Archive Photos Down at Three Mills

We were looking at some photos the other day of Charles and Camilla who came down to the River Lee to name one of the new boats for Water Chariots.

 

We know from the national press and a multitude of websites that this venture, which was supposed to provide a riverboat service for the next 15 years was forced to go into receivership half way through the Olympic Games.
 

Charles & Camilla officially naming a Water Chariot Taxi

Look carefully at the top right of the photo and you will see the bridge supports for the District Line where it crosses the River Lee and Bow Creek

It was exactly 27 years that Princess Michael of Kent was in exactly the same spot at Three Mills to commission Challenge.



Princess Michael of Kent commissions Challenge in June 1985



The only thing that has changed over the past 27 is that the bridge is now green and there is a brand new floating pontoon for the water taxis. As they now don't exist and won't be using the pontoon, we feel that we have a duty to ensure that this resource is put to good use.

Anyway, the bank at Three Mills is always been a problem because of its sheer height. The new pontoon now opens up many opportunities in that area.

Challenge on the new Three Mills pontoon