Draft:The Lock to Lock Times

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Declined by Commandant Quacks-a-lot 3 months ago. Last edited by Commandant Quacks-a-lot 3 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: While it looks interesting, a sales listing and a list from 1910 aren't really enough to prove notability. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 18:47, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

The Lock to Lock Times, subtitled The Journal of the Thames, was a specialist British weekly newspaper for those interested in leisure activities such as boating, angling and painting on the non-tidal reaches of the River Thames.^[1] It was published between 1888 and 1915 on Saturdays 'during river season' by Knapp, Drewett & Sons of Kingston upon Thames.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "The Lock to Lock Times". Jonkers Rare Books. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
↑ Willing's Press Guide 1910. Willing's Press Guide (37th ed.). London: James Willing Junior Ltd. 1910. p. 120.
↑ "The Lock to Lock Times". Jonkers Rare Books. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

[1] "The Lock to Lock Times". Jonkers Rare Books. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

[2] Willing's Press Guide 1910. Willing's Press Guide (37th ed.). London: James Willing Junior Ltd. 1910. p. 120.

[3] "The Lock to Lock Times". Jonkers Rare Books. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

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