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{{Short description|Lock on the River Thames in Surrey, England}}
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'''Shepperton Lock''' is a ] on the ], in England adjoining the northern bank near ], ] (formerly ]). It is across the river from ], but not directly accessible from there. '''Shepperton Lock''' is a ] on the ], in England by the ] at ], ].{{refn|group=n|before 1965 in ]}} It is across the river from ] which is nearby linked by ].


In 1813, the ] built the ] and the short ] &ndash; the nearer expanded an existing ], beyond which lies a fresh cutting and old main stream of the river. These each have associated weirs. '''Shepperton Weir''' is between '''Shepperton Lock Island''' and ]; and Shepperton Upper Weir is between Hamhaugh Island and the Hamm Court area of ], Surrey on the opposite bank.
In 1813, the ] built the ] on a cut along an existing watercourse to create ].


Upstream of the lock island is the Thames Court pub/restaurant on the near bank, downstream of ] which was given to ] after the ] in 1798. The lock is the fifth from the ] of a total of forty-five.
There are two weirs, one between Lock Island and ] and the other larger one between Hamhaugh Island and the southern bank.

The ] service runs from Ferry Lane below the lock to the end of Thames Street, ], where there are two rowing clubs and a canoeing club. Overlooking the lock and the islands is the Thames Court pub/restaurant.


==History== ==History==
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⚫ A weir is recorded at Shepperton in the 1086 ] but this is unlikely to have been on the tidal Thames itself. There is also reference to a sluice or dam at Shepperton in 1293 and tolls being raised on passing ships, but the geography of the area is likely to have changed and these do not appear to refer to the site of the current lock. The lock was built in 1813 on the site of a small watercourse known as Stoner's Gut which ran across the neck of a hook in the river as it went to Weybridge. This channel was considered a nuisance to navigation and was not considered for use as the main channel as barges usually went to Weybridge or the ]. Various accounts at the end of the 18th century record flood waters cutting through the gut and it is believed that there was a little wooden church built on piles over the river which was washed away. The gut was dammed and in 1805 came the first suggestion for a lock. After strong opposition, the proposal was put forward again in 1809 and a wooden lock was subsequently built.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs|last= Thacker|first= Fred S|year= 1968|origyear= First published 1920|edition= New impression, 1st.|publisher= ]|location= ]|isbn= 9780715342336|oclc= 55209571}}</ref> A stone lock was built in 1899, next to the existing wooden one which was then filled in and removed.
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A weir is recorded at Shepperton in the 1086 ] and in the 14th century.<ref name=vch>'Shepperton: The hundred of Spelthorne (continued)', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, ed. Susan Reynolds (London, 1962), pp. 1-12. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol3/pp1-12</ref> A reference to a sluice or dam at Shepperton occurs in 1293 and tolls being raised on passing barges which would imply a ].


⚫ The lock was built in 1813 on the site of a small watercourse known as Stoner's Gut which ran across the ]. Stoner's Gut had posed difficulties to navigation and barges usually went to Weybridge including from the 17th century up the ] to the south. Various accounts at the end of the 18th century record flood waters using the gut and of a chapel built on piles over the river which was washed away. An alike event in one account washed away much of the main church of the town downstream by the river, prompting its being largely rebuilt in 1614.<ref name=vch/> The gut was for a time dammed. In 1805 came the first suggestion for a lock. After strong opposition, the proposal was put forward again in 1809 and a wooden lock was subsequently built.<ref>{{cite book|title= The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs|last= Thacker|first= Fred S|year= 1968|origyear= First published 1920|edition= New impression, 1st.|publisher= ]|location= ]|isbn= 978-0-7153-4233-6|oclc= 55209571|url-access= registration|url= https://archive.org/details/thameshighway0000thac}}</ref> A stone lock was built in 1899, next to the existing wooden one which was then filled in and removed.
⚫ A small island adjoining the Surrey bank, upstream of the lock, may have been called Dog Ait at some point. This became corrupted into the name "Dockett" as in Dockett Eddy Lane. However Dog Ait is shown on 19th century Ordnance Survey maps (1883, 1896) as being the previous name for the current Pharoah's Island (see also below)

