The River Thames - photos and stories

[Doodler]

Thames mud at the Wennington Marshes.

 

[agricola]

Found this on the foreshore just in front of the Oxo Tower this afternoon.

.... if that does read Hancock & Co, Buckley, Hawarden then my dad worked there for nearly twenty years (albeit long after it had stopped being Hancock's).

 

[Doodler]

Photos taken some years ago of grafitti along the wall at Tilbury B power station by the estuary. The graffiti probably date to the early 1980s.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

on tweeter today

 

[toblerone3]

Walked from Swinford Bridge to Newbridge (10.7 miles including the walk to the bus at Southmoor) along the Thames on Saturday having lunch at Bablock Hythe. The first time I did this was with my walking friends in 2008. This time with my partner and a 3 year old toddler. A very fine stretch of the river. photos coming.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Result of a Big fire in Crayford overnight

 

[Ponyutd]

I was told to take it easy over the weekend..So I went down the Thames. A little silver ring and this

 

[agricola]

I was told to take it easy over the weekend..So I went down the Thames. A little silver ring and this View attachment 230924

"ankh-er found in Thames"


I'll get my own coat

 

[Ponyutd]

"ankh-er found in Thames"


I'll get my own coat

 

[Shellee]

I took this from the Shard, gawd it makes me homesick.

 

[Ponyutd]

Where was you born...the Space station

 

[RubyToogood]

I was told to take it easy over the weekend..So I went down the Thames. A little silver ring and this View attachment 230924

Is that actually Egyptian? Any idea of its history?

 

[Ponyutd]

No idea at all. I know it washed up that morning
I have emailed a mate, waiting for a reply

 

[RubyToogood]

No idea at all. I know it washed up that morning
I have emailed a mate, waiting for a reply

It looks pretty much identical to this one: RARE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANTIQUE ANKH KEY Of Life 1517-1219 BC | eBay

 

[RubyToogood]

And indeed this one: RARE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANTIQUE ANKH KEY Of Life 1427-1325 BC | eBay

The first one, suspiciously so.

 

[Ponyutd]

Yes it does. Not that rare then

 

[Ponyutd]

That's a shame. Looking of forward to giving it Museum of London

 

[Mumbles274]

Just watched this on YouTube and thought it might be of interest. Some nice views of the river and bridges etc

 

[Puddy_Tat]

happened across a film of the woolwich ferry in 1961 (a year or two before the paddle steamers were replaced by the diesel boats that lasted until a couple of years ago)

 

[BCBlues]

happened across a film of the woolwich ferry in 1961 (a year or two before the paddle steamers were replaced by the diesel boats that lasted until a couple of years ago)

That's a great bit of film. Some lovely old cars and trucks in there too.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

not mine - tim dunn on tweeter

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[TopCat]

Never seen a pic before. Well done.

 

[editor]

Some recent pics

The River Thames in spring: the beach, shadows and reflections – in photos -

London has some magnificent walks, and after a long winter in lockdown, a bracing walk along the banks of the Thames can do wonders for the soul. Here's a set of photos from a recent short walk from Blackfriars to Vauxhall: I ended my walk at a rapidly changing Vauxhall - check out this recent

www.urban75.org

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Never heard of it before, photo by Fox Talbot no less

 

[editor]

Never heard of it before, photo by Fox Talbot no less

Bits of it live on:

Although that original suspension bridge was only around for 15 years before being demolished, its heritage still lives on – as the original brick piers are still there – still supporting the railway - and the suspension chains were re-used in Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The Original Hungerford Bridge

When the Millennium (aka, Wobbly) Bridge was opened by the Tate Modern, it was heralded as marvel partly for its construction, but also for being devoted solely to pedestrians. This was not the first pedestrian only bridge over the Thames<span class=

www.ianvisits.co.uk

 

[BCBlues]

Some recent pics

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The River Thames in spring: the beach, shadows and reflections – in photos -

London has some magnificent walks, and after a long winter in lockdown, a bracing walk along the banks of the Thames can do wonders for the soul. Here's a set of photos from a recent short walk from Blackfriars to Vauxhall: I ended my walk at a rapidly changing Vauxhall - check out this recent

www.urban75.org

It's great to see St Pauls Cathedral standing proud on that bottom pic

 

[Artaxerxes]

This has really pissed me off.

Freddie the Thames seal put down by vets after dog attack

Seal pup who had taken up residence last month near Hammersmith Bridge was mauled on Sunday

www.theguardian.com

 

[TopCat]

This has really pissed me off.

Freddie the Thames seal put down by vets after dog attack

Seal pup who had taken up residence last month near Hammersmith Bridge was mauled on Sunday

www.theguardian.com

Shit news.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

on tweeter today -