View Island

Pond on View Island.
Carved wooden sculpture on View Island.

View Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England.[1]

The island was a derelict boatyard when Reading Borough Council took it over in 1998 and restored it.[1] It is a quiet, relaxing island with grassy paths and seating. It is set out as a small park containing several wooden chain-saw carved sculptures, although all but one having rotted away. It connects to Caversham via Heron Island, which has private riverside housing and is connected by road to Lower Caversham.[2][3]

A body was found on View Island in February 2011.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Local Photos — View Island, Caversham.org.uk.
  2. ↑ Lever, Edward (3 February 2011). "Heron Island, Caversham". Pictures of Caversham. PicturesOfEngland.com. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Heron Island Caversham Reading RG4". House Prices, UK. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Death of man found on Reading footpath 'suspicious'". BBC News. BBC Berkshire, UK. February 23, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

External links

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Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 0°57′47″W / 51.462°N 0.963°W