erecting the pontoon at Isis Lock
erecting the Isis Lock pontoon
British Waterways demolition site
canal path laid bare
once leafy green footpath
magic gone from Hythe Bridge
stark towpath at Hythe Bridge
trees felled at Hythe Bridge
canalside gardens turned to waste
at least they got some firewood
at least some trees were spared
British Waterways destruction
British Waterways vandalism
British Waterways trash
Blooming British Waterways!
British Waterways ugly boom
ugly boom and jetty at Isis Lock
British Waterways eyesore jetty and river boom
British Waterways spoils the view
ruining the Isis Pool
sink that bloomin boom
British Waterways guy
British Waterways pool of errors
British Waterways eyesore boom
hideous act of public vandalism
British Waterways eyesore sign
adding insult to injury
British Waterways clutter
Canal & River Trust eyesore
eyesore new electric post
Canal and River Trust eyesores
Canal and River Trust Trash
incongruous CRT lamp post
canalside lamp upsets the karma
Canal Trust eyesores
Canal & River Trust junk
pontoon for Isis Lock
Isis Lock landing
ugly blue sluice block
"men at work" on the canal
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pontoon in the making
Oxford's Isis Pool was an inner-city beauty spot before British Waterways
(Canal and River Trust) ruined it with an ugly pontoon.
(Canal and River Trust) ruined it with an ugly pontoon.
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Mike Hamblett says: "The turning pool below Isis Lock is one of the beautiful places in Oxford. A view not appreciated by British Waterways, who have just finished spoiling the appearance of this place with a floating pontoon and a barrage of rubber barrels.
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.
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