Molesey Lock is one of a group of locks on the River Thames (below Oxford) and unusually is opened with a crank handle.
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.

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, boater-operated pump-out, rubbish disposal, toilets and water point.
This is a lock with a rise of 6 feet and 1 inch.
| Hampton Ferry (River Thames) | 6½ furlongs | |
| Garrick's Ait | 6 furlongs | |
| Tagg's Island | 3 furlongs | |
| Ash Island | 1½ furlongs | |
| Molesey Lock Weir Entrance | 1 furlong | |
| Molesey Lock | ||
| Molesey Lock Weir Exit | ½ furlongs | |
| Hampton Court Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hampton Court Moorings | 2 furlongs | |
| Thames - Ember Junction | 3 furlongs | |
| Thames Ditton Island | 7¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
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In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Wikipedia has a page about Molesey Lock
Molesey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England at East Molesey, Surrey on the right bank.
The lock was built by the City of London Corporation in 1815 and was rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1906. It is the second longest on the river at 81.78 m (268 ft 4 in); it is the second lowest of the non-tidal river and third-lowest including Richmond Lock on the Tideway. Upstream of the lock are moorings for small boats, specifically skiff, paddleboard, small speedboat and open kayak hire, a tour boat pier, a kiosk and van parking space for ice cream and soft drinks. A few metres upstream is a combined side weir and front weir followed by an attached ait, Ash Island. A low backwater against the opposite bank which forms the waterside to homes sometimes called the Hampton Riviera continues to a small upper weir.
Molesey Lock is within sight of the walls of Hampton Court Palace in southwest London on the opposite bank through the arches of Hampton Court Bridge, designed by Edwin Lutyens (220 m away).





























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