Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

River Thames

Description: The navigation runs 211 miles from Cricklade Bridge to the Open Sea. The first 135 miles, above Teddington, are non-tidal

History: The river has been used as a navigation from prehistoric times. Numerous Acts of Parliament have been passed relating to the river from as far back as 1423 and by the height of 'canal mania' in 1793 the river had already been the subject of 23 Acts.
For more details see the History page

Navigation Authority: : Environment Agency Recreation and Navigation, Region: Thames, Kings Meadow House, Kings Meadow Road, Reading, RG1 8DQ: Telephone 0118 953 5000 : Fax 0118 950 0388 : (Covering the non-tidal river above Teddington.).
Website http://www.visitthames.co.uk/

Navigation Authority: : Port of London Authority, Baker's Hall, 7 Harp Lane, London EC3R 6LB : (Covering the tidal river below Teddington.).
Website http://www.portoflondon.co.uk

Navigation Authority: : The Royal Docks Management Authority Limited, Pierhead, King George V Lock, Woolwich Manor Way, London E16 2NJ: Telephone 020 7511 5086 : Fax 020 7511 0312 : Email info@rodma.co.uk : (Navigation authority for the Royal Docks only.).
Website http://www.rodma.co.uk/

Pinkhill Lock

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• The Wey and Basingstoke Canal
• River of Renown
• The Thames - Top to Tideway

• The Thames by G E Mitton , 56 pages, Published by Blackie & Son Ltd 1910 Beautiful England series with 12 full colour plates by Ernest Haslehurst.

• River Thames by F V Morley , 255 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1926 15 colour plates and 9 maps.

• The Thames. An Eating, Drinking and Cruising Guide. by Lionel R Munk , 128 pages, Published by Batsford 1967 With maps and drawings.

• The Thames Flows Down by Laurie Osmond , Edition: Reprint 84 pages, Published by Oxford University Press 1961 7 double page colour illustrations.

• The Thames from Mouth to Source by L T C Rolt , Edition: 1st edition 96 pages, Published by Batsford 1951 28 colour plates.

• Salters' Guide to the Thames by J H Salter & J A Salter , Edition: 47th edition 132 pages, Published by Holywell Press Ltd 1949 A guide which appeared annually for over fifty years. Includes a bibliography, 67 pages of adverts, 8 folding maps and 16 pages of b&w photographs.

• A View of the Thames by Norman Shrapnell , 253 pages, Published by Collins 1977 A travel and documentary view of the Thames. Drawings.

• The Thames by Wilson Stephenson , 48 pages, Published by Frederick Muller 1985 Part of the Rivers of Britain series with illustrations by Gabriel White.

• London River by H M Tomlinson , Edition: Popular edition 268 pages, Published by Cassell 1925 Docklands as they were with an account of a voyage from Limehouse to Gravesend.

• The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield , ISBN 0 7153 4693 8 :393 pages, Published by David & Charles 1969 Order now from .

• Royal River Highway. A History of the Passenger Boats and Services on the River Thames by F L Dix , Edition: 1st edition 320 pages, Published by David & Charles 1985 Illustrated.

• Till I End My Song by Robert Gibbings , Edition: 1st edition 234 pages, Published by J M Dent 1957 The story of a move to a Berkshire village that allows the author to enrich his knowledge of part of the Thames.

• Small Boat on the Thames by Roger Pilkington , Edition: 1st edition 238 pages, Published by Macmillan Publishers (UK) Ltd 1966 Illustrated.

• Thames Waters by Roger Pilkington , Edition: 1st edition 211 pages, Published by Lutterworth Press 1956 Illustrated.

• The Thames From the Towpath by E K W Ryan , Edition: 1st edition 276 pages, Published by St. Catherine Press 1938 "An account of an expedition on foot from Putney to Thames Head" Illustrated.

• A New Map of the River Thames, From Thames Head to London by H Taunt , Edition: 5th edition 294 pages, Published by Taunt & Co. 1879 The title continues "(on scale of two inches to a mile) from entirely new surveys finished during the summer of 1878, and corrected to the Present Time". Sections of the map are illustrated by over 100 tiny real photographs.

