Glen Island (Thames)

Glen Island (Thames)

Glen Island is a large area of land between the head of the Jubilee River and the River Thames at Boulter's Lock near Maidenhead. [cite book | last = Cove-Smith | first = Chris | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The River Thames Book | publisher = Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson | date = 2006 | location = | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0852888929 ]

The Grade II listed Glen Island House, a riverside Gentleman's residence (now offfices for a paper mill), was built in 1869 for Lt. Gen. Sir Roger William Henry Palmer, Bart. (d.1910), an Irish landowner, who was in the Charge of the Light Brigade. [cite web | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Listing detail for Glen Island House | date= | publisher=South Bucks District Council | url =http://www.southbucks.gov.uk/documents/glen_island_house.pdf | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-31 | language = ]

ee also

*Islands in the River Thames

References

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