Purley-on-Thames, Berkshire - Mapledurham Lock - postcard c.1980s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Mapledurham Lock, Purley-on-Thames, Berkshire - between Reading and Pangbourne
• Publisher:  Sue Milton / Thames Cards
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  25p red Machin
• Postmark(s):  unfranked
• Sent to:  Liverpool L23
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Purley on Thames or simply Purley, is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. It forms part of the Reading urban area, but remains politically outside of the borough, in West Berkshire. Purley is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Reading, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Pangbourne, and 24 miles (39 km) south-east of Oxford. In mediaeval times the parish had three manors, Purley Magna centred on where the church is today, Purley Parva centred on Westbury Farm and Purley La Hyde centred on what is now Sulham Home Farm and Purley Hall.

Mapledurham Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England. The lock was first built in 1777 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners^[1] and the present lock dates from 1908.^[2]

Despite its name, the lock is located in the Berkshire village and civil parish of Purley-On-Thames on the south bank of the river, rather than in the Oxfordshire village of Mapledurham on the other side of the river. The weir stretches across the river, in both counties.^[4]

The weir runs from the lock island in a long curve across the river between the two villages. However no access is possible across the weir, and without a boat, journeys between the two villages require a lengthy detour via Reading or Pangbourne. The weir still provides a head of water to drive Mapledurham Watermill which is on the opposite side of the river. The weir is also the furthest upstream on the Thames that has a salmon ladder.

type=printed

city/ region=purley on thames

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=posted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)