• The Thames Highway by Fred S Thacker , Edition: Reissue of 1914 original 2 volumes 832 pages, Published by David & Charles 1968 Illustrated.

• The Thames Highway: A History of the Locks and Weirs by Fred S Thacker , Edition: 1st edition 525 pages, Published by Published by the author 1920 The second volume of this History of the Thames.

• Practical Boat Handling on the Thames by C L Colbourne , Published by David & Charles 1977

• The Ordnance Survey Guide to the Thames and River Wey by A Penfold , ISBN 0 905522 826 :160 pages, Published by Robert Nicholson Publcations 1984 One of the well known Nicholson cruising Guides Order now from .

• The Tideless Thames in Future London by J H O Bunge , Published by Frederick Muller 1944

• The Making of the Middle Thames by D G Wilson , Published by Spurbooks 1977

• The Upper Thames by J B L Anderson , 301 pages, Published by Eyre Methuen 1979 Two chapters on cruising and navigation.

• The Thameside Book by Mary Atkinson , 112 pages, Published by Osprey 1973

• The Victorian Thames by D G Wilson , ISBN 0 7509 01837 :132 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1993 Large format book illustrated with photographs and sketches. Order now from .

• Holiday Cruising on the Thames by E & P W Ball , 145 pages, Published by David & Charles 1970

• Where Two Rivers Meet by Adam Stout , ISBN 0 9523701 0 7 :31 pages, Published by Two Rivers Press 1994 A history of the area where the Kennet joins the Thames. Order now from .

• Victorians on the Thames by Reginald R Bolland , Edition: 3rd edition ISBN 1 898594 17 1 :128 pages, Published by Parapress Ltd. 1995 Written 1974 Order now from .

• Ordnance Survey Guide to the River Thames by David Perrott , Edition: 6th edition ISBN 0 7028 2580 8 :176 pages, Published by Nicholson 1994 Written 1983 Wire bound cruising guide edited by David Perrott. Order now from .

• Electric Boats on the Thames, 1889 - 1914 by Edward Hawthorne , ISBN 0 7509 1015 1 :224 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1995 Order now from .

• Old Father Thames & Sleeping Beauty by John Cook , ISBN 0 9527009 6 4 :82 pages, Published by Petmac Publications 1996 A 1992 trip on the Thames and newly reopened Kennet & Avon Canal. Order now from .

• Thames Tideway by Robert Simper , ISBN 0 9519927 6 7 :96 pages, Published by Creekside Publishing 1997 A4 hardback history of the tideway with over 150 photographs. Order now from .

• Along the Thames by Brian Eade , ISBN 0 7509 1543 9 :126 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1997 The non-tidal river with over 200 historic views and text. Softback 240mm. Order now from .

• Life on the Upper Thames by H R Robertson , Published by Virtue, Spalding & Co. 1875 Large format, high quality engravings of river trades. Rare.

• The Water Gipsies by Sir Alan Patrick Herbert , Published by Methuen London Ltd 1930 Classic story set on the Thames and canals.

• The Quiet Waters By by David Blagrove , Edition: 1st ISBN 0 947712 35 6 :248 pages, Published by M & M Baldwin 1998 The story of the author's time spent as a Thames Lock keeper and of some canal trips made at this period. Published in paperback as number 7 of the Working Waterways series. Order now from .

• The Water Gipsies by Sir Alan Patrick Herbert , Edition: 6th edition 392 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1930 Written 1930

• Time on the Thames by Eric de Mare , 238 pages, Published by The Architectural Press 1952 A guide to the river by this well known waterways writer and photographer. 127 photographs plus other illustrations.

• The River Thames Book by Chris Cove-Smith , ISBN 0 85288 399 4 :222 pages, Published by Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson 1998 A walking and boating guide to the Thames, Wey, Basingstoke Canal and to the eastern part of the Kennet & Avon Canal. Order now from .

• London's Riverside, Past Present & Future by Eric de Mare , Published by Rheinhardt 1958

• The River Thames Book by Chris Cove-Smith , ISBN 0 85288 620 9 :218 pages, Published by Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson November 1998 Covers Cricklade to the Thames barrier plus the River Wey, Basingstoke Canal and part of the Kennent & Avon. Order now from .

• Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 7 by Not known , ISBN 0007136706 :190 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 River Thames and the Southern Waterways. Includes the Basingstoke, Kennet & Avon, Thames and Wey. Order now from .

• Sweet Thames Run Softly by Robert Gibbings , Edition: Reprint 250 pages, Published by J M Dent 1946 A voyage from Lechlade to London with wood engravings and many anedotes.

• Southern Inland Waterways by Derek Pratt , ISBN 0 7110 1225 3 :128 pages, Published by Ian Allan 1982 Has 202 b/w photos with a colour cover. It covers the River Thames and its attendant waterways including the southern G.U. and Oxford, and all the Kennet & Avon. Size 9 ½" x 7 ¼. Order now from .

• The Thames Locks by John Kemplay , ISBN 0 95 18964 1 5 :100 pages, Published by Ronald Crowhurst 2001 The history of the Thames from the 17th centuary when the first pound locks were introduced. Order now from .

• Thames Valley Illustrated Walk by Trevor Yorke , ISBN 1 85306 661 3 :96 pages, Published by Countryside Books 2001 Towpath walks with maps and line drawings. Order now from .

• A Towpath Walk in Oxford by Mark Davies & Catherine Robinson , ISBN 0 9535593 1 9 :112 pages, Published by Oxford Towpath Press 2001 An illustrated guide to the Oxford Canal and the River Thames within the Oxford area. Order now from .

• Forgotten Thames by Brian Eade , ISBN 0 7509 2818 2 :128 pages, Published by Sutton Publishing 2002 A photographic history of the river. Order now from .

• London's River by Chris Thurman , ISBN 0 7524 2379 7 :96 pages, Published by Tempus 2002 A photographic record taken by the author over a period of 40 years. Order now from .

• The Oxford College Barges: Their History and Architecture by Clare Sherriff , ISBN 0 906290 71 6 :114 pages, Published by Unicorn 2004 These craft served as floating boat houses for the Oxford colleges and were moored below Folly Bridge where the land based boathouses that have replaced them now stand. Order now from .

• Waterside Walks in Buckinghamshire by Nick Corble , ISBN 1 85306 856 X :96 pages, Published by Countryside Books 2004 Twenty circular walks some of which include the Grand Union Canal and its branches and the River Thames. Includes maps and photographs. Order now from .

• The Thames: From Source to Sea by Not known , ISBN 0 00 716211 1 :256 pages, Published by Collins 2004 Aerial photgraphs covering the whole course of the river. Order now from .

• Walking London's Docks, Rivers & Canals by Gilly Cameron-Cooper , ISBN 1 84330 902 5 :184 pages, Published by New Holland 2005 A good guide to the capital's waterside walks with map and illustrations. Order now from .

• Just Off the Swale by Don Sattin , ISBN 09532422 7 7 :114 pages, Published by Chaffcutter Books 2005 Boat building and other waterside activities in the area where the Medway meets the Thames. Order now from .

• The Book of the Thames by Mr & Mrs S C Hall , Edition: 2nd revised edition 516 pages, Published by Arthur James Ltd 1976 Written 1859 Reprint of an 1859 book with many engravings of wild life and scenery.

• No Boats on the River by Sir Alan Patrick Herbert , 83 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd 1932 The Thames Water Bus service, with a technical essay by J H O Bunge. Figures, maps and 23 pages of photographs.

• The Thames by Sir Alan Patrick Herbert , 256 pages, Published by Weiderfeld & Nicolson Ltd 1966 50 plates.

