Reader Joan Tait of Chertsey Lane, Egham Hythe wrote to me recently asking about the history of Truss’s Island on the Surrey bank of the Thames just above Penton Hook Lock.
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Remember landing?
It always worries me that, bit-by-bit, our public rights can be eroded away simply because we don’t know when – or how – to protect them.
Idyllic gem’s hidden away
There are many idyllic places from which to enjoy the beauties of the Thames but one of the best kept secrets around seems to be Truss’s Island – a tiny ait on the Surrey bank of the river quite close to Staines Bridge.