
Castle Eaton Br
Marston Meysey
A419 Br
Cricklade
SOURCE?
THAMES HEAD
SEVEN SPRINGS