Related Videos

• Sea to Source featuring Nick Clark , Released in : 2002 2 hours 13 minutes approx., Produced by Limeleaf Productions A journey up the Thames which is a compilation of a six-part London Weekend Television series. Available on tape. Order on video tape from

• The London Ring Produced by VideoActive Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from Order on DVD from

• City of Ships Released in : 2005 1 hour 55 minutes approx., Produced by DD Video Films of the Port of London dating back to the 1920s up to the 1960s. Available DVD. Order on DVD from

• Waters of Time 1 hour 52 minutes approx., Produced by DD Video Films of the Port of London dating back to the 1920s up to the 1960s. Available DVD. Order on DVD from

• The Thames Above Reading 57 minutes approx., Produced by VideoActive This video captures the delights of the upper reaches in a journey commencing at the river's official head of navigation, Lechlade and running down as far as the approach to Reading. Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from Order on DVD from

• The Thames Reading to Richmond 57 minutes approx., Produced by VideoActive A journey along 60 miles of some of the world's most famous cultural landmarks, including Windsor Caste, Hampton Court, Runnymede and Henley. Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from Order on DVD from

• The Canal Carrier's Easter 2 - with David Blagrove featuring David Blagrove , Released in : 2000 54 minutes approx., Produced by SK Productions This video is the second in the set of four, covering the part of the trip from Oxford to Newbury. Available on tape.

• The Canal Carrier's Easter 3 - with David Blagrove featuring David Blagrove , 59 minutes approx., Produced by SK Productions The third in a set of four, this video covers the part of the trip from Aldermaston to Berkhamsted. Available on tape.

• World's Most Beautiful Waterways - The Thames 1 hour 15 minutes approx., Produced by Contender Ltd A fascinating journey along the Thames, from Lechlade to the Thames Barrier, filmed both on the river and at sites of interest along the way. Available on tape. Order on video tape from

• A Journey Down The River Thames Produced by Heritage Video Films Ltd Available on tape. Order on video tape from

Related Photographs

• River Thames: Radcot Lock
• River Thames: Gatehampton Railway Bridge IWA National Festival
• River Thames: Folly Bridge College Barge
• River Thames: Ha'penny Bridge, Lechlade
• River Thames: Temple Island
• River Thames: Goring Lock Lorna Ann moored near
• River Thames: Gatehampton Railway Bridge IWA National Waterways Festival - Beale Park
• River Thames: Molesey Lock Hampton Church and ferry
• River Thames: Maidenhead Bridge
• River Thames: Hambleden Lock Vintage launch in lock
• River Thames: Between Richmond Bridge and Brentford Junction Boats passing in opposite directions
• River Thames: Ha'penny Bridge, Lechlade Cruiser approaching
• River Thames: Pinkhill Lock Cruisers in
• River Thames: Pinkhill Lock Cruisers leaving
• River Thames: Wallingford Bridge Cruiser coming under
• River Thames: Wallingford Bridge Narrowboat coming under
• River Thames: Between Sonning Bridge and Marsh Lock Cruiser
• River Thames: Between Sonning Bridge and Marsh Lock Cruiser
• River Thames: Temple Island Cruiser
• River Thames: Henley Bridge Punt
• River Thames: Marlow Lock Narrowboat by Marlow lock
• River Thames: Temple Island Boats at IWA National Festival
• River Thames: Hambleden Lock Hambleden Mill
• River Thames: Chertsey Lock
• River Thames: Day's Lock
• River Thames: Moulsford Railway Bridge House and moored steamboat
• River Thames: Goring Lock Lock and weir
• River Thames: Sandford Lock Narrowboat entering lock

