Marlow to Datchet

..............via Cookham, Maidenhead and Windsor.This blog may look more like an estate agent's window I'm afraid. I'll just pick out some of the more spectacular residences. (Too big to call houses really) 

Quite modest but just look at those chimneys

Rather a nice tudor copy

A real contrast in styles

Wendy had a permanent smile on her face - obviously enjoying herself 

 Cliveden House. I used to go to outdoor Shakespeare productions there many years ago.

Waiting for a tour boat to leave Boulters Lock

Wendy keeping busy

Maidenhead Bridge 1772 by Sir Robert Taylor

And now the seriously grand houses...........

...and their boats

This is, however, not Disneyland

Just some 'modest' slipper launches. Expensive little run arounds?

The Riverside at Bray

Bray Lock

Bray Film Studios where Hammer made their horror films

Considering it was a Saturday in June there was not a great deal of traffic around

An easy way to access the races

St Mary Magdalene's Church, Boveney, is a redundant Anglican church Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

A church has been on the site since before the Norman conquest, but the fabric of the present church dates from the 12th century. Windows and the tower were added in the 15th century. The church was built to serve the bargemen working on the River Thames; there was a quay alongside the church but there are now no remains of this

apologies for the cut and paste again

We were rushed through Boveney Lock to make way for this wedding party, apparently running late for the church!

I think he took his eye off the river for a while. Don't want to collide with this one!

More about collisions later

Views of Windsor. Note that the flag is actually flying but we hadn't been invited :-(

Views of Windsor Home Park where we were able to walk Tara in the evening

Nice car. And I have now been reliably informed, by a constant follower of this blog, that it is a Vauxhall Cresta circa 1960. Thank you P.

Quintessentially English scene....cricket at Windsor. What a lovely backdrop

Victoria Bridge which was rebuilt in 1967 to replace a damaged bridge.

The Victoria and Albert Bridges in Datchet were built to replace the old Datchet Bridge as part of the rerouting of the Datchet to Windsor roads following the expansion of the grounds of Windsor Castle. Prince Albert is said to have had a part in the design. Victoria Bridge was built in 1851, paid for partly by the Windsor, Staines and Richmond Railway Company who were keen to have access to Windsor across part of the castle property. The original bridge was built of cast iron with stone abuttments. The bridge was severely damaged by a group of tanks crossing it during World War II but was not closed until 1963, operating with weight restrictions. 

 Albert Bridge, which we actually passed under the next day but is more in place with this part of the text.

Eton and Windsor on opposite banks of the Thames, not obvious from this viewpoint near Datchet which is where we moored for the night, in a small marina. Didn't want a repeat of yesterday's debacle  when we were looking for free moorings!!