{"id":2650,"date":"2024-10-23T21:41:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2024-10-23T21:41:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:41:29","slug":"londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/eternal-2650-londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries","title":{"rendered":"London\u2019s Island shrouded in mysteries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>London&#8217;s nature impresses with its beauty and uniqueness. The local landscapes and scenery won\u2019t leave anyone indifferent, as their richness and diversity are truly admirable! Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\">londonname<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London\u2019s islands are a separate topic that deserves no less attention. Moreover, each of them has its own amazing story, which tells a lot about the past of a particular area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our article, we would like to tell you about London&#8217;s mysterious island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have used such an adjective because the history of the island\u2019s name is so complicated that no one has been able to find the truth. It is still full of assumptions and riddles, which, in turn, keep a lot of secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intrigued? Then let\u2019s read about one of the most mysterious islands in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a012a1c52b28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a012a1c52b28\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/eternal-2650-londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries\/#General_information\" >General information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/eternal-2650-londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries\/#Mystery_of_the_name\" >Mystery of the name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/eternal-2650-londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries\/#Historical_aspect\" >Historical aspect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/eternal-2650-londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries\/#New_building\" >New building<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/eternal-2650-londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries\/#Management\" >Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/eternal-2650-londons-island-shrouded-in-mysteries\/#Failed_attempt\" >Failed attempt<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_information\"><\/span>General information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Oliver&#8217;s Island is a river island in the English River Thames. Its entire territory is covered with trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be more precise, the island is located in the London Borough of Hounslow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mystery_of_the_name\"><\/span>Mystery of the name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The name of the island is associated with the story that it has been a hideout for Oliver Cromwell. However, most likely, this legend is fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the place was called Strand Ayt. Then the well-known myth that Cromwell set up something like a headquarters there appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the legend was a secret tunnel. However, no evidence was discovered that it really existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Historical_aspect\"><\/span>Historical aspect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If we turn to the history of the island, it is quite appropriate to mention an interesting fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1777, the London Navigation Committee installed a tollbooth on the island, which collected a toll from passing vessels. That money was needed to finance the improvement of river navigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wooden booth somewhat resembled a small castle with a moored barge next to it where tolls were collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, the City Barge gave the name of the hotel on Strand-on-the-Green Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The island housed toll barges until the shore dock was constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_building\"><\/span>New building<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A smithy appeared on the territory of the island in 1865. Later, it was used for building and repairing barges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Management\"><\/span>Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1857 the Thames Conservation Company took over the management of the island. In 1909, it was passed to the Port of London Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, the latter began to use a small house located on the island as a warehouse. The island shores have become something like a wharf for abandoned ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Failed_attempt\"><\/span>Failed attempt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.londoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.londoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/image-8.png 800w, https:\/\/cdn.londoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/image-8-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.londoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/image-8-768x657.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.londoname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/image-8-696x595.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1971, the aforementioned administration tried to sell the island. However, this move caused many protests among the London population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, in order to prevent the sale, local residents even created a special organisation to unite all concerned. As a result, people managed to defend the island and the management refused to sell it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the changes that took place a little later, it is worth noting the demolition of the smithy in 1990. From that moment, a new era in the history of the island began. This period has also been very eventful and is worth a separate article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London&#8217;s nature impresses with its beauty and uniqueness. The local landscapes and scenery won\u2019t leave anyone indifferent, as their richness and diversity are truly admirable! Learn more at londonname. London\u2019s islands are a separate topic that deserves no less attention. Moreover, each of them has its own amazing story, which tells a lot about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":312,"featured_media":1556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[331],"tags":[1820,1822,1814,1818,1819,1815,1823,1821,1816,1817],"motype":[325],"moformat":[18],"moimportance":[30,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-2650","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-hidden-gems-of-london","9":"tag-island-secrets-london","10":"tag-london-hidden-history","11":"tag-london-island-legends","12":"tag-london-islands-mysteries","13":"tag-londons-mysterious-island","14":"tag-mysterious-london-locations","15":"tag-mysterious-places-in-london","16":"tag-shrouded-island-london","17":"tag-unexplored-london-islands","18":"motype-eternal","19":"moformat-vlasna","20":"moimportance-golovna-novyna","21":"moimportance-retranslyacziya-v-agregatory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions\/2651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londoname.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=2650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}