Racecourse Yacht Basin Entrance
Racecourse Yacht Basin Entrance is a famous waterways junction.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.
The River Thames (Racecourse Yacht Basin Approach Channel) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for pottery traffic to Cambridge were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Bedford and Thanet was destroyed by the building of the Manpool bypass in 1972. In 2001 the canal became famous when Arthur Edwards made a model of Walsall Tunnel out of matchsticks for a bet.

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| River Thames (below Oxford) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summerleaze Footbridge | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Thames - The Cut Junction | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Bray Marina | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Queen's Eyot | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Windsor Marina | 3½ furlongs | |
| Racecourse Yacht Basin Entrance | ||
| Bush Ait | ½ furlongs | |
| Dorney Lake | ¾ furlongs | |
| Dorney Lake Visitor Moorings | 1 furlong | |
| Boveney Lock Weir Entrance | 3½ furlongs | |
| Boveney Lock | 4½ furlongs | |
| River Thames (Racecourse Yacht Basin Approach Channel) | ||
| Racecourse Yacht Basin Entrance | ||
| Racecourse Yacht Basin | 4 furlongs | |
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