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Brentford Dock Celebrated the 150th Anniversary of Brunel's Dock on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July.

We will continue to update this page to try to show you more in detail what happened during the Brentford Dock 150 and to inform you about local events.

We will have more photos and short movies soon! Please come back!

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Brentford Dock and Railway

Brentford Dock and The Railway Book Cover

Dock Resident and local historian Diana Willment has written a book about the history of the initial design, construction and operation of the Old Brentford Dock. It is highly recommended to anyone interested in the history of GWR and the local area.

 

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Brentford Dock 150 Poster

Brentford Dock 150 Poster
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Good News

We raised £801.61 for RNLI during the two Brentford Dock's 150th Anniversary days.

We have recieved a letter from RNLI which gives you all the BD150 fundraising details.

Thank you all for helping us!

Jeremy

 

Photo Gallery

Photos from Brentford Dock 150

So far we have about 150 photos by Barry Coward, Jo Francis, Ron Hurdwell, Jez Linscott, Neil O'Dwyer, Peter Osborne, Ian Ridpath, Catherine Spratt, Hans Styrnell and John Yates in a flickr slideshow.

If you want to help and have your photos in our "gallery" then email these to us here:

 

Message from Robert Rankin

Rober Rankin Book Signing Photo

"Hello there Jeremy, I just wanted to say thank you very much for inviting me to open the docks celebration, I had a splendid time remeeting old friends, drinking the drink and talking the toot. So again thank you and all the very best"

Robert

 

Organiser

Jeremy Linzcott Photo

Brentford Dock 150 Organiser Jeremy Linzcott (right) at the back of the 1934 (AEC Regent 1- STL441) Double Decker bus.

 

Old Photographs

Old Brentford Dock

Old Photographs and charts of Brentford Dock dating back to 1911, were displayed in the Marina Club during the BD150 event.

We have now made these into a slide show that you must see.

 

Short Movies

Music

 

President and Kildare

President and Kildare

YouTube video of Steam Narrow Boat President and its butty Kildare passing Brentford Dock on Monday July 13.

YouTube video of President and Kildare going through Teddington Lock a little bit later the same day.

Above is is a voice memo from the President when passing Hammersmith on its way up to Brentford, Teddington and Henley.

 

Roger

The Classic 72 foot working narrow boat "Roger" visited Brentford Dock 150 from Rickmansworth Waterways Trust on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th of July.

 

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