The old pound lock, one of the first to be built on the river Thames, designed in 1770 by Humphrey Gainsborough, brother of the famous painter. A large steam powered machine and some workmen can be seen outside the lock keepers house on the far bank.

Date:
1865
Location:
Shiplake Lock, Shiplake, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
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Shiplake Mill, Shiplake, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT01502
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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Content

This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass plate negatives and inkjet prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry W

Keywords

Machine, Hanoverian Lock, Mill, People, Waterscape