| WAT THA SAI 3 (วัดท่าทราย) |
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Wat Tha Sai or the "Monastery of the Sand Landing" was located off the city island in
the southern area in Samphao Lom sub-district.
It was situated east and in the immediate vicinity of Wat Phutthai Sawan, squeezed
between the latter and Khlong Khu Cham.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
In the school east of Wat Phutthai Sawan, on the bank of the Chao Phraya River an old
brick wall became visible due to erosion of the river bank and flooding of the river. This
brick wall could have been the outer wall of Wat Tha Sai.
In April 2011 the construction of an embankment was ongoing along the river side and
this brick wall likely disappeared.
The site is not indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926, but is
mentioned on a mid-19th century map. On the latter map the temple named Wat Tha
Rap.
There was a boat ferry near the mouth of the Chakrai Noi canal on its west bank in
connection with the landing at Wat Tha Rap. (1) [1]
Footnotes:
(1) In Ayutthayan times there were twenty-two ferry routes between the main land and
the city island. The southern area had six ferries; the five other crossings were: the
crossing to Wat Phanan Choeng, Tha Hoi to Wat Pa Jak, Tha Phra Rachawangsan to
Wat Khun Phrom, Tha Dan Chi to Wat Surintharam and Tha Wang Chai to Wat Nak.
[1] See "The Boat & Ferry Landings of Ayutthaya".
References:
[1] อธิบายแผนที่พระนครศรีอยุธยากับคำวินิจฉัยของพระยาโบราฌราชาธานินท์
ฉบับชำระครั้งที่๒และภูมิสถนกรุงศรีอยุธยา (2007) - Explanation of the map of the
Capital of Ayutthaya with a ruling of Phraya Boran Rachathanin - Revised 2nd edition
and Geography of the Ayutthaya Kingdom - Ton Chabab print office - Nonthaburi
(2007) - page 91.
the southern area in Samphao Lom sub-district.
It was situated east and in the immediate vicinity of Wat Phutthai Sawan, squeezed
between the latter and Khlong Khu Cham.
Its historical background and period of construction are unknown.
In the school east of Wat Phutthai Sawan, on the bank of the Chao Phraya River an old
brick wall became visible due to erosion of the river bank and flooding of the river. This
brick wall could have been the outer wall of Wat Tha Sai.
In April 2011 the construction of an embankment was ongoing along the river side and
this brick wall likely disappeared.
The site is not indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926, but is
mentioned on a mid-19th century map. On the latter map the temple named Wat Tha
Rap.
There was a boat ferry near the mouth of the Chakrai Noi canal on its west bank in
connection with the landing at Wat Tha Rap. (1) [1]
Footnotes:
(1) In Ayutthayan times there were twenty-two ferry routes between the main land and
the city island. The southern area had six ferries; the five other crossings were: the
crossing to Wat Phanan Choeng, Tha Hoi to Wat Pa Jak, Tha Phra Rachawangsan to
Wat Khun Phrom, Tha Dan Chi to Wat Surintharam and Tha Wang Chai to Wat Nak.
[1] See "The Boat & Ferry Landings of Ayutthaya".
References:
[1] อธิบายแผนที่พระนครศรีอยุธยากับคำวินิจฉัยของพระยาโบราฌราชาธานินท์
ฉบับชำระครั้งที่๒และภูมิสถนกรุงศรีอยุธยา (2007) - Explanation of the map of the
Capital of Ayutthaya with a ruling of Phraya Boran Rachathanin - Revised 2nd edition
and Geography of the Ayutthaya Kingdom - Ton Chabab print office - Nonthaburi
(2007) - page 91.
| Text & photographs by Tricky Vandenberg - July 2010 Reviewed May 2011 |
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| (Brick work in situ) |
| (Brick work in situ) |
| (Remains of the outer wall?) |
| (Construction of an embankment in situ - April 2011) |