Related External Web Sites

• IWA London Region : The site of the Inland Waterways Association London Region.
• Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide : John Eade's pages covering the river from Teddington up to the source. Photos (old and new), illustrations, poems, maps and other information.
• Middle Thames Yacht Club : Founded in 1956, at Richmond upon Thames, moving to Sunbury on Thames in 1960. The objectives of the Club are to promote and encourage motor boating and yachting generally, on the non-tidal and tidal Thames.
• Bridge Boats : Boat hire based on the Thames at Reading.
• Caversham Boat Services : Cruisers for holiday hire and day boats on the River Thames.
• Cotswold Boat Hire : A small family company operating from the Trout Inn at Letchlade 0n the River Thames.
• Wraysbury Boathouse : Boatbuilding and restoration. Also a full service and maintenance facility which includes, slipping, antifouling, refinishing, inboard and outboard servicing, repairs and storage.
• Thames Ditton Marina : Situated between Hampton Court and Kingston on the River Thames.
• Lady Antonia of Pangbourne : A hire boat that has a double bedsit, galley with gas hob, fridge and oven, large walk-in shower room and flush toilet and sleeps two adults comfortably.
• Santel - River Thames Holiday Boat Hire : Santel is a spacious 43ft Dutch steel river cruiser moored near Windsor. She can comfortably sleep 4 adults and a child.
• The Thames Traditional Boat Society : Promoting the use and enjoyment of traditional, unpowered, Thames boats.
• Chris Cruises : Chris Cruises is a family run company with many years experience .
• River Thames and Rowing Museum : Information on the museum and on Henley on Thames, where it is.
• EZEThames : Cruising the Historic River Thames with the Hotel Barge Dudley Thomas.
• Unrivalled Holidays : Dutch barge travel on the River Thames.
• Kris Cruisers : Twenty cruisers for hire at Datchet on the River Thames.
• Thames Tideway : Information service about the tidal Thames, which goes from the sea to Teddington in Middlesex.
• Reading Marine Company : Boat builders and boat hire.
• Thames Web Cam 2 : Maidenhead Rowing Club provide this view of the River Thames at Maidenhead.
• Floating Down the River : Ian and Dot Hart's pages on Thames boating and Cruising the French Waterways.
• Chertsey Meads Marine : Thames boatyard with all the usual services plus boat hire.
• Visit Thames : An Environment Agency site dealing with all leisure activities on and by the Thames.
• Thames & Chilterns Holiday Cruises : Tranquil Rose offers a choice of cruises, on the River Thames and adjoining waterways, including the Kennet & Avon canal.
• Doug Myers Paintings : There are 110 paintings in the set and cover all the bridges crossing the main course of the river up to Letchlade.
• French Brothers : River Thames Passenger Boat Operators
• The River Thames Guide : A guide to the Thames and its surrounding areas.
• Salter's Steamers : A family firm with over a century's experience of boating on the River Thames
• Thames Rivercruise : All cruises start and finish in the Reading area, where the company is based
• River Thames - R.I.P : A site concerned that all access points to the tidal river are being blocked off by developers.
• London's Inland Waterways : A towpath and cruising guide.
• Port of London Authority : Information about the authority and advice for river users.
• Thames Path Online Guide : Details of the Thames Path and the associated locks, bridges, events etc.
• Tim Crew : An Independent Boat Safety Scheme Examiner covering Thames, Wey, Basingstoke, Oxford, Kennet & Avon, & Grand Union areas.
• Thames Cards : Sue Milton's specialist in images of England's River Thames and its surrounding area
• Royal Docks Management Authority Limited : The Authority holds a 225 year lease of the entire water areas of the Royal Docks and provides its long term water management on behalf of the owners of the land surrounding the water.
• Val Wyatt Marine : Wargrave-on-Thames

Related Cruising Logs

• 11th August 1994
• 12th August 1994
• 19th April 1995
• 26th April 1995
• 1st June 1995
• 30th May 1995
• 31st May 1995
• 8th September 1996
• 20th August 1997
• 21st August 1997
• 18th July 1997
• 13th April 1998
• 14th April 1998
• 26th April 1998
• 27th April 1998
• 1st May 1998
• 6th July 1999
• 5th June 1999
• 7th August 2000
• 31st August 2000
• 1st September 2000
• 5th September 2000
• 4th August 2001
• 5th August 2001
• 5th July 2001
• 6th July 2001
• 14th April 2002
• 15th April 2002
• 13th August 2003
• 21st August 2003
• 26th August 2003
• 27th August 2003
• 28th August 2003
• 11th July 2003
• 12th July 2003
• 12th June 2004
• 13th June 2004
• 6th July 2005
• 7th July 2005
• 11th July 2005
• 12th July 2005
• 18th July 2005
• 13th August 2006
• 14th August 2006
• 24th August 2006
• 29th August 2006

