The River Thames - photos and stories

[bimble]

Previously mentioned friend came to visit & brought one of his mudlarking diaries, whole book when closed is the same size as an iPhone,
I find them crazy beautiful.
All are acrylic paintings of objects he’s found in the Thames mud. Every page includes a painting true to size of an old pin, of which there are so many, dating from when they were hand made, mostly he said by children.

 

[teuchter]

Very sad and so easily avoided River Thames: Mounds of wet wipes reshaping waterway

Hopefully this will at least stop becoming an increasing problem once the new super sewer is in operation, and stuff doesn't overflow into the Thames any more.

 

[Supine]

Parked my boat near tower bridge for the weekend

 

[Chilli.s]

sorry but that is a pugly boat

 

[Supine]

sorry but that is a pugly boat

And the fuel ain’t cheap

 

[hash tag]

You mean you can get fuel

 

[Puddy_Tat]

on flickr today

westminster bridge, some time during (or possibly just after) the 1939-45 war

building on the left was St Thomas Hospital - it was bombed badly in september 1940 (more here)

 

[Spymaster]

Just watched a nice American doc on National Geographic.

A Chicago metal-detectorist spent some time searching the Thames foreshores in Central London, with the local mudlarks. It was very nicely done. This bloke has found loads of seriously valuable stuff in America, including platinum, diamond, and gold jewellery; but all relatively modern stuff. Basically recently lost property. He was genuinely thrilled by the financially modest, but historically rich finds he made in London, like 300 year old pipes and coins, a piece of chain-mail, and a Victorian shoe. He seemed like a decent bloke and gave full props to the London mudlarks who welcomed him warmly and showed him the ropes.

Very enjoyable.

 

[Maggot]

Just watched a nice American doc on National Geographic.

A Chicago metal-detectorist spent some time searching the Thames foreshores in Central London, with the local mudlarks. It was very nicely done. This bloke has found loads of seriously valuable stuff in America, including platinum, diamond, and gold jewellery; but all relatively modern stuff. Basically recently lost property. He was genuinely thrilled by the financially modest, but historically rich finds he made in London, like 300 year old pipes and coins, a piece of chain-mail, and a Victorian shoe. He seemed like a decent bloke too, and gave full props to the London mudlarks who welcomed him warmly, and showed him the ropes.

Very enjoyable.

Fascinating, but useless without the name of the documentary.

 

[Spymaster]

Fascinating, but useless without the name of the documentary.

Fair do's.

Not sure how useful this'll be or when it'll be on next, but it was this: Thames Treasure Hunters | Radio Times

 

[MrSki]

Fair do's.

Not sure how useful this'll be or when it'll be on next, but it was this: Thames Treasure Hunters | Radio Times

Tis available on a number of streaming services.

 

[Maggot]

On Tweeter today. Docklands before the skyscrapers.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

On Tweeter today. Docklands before the skyscrapers.

looks pretty much mid 80s - docklands light railway (in its original toy train set mode) looks under construction (started construction 1985, opened 1987), brunswick wharf power station still there (demolished 1988-9) and what's now known as north greenwich a contaminated wasteland...

 

[Biddlybee]

Previously mentioned friend came to visit & brought one of his mudlarking diaries, whole book when closed is the same size as an iPhone,
I find them crazy beautiful.
All are acrylic paintings of objects he’s found in the Thames mud. Every page includes a painting true to size of an old pin, of which there are so many, dating from when they were hand made, mostly he said by children.

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That is a thing of beauty!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

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On Tweeter today. Docklands before the skyscrapers.

Screen shot of Google Earth now from about the same angle

 

[MrSki]

The Long Good Friday.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[teuchter]

Last summer, I went down the Thames from Battersea to Greenwich by kayak, at night.
You can do that with these guys... recommended

Kayaking on the London's River Thames with experienced guides

londonkayakcompany.com

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Previously mentioned friend came to visit & brought one of his mudlarking diaries, whole book when closed is the same size as an iPhone,
I find them crazy beautiful.
All are acrylic paintings of objects he’s found in the Thames mud. Every page includes a painting true to size of an old pin, of which there are so many, dating from when they were hand made, mostly he said by children.

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Butt-duster?

 

[bimble]

Butt-duster?
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Good but no, that'll be the handle of the monogram seal, the bit you hold when you're stamping your wax onto your very important documents, as clearly indicated in the book silly.
BTW, his paintings are now published as illustrations in this very nice book.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Good but no, that'll be the handle of the monogram seal, the bit you hold when you're stamping your wax onto your very important documents, as clearly indicated in the book silly.
BTW, his paintings are now published as illustrations in this very nice book.

stamping your wax

Euphemism

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[friendofdorothy]

just came across this by accident - bigging up London and the GLC.

River Cruise, 1983​

 

[blossie33]

Rather different views along the Thames now! I like their absence of comment on the Houses of Parliament

 

[friendofdorothy]

Rather different views along the Thames now! I like their absence of comment on the Houses of Parliament

I think what they said is 'westminster the seat of national and local govt'

 

[T & P]

I took the clipper service from Battersea Power Station to Greenwich the other day. Once it went past Tower Bridge that thing went flying! Those fuckers can go fast

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I took the clipper service from Battersea Power Station to Greenwich the other day. Once it went past Tower Bridge that thing went flying! Those fuckers can go fast

The serve beers too

 

[petee]

perhaps of interest to yiz

The 5,000-year-old human bone found in the River Thames

Graphic designer Simon Hunt had gone out for a morning row when he made the surprising discovery.

www.bbc.com

 

[Puddy_Tat]

on flickr today



view of east greenwich / greenwich peninsula / what's now known as north greenwich*, looking north, when there was a bloody great gasworks not a big plastic tent thingy

(* - most confusing, as the bottom end of the isle of dogs was known as 'north greenwich' at one time like north woolwich still is - although don't think it was ever officially part of kent / greenwich the way north woolwich was

 

[Puddy_Tat]