⚫ A small island upstream of the lock, was called Dog Ait at some point. This became corrupted into "Dockett" as in Dockett Eddy Lane. Dog Ait is shown on 19th century Ordnance Survey maps (1883, 1896) as being the previous name for Pharaoh's Island.
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==Access to the lock== ==Access to the lock==
The lock is on the Middlesex bank, and can be reached from Shepperton down Ferry Lane or from the Chertsey direction via Dockett Eddy Lane leading to Towpath. There is usually ample parking space. From the Weybridge side it can only be reached by the ferry. The lock is on the left bank, and can be reached from a lane with two entrances having a name for its two halves, the eastern from Old Shepperton has a walkway, the lane adjoins the towpath (]). More than two parking areas exist. From the Weybridge side the lock can be reached by the ferry.
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==Reach above the lock== ==Reach above the lock==
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Immediately above the lock is ], said to have been a gift from the nation to ] following the ]. In fact it did not gain this name until the early 20th century. The Middlesex bank is quite open with several larger houses along it until ] a ]. The Surrey side is built up until parkland at Chertsey Meads, and then built up again at the edge of ] itself. ] crosses the river just before Chertsey Lock. On the backwater going past Chertsey Lock, which becomes the ], is the site of the Anglo-Saxon ] sacked by the ]s. ] is held alongside Dumsey Meadow in August. Immediately above the lock is ], a gift from the nation to ] following the ]. It did not gain its name until the early 20th century. The left bank is more open and has riverside houses until ] a ].<ref name=ukbap> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109163427/https://www.ukbap-reporting.org.uk/plans/action.asp?X=%7B946AB512-1DA8-45F6-A464-D6B27943EC6B%7D&WES=&P=1&O=2&CTY=%7B88512960-2D7C-42F1-98F0-DCDCBE29508B%7D&CTRY=%7B7C884413-1AC7-48B6-ADCD-23CBA1482CD6%7D&H=%7BE7D29822-8D7F-4798-9731-8262D355DB51%7D&S= |date=9 November 2010 }}</ref> The right bank is built up at the edge of ] itself, has a ] public park at Chertsey Meads with playground and a low-rise residential estate close to the lock, the Hamm Court area of ], Surrey.

] crosses the river 210&nbsp; metres below Chertsey Lock. The right bank weir pool at the top of the reach becomes the ], nearly adjoining the site of the Anglo-Saxon ]. ] in skiffing is held alongside Dumsey Meadow in August.

==Sports and businesses==
The opposite bank is close to two rowing clubs and a large canoeing and kayaking club. Weybridge Ait has a recreational rowing club, Weyfarers R.C.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weyfarers Rowing Club - Recreational rowing and rowing courses in Surrey |url=http://www.weyfarers.org.uk/pages/location.htm |website=www.weyfarers.org.uk |accessdate=26 July 2019}}</ref> The ] has a control centre and boats on the Lock Island. A nautical shop and boat repair business is on the near side.


===Thames Path=== ===Thames Path===
The ] follows the northern (Middlesex) bank all the way to Chertsey Lock. The ] changes to the left, northern ("Middlesex"){{refn|group=n|The historic county description is primarily used in rowing races.}} bank to Chertsey Lock and passes through the sharp meander ], a site of Special Scientific Interest.<ref name=ukbap/>


==Literature and the Media== ==Literature and the media==
The lock in ] '']'' at Plashwater Mill is based on Shepperton lock. The lock in ] '']'' at Plashwater Mill is based on Shepperton lock.


In ] '']'' one of the main battles fought against the invaders from Mars takes place between Weybridge and Shepperton lock. In ] '']'' one of the main battles fought against the invaders from Mars takes place between Weybridge and Shepperton lock.

The 1987 ] film '']'' was filmed at Shepperton lock.


==See also== ==See also==
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⚫ ==Notes==
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⚫ ==References==
*{{Cite web |url= http://www.riverthames.co.uk/about_thames/3763.htm|title= Shepperton Lock|accessdate= 2009-01-08|publisher= The River Thames Guide}} *{{Cite web |url= http://www.riverthames.co.uk/about_thames/3763.htm|title= Shepperton Lock|accessdate= 2009-01-08|publisher= The River Thames Guide}}


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Lock on the River Thames in Surrey, England

Shepperton Lock
Shepperton lock (2005)
51°22′55.5″N 00°27′31″W / 51.382083°N 0.45861°W / 51.382083; -0.45861
WaterwayRiver Thames
CountySurrey
Maintained byEnvironment Agency
OperationHydraulic
First built1813
Latest built1899
Length53.16 m (174 ft 5 in)
Width6.04 m (19 ft 10 in)
Fall2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Above sea level33 ft (10 m)
Distance to
Teddington Lock		10 miles
Power is available out of hours
Shepperton Lock
Legend
River Thames above Chertsey Lock
Abbey River (backwater of Thames)
weir
Chertsey Lock
B375 Chertsey Bridge
marina
Pharaoh's Island
Hamhaugh & Shepperton Lock Islands
weirs and Shepperton Lock
Bourne or the Chertsey Bourne
Thames Lock (River Wey Navigation)
weir of River Wey
weir of River Wey
navigable River Wey
River Thames above Sunbury Lock

Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames, in England by the left bank at Shepperton, Surrey. It is across the river from Weybridge which is nearby linked by a passenger ferry.