Other Related Pages

• Introducing Route Planning : An introduction to planning a cruise route.
• My Holidays on Inland Waterways - Cruise I : The River Thames: Chertsey to Lechlade. By P Bonthron. First published 1916.
• My Holidays on Inland Waterways - Cruise IV : Round London. By P Bonthron. First published 1916.
• My Holidays on Inland Waterways - Cruise XI : The Source of the Thames. By P Bonthron. First published 1916.
• Cruising Times
• River-Thames-Lock-Sizes.htm

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Lock sizes vary but the maximum dimensions for craft navigating the river are as follows. Lechlade to Oxford: Length 109 foot, beam 14 foot. Oxford to Reading: Length 120 foot, beam 17 foot 3 inches. Reading to Windsor: Length 130 foot, beam 17 foot 6 inches. Windsor to Teddington: Length 174 foot, beam 19 foot 10 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

River Thames: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Cricklade High Bridge			0.0	0	D	SU101939	173
Eysey Footbridge			.9	0	D	SU113940	173
River Ray Junction			1.5	0	D	SU122939	163
Water Eaton House Bridge			1.6	0	D	SU124938	173
Castle Eaton Bridge			4.1	0	D	SU144957	163
Kempsford (St. Mary's Church)			5.6	0	D	SU160964	163
Hannington Bridge			6.9	0	D	SU174960	163
Inglesham (St. John's Church)			10.0	0	D	SU204984	163
Inglesham Lock	Thames and Severn Canal Junction and River Coln junction		10.4	1	U	SU205988	163
Ha'penny Bridge, Lechlade			11.0	1	N	SU213993	163
St. John's Lock	St. John's Bridge		11.5	2	N	SU222989	163
Buscot Lock			12.8	3	N	SU230980	163
Grafton Lock			16.0	4	N	SU271992	163
Radcot Bridge			17.3	4	N	SU285995	163
Radcot Lock			17.9	5	N	SP296001	164
Rushey Lock			20.5	6	N	SP322000	164
Tadpole Bridge			21.3	6	N	SP334003	164
Tenfoot Bridge			23.0	6	N	SU353995	164
Shifford Lock			24.9	7	N	SP370010	164
Newbridge	Rose Revived Inn. River Windrush junction		27.4	7	N	SP403013	164
Hart's Footbridge			28.5	7	N	SP420010	164
Northmoor Lock			29.6	8	N	SP431021	164
Bablock Hythe Ferry	The Ferry Inn		31.1	8	N	SP435042	164
Pinkhill Lock			33.4	9	N	SP440071	164
Eynsham Lock	Swinford Toll Bridge		34.9	10	N	SP444086	164
Duke's Cut Junction	Junction with Duke's Cut		37.4	10	N	SP477103	164
King's Lock			37.6	11	N	SP478102	164
Godstow Bridge			38.5	11	N	SP484092	164
Godstow Lock			38.8	12	N	SP485089	164
Sheepwash Channel Junction	Junction with Oxford Canal (Southern Section)		40.8	12	N	SP503065	164
Osney Bridge	A420 road bridge		40.9	12	N	SP503062	164
Osney Lock			41.1	13	N	SP504058	164
Folly Bridge	A4144 road bridge. Oxford City Centre half a mile north		42.0	13	N	SP514055	164
River Cherwell Junction	New mouth of Cherwell		42.5	13	N	SP519051	164
Iffley Lock			43.5	14	N	SP525036	164
Kennington Railway Bridge			44.0	14	N	SP524027	164
Sandford Lock	King's Arms pub		45.1	15	N	SP530013	164
Radley College Boat House			46.8	15	N	SU538988	164
Nuneham Railway Bridge			48.4	15	N	SU525969	164
Abingdon Lock			49.8	16	N	SU506970	164
Abingdon Bridge	A415 road bridge and town centre		50.3	16	N	SU499968	164
River Ock Junction	Wilts and Berks canal junction in former times		50.5	16	N	SU496966	164
