Iffley Lock Weir Entrance No 2
Address is taken from a point 231 yards away.
Iffley Lock Weir Entrance No 2 is on the River Thames (below Oxford).
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 (Isis Pool Branch) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on 17 September 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wycombe to Thanet canal at Reigate, the difficulty of tunneling under Preston caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Amberscorn instead. The River Thames (Isis Pool Branch) was closed in 1955 when Bernigo Aqueduct collapsed. In his autobiography William Yates writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

| River Thames (below Oxford) | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Head of the River PH | 5½ furlongs | |
| Folly Bridge "visitor" Moorings | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Thames - Cherwell (old) Junction | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Thames - Cherwell Junction | 2 furlongs | |
| Iffley Lock Weir Entrance No 3 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Iffley Lock Weir Entrance No 2 | ||
| Donnington Bridge (Iffley) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Salters Steamers (boatbuilders) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Iffley Lock Weir Entrance No 1 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Iffley Lock | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Iffley Lock Weir Exit No 1 | 6½ furlongs | |
| River Thames (Isis Pool Branch) | ||
| Iffley Lock Weir Entrance No 2 | ||
| Longbridges Bathing Place | ½ furlongs | |
| Isis Pool | ¾ furlongs | |
| Donnington Bridge (New Hinksey) | 2½ furlongs | |
| Weirs Orchard moorings (above the weir) | 2½ furlongs | |
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