Fry's Island is on the River Thames (below Oxford) between London and Leicester.
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.

| Site of Reading Festival temporary footbridge | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| St Mary's Island | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Caversham Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Pipers Island | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Fry's Island Entrance | 1 furlong | |
| Fry's Island | ||
| Christchurch Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Fry's Island Exit | 1 furlong | |
| Reading Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Caversham Lock Weir Entrance | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Caversham Lock | 3½ 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
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
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Fry, FRY, Fries, Fry's or Frying may refer to:


![Boatyards on Fry's Island. The front of the two boatyards on Fry's Island, in the River Thames in the English town of Reading. Photograph taken from the south bank of the river.The rear of these boatyards, on the other side of the island, can be seen on [[1401417]]. by Chris Wood – 05 July 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/40/13/1401376_69f54924_120x120.jpg)






![Back of boatyards on Fry's Island. The back (northern side) of the twin boatyards on Fry's Island, in the River Thames in the English town of Reading. Photograph taken from the north bank of the river.The front of these boatyards, on the other side of the island, can be seen on [[1401376]]. by Chris Wood – 05 July 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/40/14/1401417_c8b94cee_120x120.jpg)

![Bowling green on Fry's Island. The bowling green belonging to the Island Bohemian Club, on Fry's Island, in the River Thames in the English town of Reading. Photograph taken from the north bank of the river. The block of flats in the background is on the south bank of the river, and can also be seen on [[1401370]]. by Chris Wood – 05 July 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/40/14/1401422_a66e9160_120x120.jpg)
















![Offices of Scottish Southern Energy, Vastern Road. There is an OS benchmark [[3876455]] on the bricks on the left hand side of the blocked archway by Roger Templeman – 01 March 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/87/64/3876490_850499f3_120x120.jpg)

