British Waterways eyesore jetty and river boom
ugly boom and jetty at Isis Lock
British Waterways ugly boom
Blooming British Waterways!
pontoon in the making
pontoon for Isis Lock
leaves turn to gold
canal and river path in winter
boat, buoy, and bike
canal walk in summer
Thames north of Osney Bridge
high water at Osney Bridge
Botley Road allotments
old seat at Four Streams
high water at Abbey Road
Thames Path in the snow
north from Four Streams
river path graffiti
Isis Bridge in late autumn
late autumn near Isis Bridge
Golden Dancer on the move
heron up to his armpits
feeding the swans at Isis Bridge
Thames Path footbridge
under the Sheepwash bridge
full canal at Isis Lock
heron at the weir
Thames Path truncated
Thrush Steamer (part three)
another site for destruction?
swingbridge remains
Thames Wharf nearly built on
mossy green lamp post
eyesore boom at Isis Pool
British Waterways guy
British Waterways eyesore boom
freaky sign at Isis Bridge
British Waterways eyesore sign
Canal & River Trust eyesore
snow at Oxford railway sidings
winter at Isis Bridge
winter shadows at the lock
ice at Isis Bridge
snow on Isis Bridge
spring at Rewley Road
Isis Bridge in green
canal boat cat
Owl at Rewley
view from Isis Bridge
narrowboat in Isis Lock
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autumn in the lock
autumn leaves at Isis Bridge
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Bridge 243
winter night at Isis Lock
Isis Lock in winter
turning the boat on the icy river
winter night at Isis Bridge
night-time coal delivery
snowy night at Isis Lock
canal boat coalman in winter
October in winter
winter comes to Isis Bridge
ice on the Sheepwash
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ruining the Isis Pool
British Waterways (Canal & River Trust) new pontoon and barrage ruining river views at the Isis Pool, Oxford
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It has been described as 'container port engineering'; everything is overspecified, badly designed and ugly and is actually causing problems for the larger boats which turn there.
At Isis Lock, the cast iron bridge is an example of how the canals were built with attention to
function and appearance: qualities overlooked by the recent vandalism by British Waterways.
A large sum of money has been squandered (over £100,000) when we all know of other more urgent requirements. It's annoying that they washed their hands of the Castle Mill Boatyard and it's left in that state while they ruin the charm of the Isis Pool with something that was not wanted.
Boats have been turning here for over two hundred years, nobody round here saw a need to spend scarce resources on this area. We also question if they have a legal right to block a part of the river that has always had boat traffic.
We are asking the Council, the Preservation Trust and Civic Society to look at this with the aim of reducing the scale of this ridiculous 'blot on the landscape'."
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for the location. The pontoon now dominates the northerly view from the towpath of one of
the most attractive and historic locks in the country. But it is the so-called boom - more of a barrage, given its size - which is the most offensive visually."
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