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East Moulsey has very rapidly increased during the last few years. Fine trees have disappeared, and rows of genuine suburban residences have sprung up in their places. A new church of an agreeable aspect has been added to the group, near the Hurst; and opposite to the Palace of Hamilton Court, the terminus of the railway, and a cluster of hotels have established themselves.

The old church of East Moulsey is small, and belongs altogether to a period in which Moulsey itself was simply a country village, and had not yet risen to the dignity of a metropolitan railway station.

Hired a man to tow and went on without incident to Kingston. Hove to for tea on the Right bank just above Kingston about 7 o'clock. During tea man and pony from Oxford arrived and took the party in tow. Moulsey Lock was reached in twilight In Moulsey Lock WM [William Morris] made an effort to light the party by means of a candle lamp with a spring in it, but unluckily the spring slipped and the candle fell into the lock whereupon WM gave vent to an emphatic "by D" to the undisguised delight of several various parties in pleasure boats ranged along side of the lock.

On going out of Moulsey Lock the 'Ark' swayed heavily towards the weir on account of the rudder being fouled by the 'Albert'; great excitement of RCG Towed on in darkness It took us some time to pass through Moulsey Lock, as we were the only boat, and it is a big lock. I don't think I ever remember to have seen Moulsey Lock, before, with only one boat in it. It is, I suppose, Boulter's not even excepted, the busiest lock on the river.

I have stood and watched it, sometimes, when you could not see any water at all, but only a brilliant tangle of bright blazers, and gay caps, and saucy hats, and many-coloured parasols, and silken rugs, and cloaks, and streaming ribbons, and dainty whites; when looking down into the lock from the quay, you might fancy it was a huge box into which flowers of every hue and shade had been thrown pell-mell, and lay piled up in a rainbow heap, that covered every corner.

On a fine Sunday it presents this appearance nearly all day long, while, up the stream, and down the stream, lie, waiting their turn, outside the gates, long lines of still more boats; and boats are drawing near and passing away, so that the sunny river, from the Palace up to Hampton Church, is dotted and decked with yellow, and blue, and orange, and white, and red, and pink. There are no links to external websites from here. Why not log in and add some select "External websites" from the menu sometimes this is under "Edit"?

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Information on the restrictions affecting the navigation on the River Thames. River level River Thames at Molesey Lock upstream data. Check for flood warnings in this area. Latest recorded level 0. On the Surrey bank is the large stretch of open ground at Moulsey Hurst, which has an interesting heritage marker opposite Platt's Eyot.

Beyond the Eyot on the Surrey bank are the Molesey Reservoirs behind trees and high brick walls and then a patch of meadowland before Sunbury Lock.

The area around the weir pool is used for kayaking from the weir and the Creek backwater runs behind Wheatley's Ait where the River Ash joins the Thames. The stretch is home to several sailing and rowing clubs. There are reservoirs on both sides of the river above Sunbury Lock, created after the Metropolis Water Act [2] made it illegal to take drinking water for London from the tidal Thames below Teddington Lock because of the amount of sewage in the river.

The reservoirs at Molesey on the southern bank were established in , by the Lambeth Waterworks Company, followed three years later by the Chelsea Waterworks Company. Both companies had previously built their reservoirs at Seething Wells below Molesey Lock, but the turbulence caused by the River Mole , River Ember and The Rythe meant there was too much mud brought in with the water.

There are no bridges that cross the full width of the river on this reach, although there is a large tank trap beside the reservoirs. Jump to: navigation , search. Bristol: Arrowsmith, Navigation menu Personal tools Create account Log in.