Ray Mill Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Boulter's Lock near Maidenhead, Berkshire.
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It is immediately to the east of Boulter's Island, separated by the former millstream.
The island is now a park administered by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It is named after the Ray family who once had a flour mill here. The mill was constructed in 1726 on the site of a previous mill, and continued to produce flour until the 1920s.
Boulter's weir runs from the top end of the island across to the east bank near Taplow. A kayak flume has been built adjacent to the weir on the island.
For over 20 years until it was stolen in October 2011, the island housed The Companion, a memorial statue for four local schoolboys who died in a skiing accident.[1] A new version of the statue was unveiled in the original location in July 2012.[2]
Statues and Memorials
edit- "Vintage Boys" by Lydia Karpinska.
- "The Companions" by Eunice Goodman.
- "Maiden with Swans" by Eunice Goodman
- "Berkshire SANDS Memorial Tree" by Gavin Southgate
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ BBC 1 November 2011, Maidenhead schoolboys memorial statue stolen
- ^ 17 July 2012, Royal Borough Observer, "Companions Statue is restored"