Tagg's Island
Tagg's Island is on the River Thames (below Oxford) near to Norwich Tunnel.
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.

| Grand Junction Isle | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Platts Eyot | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Benn's Island | 4 furlongs | |
| Hampton Ferry (River Thames) | 3½ furlongs | |
| Garrick's Ait | 3 furlongs | |
| Tagg's Island | ||
| Ash Island | 1½ furlongs | |
| Molesey Lock Weir Entrance | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Molesey Lock | 3 furlongs | |
| Molesey Lock Weir Exit | 3½ furlongs | |
| Hampton Court Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
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In Wolof music, a tagg is an ode of pre-Islamic origin.
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!['Eights Tree' sculpture by Ray Smith. Painted steel 12m high commissioned by the R C Sherriff Rosebriars Trust in collaboration with Sustrans. Robert Cedric Sherriff (1896 – 1975), born nearby at Hampton Wick, was a writer best known for his play Journey's End, based on his experiences as a captain in World War I. Behind the scultpture can be seen some of the houseboats at Tagg's Island [[2506445]]. by Rod Allday – 23 June 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/50/64/2506474_338193d5_120x120.jpg)










