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Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking from the footpath leading from Hatton Road to Richmond Avenue, these storage sheds seem to have seen better days.
©Ian Yarham
Dist:0.2km<br/>This western section of the Duke of Northumberland's River was constructed during the reign of King Henry VIIIth. It takes water from the River Colne and was designed to supplement the flow to existing mills. This view looks eastwards from the footbridge on the path just north of Richmond Avenue in Bedfont.
©Ian Yarham
Dist:0.2km<br/>This western section of the Duke of Northumberland's River was constructed during the reign of King Henry VIIIth. It takes water from the River Colne and was designed to supplement the flow to existing mills. This view looks eastwards from near the footbridge on the path just north of Richmond Avenue in Bedfont and although the bank appears in the photograph to be accessible, there is no access.
©Ian Yarham
Dist:0.3km<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<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<br/>This western section of the Duke of Northumberland's River was constructed during the reign of King Henry VIIIth. It takes water from the River Colne and was designed to supplement the flow to existing mills. This view looks westwards from the footbridge on the path just north of Richmond Avenue in Bedfont
©Ian Yarham
Dist:0.4km<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<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:0.5km<br/>The Longford River is an artificial watercourse, built in 1638 on the instructions of King Charles I, and about 12 miles or about 19 kilometres long, that takes water off the River Colne and diverts it to provide a supply to Hampton Court Gardens. The river has had several different names in the past. For example the 1895 Ordnance Survey map refers to it as "Queen's or Cardinal's River". This is the view looking downstream from the A315 Staines Road bridge. On the old Ordnance Survey map this was called White Bridge.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.6km<br/>Who would believe that there is farmland just half a mile from Heathrow? This picture was taken from the entrance to Feltham Cemetery, off the A312, looking northwest towards the airport. The new control tower is far left and the British Airways aircraft is about to land on runway 27 Left. Out of shot to the left was a herd of cows.
©Brendan and Ruth McCartney
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Dist:0.7km<br/>Viewed looking downstream from the Hatton Road bridge.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.7km<br/>The Longford River is an artificial watercourse, built in 1638 on the instructions of King Charles I, and about 12 miles or about 19 kilometres long, that takes water off the River Colne and diverts it to provide a supply to Hampton Court Gardens. The river has had several different names in the past. For example the 1895 Ordnance Survey map refers to it as "Queen's or Cardinal's River". This is the view looking downstream from the Hatton Road bridge. Because there is a bridge over another artificial watercourse, The Duke of Northumberland's River, a very short distance, about 30 metres, to the north, the pair of bridges are known as Two Bridges.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.7km<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<br/>This former Baptist Chapel on the A315 Staines Road has a couple of unusual turrets at either side of the front facade. Imperial Road is to the right.
©Nigel Cox

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