Culham Lock			52.3	17	N	SU507948	174
Appleford Railway Bridge			53.6	17	N	SU526941	174
Clifton Cut (South-west end)	Clifton weir		54.6	17	N	SU540940	174
Clifton Lock			55.1	18	N	SU546947	174
Clifton Hampden Bridge			55.6	18	N	SU546953	164
Day's Lock	Dorchester		58.1	19	N	SU568935	174
River Thame Junction	Footpath to Dorchester		58.9	19	N	SU577931	174
Shillingford Bridge			60.8	19	N	SU596920	174
Benson Lock			62.0	20	N	SU612912	164
Wallingford Bridge	Wallingford Town Centre		63.3	20	N	SU610894	175
Moulsford Railway Bridge	Paddington to Bristol and South Wales line		66.6	20	N	SU595846	174
South Stoke	Beetle and Wedge Hotel		67.3	20	N	SU593836	174
Cleeve Lock			68.5	21	N	SU600817	175
Goring Lock	Goring and Streatley villages and bridge		69.1	22	N	SU596808	174
Gatehampton Railway Bridge	Paddington to Bristol and South Wales line		70.5	22	N	SU605795	175
Whitchurch Lock	Pangbourne Village		73.3	23	N	SU634767	175
Mapledurham Lock			75.5	24	N	SU667767	175
Tilehurst Station			76.8	24	N	SU674752	175
Caversham Bridge			79.3	24	N	SU711746	175
Reading Bridge	Reading Town centre		79.8	24	N	SU717740	175
Caversham Lock			79.9	25	N	SU720740	175
River Kennet Junction	Junction with Kennet and Avon Canal		80.6	25	N	SU731739	175
Sonning Lock			82.5	26	N	SU752754	175
Sonning Bridge	Sonning Village		82.9	26	N	SU755757	175
Shiplake Lock			85.5	27	N	SU776786	175
Shiplake Railway Bridge			85.6	27	N	SU779786	175
Marsh Lock			88.1	28	N	SU773817	175
Henley Bridge	Henley Town Centre		89.0	28	N	SU763826	175
Temple Island			90.4	28	N	SU771848	175
Hambleden Lock			91.3	29	N	SU782851	175
Medmenham Abbey			93.4	29	N	SU807837	175
Hurley Lock			95.0	30	N	SU827842	175
Temple Lock			95.6	31	N	SU837843	175
Marlow Lock	Marlow Suspension Bridge and town centre		97.3	32	N	SU854861	175
Bourne End Railway Bridge			100.0	32	N	SU891870	175
Cookham Bridge	Cookham Village		101.1	32	N	SU897856	175
Cookham Lock			101.5	33	N	SU905855	175
Boulter's Lock			103.6	34	N	SU902824	175
Maidenhead Bridge			104.3	34	N	SU901813	175
Maidenhead Railway Bridge	Paddington to Bristol and South Wales line		104.5	34	N	SU902810	175
Bray Lock			105.8	35	N	SU910797	175
New Thames M4 Motorway Bridge			106.0	35	N	SU913795	175
Monkey Island			106.3	35	N	SU914791	175
Boveney Lock			108.9	36	N	SU944777	175
Windsor Railway Viaduct			110.4	36	N	SU960773	176
Windsor Bridge			110.9	36	N	SU967772	176
Romney Lock			111.3	37	N	SU970779	176
Black Potts Railway Bridge			111.6	37	N	SU975779	176
Victoria Bridge			112.0	37	N	SU978774	176
Albert Bridge			113.5	37	N	SU984756	176
Old Windsor Lock			114.3	38	N	SU994747	176
The Bells of Ouseley			115.1	38	N	SU992735	176
Bell Weir Lock			117.1	39	N	TQ017720	176
Runnymede M4 Motorway Bridge			117.4	39	N	TQ019719	176
London Stone	Former limit of the City of London's control of the Thames		117.9	39	N	TQ025717	176
Staines Bridge			118.1	39	N	TQ031715	176
Staines Railway Bridge			118.5	39	N	TQ035712	176
Penton Hook Lock			120.0	40	N	TQ044695	176
M3 Motorway Bridge			121.8	40	N	TQ054672	176
Chertsey Lock			122.0	41	N	TQ054668	176
