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Dist:0.3km north<br/>The Duke of Northumberland's River is an early artificial waterway taking water from the Colne to the Crane and to Syon Park. A British History Online article on East Bedfont from the Victoria County History of Middlesex says it is "said to have been made by the convent of Syon in the time of Henry V." The water has been used for Twickenham and Isleworth mills and there were disputes between the mill owners who wanted the water for power, and the Dukes of Northumberland who wanted it for lakes in Syon Park. The river ran across the site of Heathrow Airport, was put into pipes underneath in the 1940s, but has recently been diverted around the south of the airport - see also [[112074]].
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.3km north<br/>The school is on Hatton Road, the photo is taken from the path to the east of the school.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The church is on Hatton Road, near Hatton Cross tube station. See "Brooks of Life" church website http://brooksoflife.org.uk/.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.5km north<br/>This is an artificial river about 12 miles long. The "This is Longford" website http://www.thisislongford.com/LongfordRiver.htm tells us it was dug on the orders of Charles 1. In 1638 he wanted water from the Colne to supply Hampton Court. The river runs from Longford, now at the north east corner of Heathrow Airport. Until recently it ran under the airport, but with the building of the 5th terminal it has been diverted around the south of the airport. The river remained crown property, and some bridges over it have the royal cypher.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.7km west<br/>Viewed looking downstream from the Hatton Road bridge.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.7km north<br/>The lights are between Hatton Road and the Great South-West Road near Hatton Cross. They are on the line of the south runway of Heathrow, and to the east of the end. Photo looking south. Planes were landing from the west when the photo was taken, so the lights were not in use.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.7km east<br/>This station has two pumping appliances. It was built in the 1960s to the 'Middlesex' design like many of the other local fire stations.
©MickofFleet
Dist:0.7km east<br/>Residential Property on the "Poet's Estate" in North Feltham
©Graham Newell
Dist:0.8km south<br/>On the south side of Staines Road, by Imperial Road.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.8km south<br/>On Staines Road at the junction with Imperial Road. A church of the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal group.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.8km east<br/>Looking upstream from the A312 Fagg's Road bridge.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.8km east<br/>Ancient Poplar tree.
©Graham Newell
Dist:0.8km west<br/>Taken from the junction of Cains Lane looking north-west across the Great South-West Road, which is the A30 to Cornwall. Plane heading east from the southern runway.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.8km north<br/>This is a major interchange from the tube to buses all around the Heathrow Airport area. While Terminal 5 is being built it is also the interchange for buses to Terminal 4.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.8km south<br/>Looking north.
©David Hawgood

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