In 1813, the City of London Corporation built the pound lock and the short cuts (cuttings) – the nearer expanded an existing meander cutoff, beyond which lies a fresh cutting and old main stream of the river. These each have associated weirs. Shepperton Weir is between Shepperton Lock Island and Hamhaugh Island; and Shepperton Upper Weir is between Hamhaugh Island and the Hamm Court area of Addlestone, Surrey on the opposite bank.

Upstream of the lock island is the Thames Court pub/restaurant on the near bank, downstream of Pharaoh's Island which was given to Lord Nelson after the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The lock is the fifth from the estuary of the river of a total of forty-five.

History

↓ Extract from Map, Ordnance Survey, 1868-1883: The red arrow indicates the position of Shepperton Lock.

A weir is recorded at Shepperton in the 1086 Domesday Book and in the 14th century. A reference to a sluice or dam at Shepperton occurs in 1293 and tolls being raised on passing barges which would imply a flash lock.

The lock was built in 1813 on the site of a small watercourse known as Stoner's Gut which ran across the meander cutoff. Stoner's Gut had posed difficulties to navigation and barges usually went to Weybridge including from the 17th century up the Wey and Godalming Navigations to the south. Various accounts at the end of the 18th century record flood waters using the gut and of a chapel built on piles over the river which was washed away. An alike event in one account washed away much of the main church of the town downstream by the river, prompting its being largely rebuilt in 1614. The gut was for a time dammed. In 1805 came the first suggestion for a lock. After strong opposition, the proposal was put forward again in 1809 and a wooden lock was subsequently built. A stone lock was built in 1899, next to the existing wooden one which was then filled in and removed.

A small island upstream of the lock, was called Dog Ait at some point. This became corrupted into "Dockett" as in Dockett Eddy Lane. Dog Ait is shown on 19th century Ordnance Survey maps (1883, 1896) as being the previous name for Pharaoh's Island.

Access to the lock

The lock is on the left bank, and can be reached from a lane with two entrances having a name for its two halves, the eastern from Old Shepperton has a walkway, the lane adjoins the towpath (Thames Path). More than two parking areas exist. From the Weybridge side the lock can be reached by the ferry.

Reach above the lock

Houses along the river above the lock

Immediately above the lock is Pharaoh's Island, a gift from the nation to Admiral Nelson following the Battle of the Nile. It did not gain its name until the early 20th century. The left bank is more open and has riverside houses until Dumsey Meadow a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The right bank is built up at the edge of Chertsey itself, has a water meadows public park at Chertsey Meads with playground and a low-rise residential estate close to the lock, the Hamm Court area of Addlestone, Surrey.

Chertsey Bridge crosses the river 210  metres below Chertsey Lock. The right bank weir pool at the top of the reach becomes the Abbey River, nearly adjoining the site of the Anglo-Saxon Chertsey Abbey. Chertsey Regatta in skiffing is held alongside Dumsey Meadow in August.

Sports and businesses

The opposite bank is close to two rowing clubs and a large canoeing and kayaking club. Weybridge Ait has a recreational rowing club, Weyfarers R.C. The Environment Agency has a control centre and boats on the Lock Island. A nautical shop and boat repair business is on the near side.

Thames Path

The Thames Path changes to the left, northern ("Middlesex") bank to Chertsey Lock and passes through the sharp meander Dumsey Meadow, a site of Special Scientific Interest.

Literature and the media

The lock in Charles Dickens Our Mutual Friend at Plashwater Mill is based on Shepperton lock.

In H. G. Wells The War of the Worlds one of the main battles fought against the invaders from Mars takes place between Weybridge and Shepperton lock.

The 1987 John Boorman film Hope and Glory was filmed at Shepperton lock.

See also

Next lock upstream River Thames Next lock downstream
Chertsey Lock
3.32 km (2.06 mi) 		Shepperton Lock
Grid reference: TQ0725465964 		Sunbury Lock
4.75 km (2.95 mi)

Notes and references

References
  1. ^ "Environment Agency Dimensions of locks on the River Thames". web page. Environmental Agency. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Dimensions given in metres
  2. ^ 'Shepperton: The hundred of Spelthorne (continued)', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, ed. Susan Reynolds (London, 1962), pp. 1-12. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol3/pp1-12
  3. Thacker, Fred S (1968) . The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs (New impression, 1st. ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-4233-6. OCLC 55209571.
  4. ^ Biodiversity action Reporting System, Dumsey Meadow Archived 9 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Weyfarers Rowing Club - Recreational rowing and rowing courses in Surrey". www.weyfarers.org.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Environment Agency Distances between locks on the River Thames". web page. Environmental Agency. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012. Distances given in km.
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  1. before 1965 in Middlesex
  2. The historic county description is primarily used in rowing races.
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