Chertsey Bridge			122.1	41	N	TQ054666	176
Shepperton Lock	Junction with River Wey		124.0	42	N	TQ074659	176
Walton Bridge			125.4	42	N	TQ092665	176
Sunbury Lock	The new lock was completed in 1927.		127.0	43	N	TQ109685	176
Molesey Lock			130.0	44	N	TQ149688	176
Hampton Court Bridge			130.1	44	N	TQ154685	176
River Ember Junction			130.5	44	N	TQ156682	176
Thames Ditton			131.1	44	N	TQ162674	176
Raven's Ait			132.1	44	N	TQ175679	176
Kingston Bridge			133.0	44	N	TQ177693	176
Kingston Railway Bridge			133.1	44	N	TQ177696	176
Teddington Lock			134.8	45	N	TQ165716	176
Eel Pie Island (East end)			136.1	45	N	TQ167732	176
Richmond Bridge			137.5	45	N	TQ177745	176
Richmond Railway Bridge			137.8	45	N	TQ172747	176
Richmond Lock and Footbridge	For 2 hours each side of high tide the weirs are lifted. At other times the lock must be used.		138.0	46	N	TQ169750	176
Brentford Junction	Junction with Grand Union Main Line		139.9	46	N	TQ181773	176
Kew Bridge			140.5	46	N	TQ190777	176
Kew Railway Bridge			140.9	46	N	TQ196775	176
Chiswick Bridge			141.8	46	N	TQ202763	176
Barnes Railway Bridge			142.5	46	N	TQ213763	176
Hammersmith Bridge			144.4	46	N	TQ229780	176
Putney Bridge			146.1	46	N	TQ242757	176
Fulham Railway Bridge			146.3	46	N	TQ244756	176
Wandsworth Bridge			147.3	46	N	TQ259755	176
Battersea Railway Bridge			148.0	46	N	TQ265764	176
Battersea Road Bridge			148.6	46	N	TQ270773	176
Albert Bridge			148.9	46	N	TQ273775	176
Chelsea Bridge			149.6	46	N	TQ285777	176
Grosvenor Bridge	Victoria Railway Bridge		149.8	46	N	TQ287777	176
Vauxhall Bridge			150.6	46	N	TQ301781	177
Lambeth Bridge			151.1	46	N	TQ303789	177
Westminster Bridge			151.6	46	N	TQ304796	177
Hungerford Bridge	Footbridge and Charing Cross railway bridge		152.0	46	N	TQ305802	177
Waterloo Bridge			152.3	46	N	TQ307805	177
Blackfriars Road Bridge			152.8	46	N	TQ316806	177
Southwark Bridge			153.3	46	N	TQ323806	177
Cannon Street Railway Bridge			153.4	46	N	TQ325805	177
London Bridge			153.5	46	N	TQ328805	177
Tower Bridge	140 foot headroom when open		154.0	46	N	TQ336802	177
Wapping Old Stairs	Town of Ramsgate pub		154.8	46	N	TQ347798	177
Limehouse Basin Entrance	Junction with Grand Union Regents Canal		155.9	46	N	TQ362806	177
West India Dock Entrance			156.6	46	N	TQ368801	177
Greenwich Pier and Foot Tunnel	Cutty Sark and Greenwich Naval College		158.3	46	N	TQ383780	177
West India Dock Entrance			159.8	46	N	TQ385799	177
Bow Creek Junction	Junction with River Lee - Bow Creek		160.5	46	N	TQ395805	177
Thames Flood Barrier			162.0	46	N	TQ414795	177
Woolwich Ferry			163.1	46	N	TQ432795	177
King George V Dock Entrance			164.0	46	N	TQ443801	177
Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction			165.1	46	N	TQ456813	177
Crossness Point Lighthouse	Thamesmead		166.6	46	N	TQ477817	177
Erith Causeway			170.1	46	N	TQ518785	177
Dartford Creek			171.8	46	N	TQ541784	177
Stoneness Lighthouse and Greenhithe			175.0	46	N	TQ585756	177
Tilbury Dock Entrance			178.3	46	N	TQ622754	177
Gravesend			180.1	46	N	TQ646747	177
Coalhouse Point			182.9	46	N	TQ694755	178

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.