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Friday Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Old Windsor, Berkshire. It is on the reach above Bell Weir Lock, just short of Old Windsor Lock.
Secluded
The small island, whose shape is said to resemble the footprint of Man Friday in Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe, contains a two-bedroom cottage with a well, almost hidden by willow trees.[1] For thirty years this was the home of Dr Julius Grant, the forensic scientist, from 1966 until his death in 1991. He was noted, among other detection, for proving in 1984 that the Hitler Diaries published in the Sunday Times were forgeries, despite an endorsement of their authenticity from the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper.[2] The lock keeper recalled Dr Grant saying that when he went to the island, he felt it was like going a million miles away. It was like owning half of Australia, it was so secluded.[3]
See also
References
- Leigh Hatts: The Thames Path Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Christopher Winn: I Never Knew That about the Thames (London: Ebury Press, 2010), p. 128.
- Paul Goldsack River Thames: In the footsteps of the famous English Heritage/Bradt 2003
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[de] Friday Island (Themse)
Friday Island ist eine Insel in der Themse in England bei Old Windsor, Berkshire. Die Insel liegt knapp flussabwärts des Old Windsor Lock.- [en] Friday Island, River Thames
[fr] Île Friday
Friday Island est une île de la Tamise près d'Old Windsor (en) dans le Berkshire. Elle est située entre les écluses de Bell Weir et d'Old Windsor.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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