The River Thames - photos and stories
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fredfelt
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One more - Port Meadow. On this stretch of river Charles Dodson took Alice and Olive on boat trips. They'd go to the Church at Binsey where they'd find a treacle well.
This spot is a five minute bike ride from the centre of Oxford. Horses and cows graze on the meadow. It's never been ploughed (I've no idea how that fact is known - but it's a known fact.).
This spot is a five minute bike ride from the centre of Oxford. Horses and cows graze on the meadow. It's never been ploughed (I've no idea how that fact is known - but it's a known fact.).
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I wish someone would answer (or at least give a sympathy post to) my highly intriguing question about the tidal Thames 
ska invita
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Yesterday went for a bike trip along the Thames path, heading west out of Kingston... took it pretty easy, 3 pub stops, but ended up going as far as Windsor (20 miles or so) - there were a couple of stretches that we had to go on the road/pavement but on the whole there were paths all the way, and it wasn't at all a pain with other people in the way - plenty of room for all. Pituresque views the whole way, really recommend it as a cheap day out - cheap apart from the train fair back from Windsor 
I love Atkinson Grimshaw's cityscapes. In a similar vein:
His romantic paintings are bloody awful, though.
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Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
I went the other way on Friday. We started at Dartford and cycled along the Darenth up to the Thames and then along the river. We finished at Rotherhithe. Lots of open spaces and industry, not as picturesque as yours, but very enjoyable still. We noticed the tide was very high, but hadn't realised how high until we stopped for a drink at the Mayflower.Yesterday went for a bike trip along the Thames path, heading west out of Kingston... took it pretty easy, 3 pub stops, but ended up going as far as Windsor (20 miles or so) - there were a couple of stretches that we had to go on the road/pavement but on the whole there were paths all the way, and it wasn't at all a pain with other people in the way - plenty of room for all. Pituresque views the whole way, really recommend it as a cheap day out - cheap apart from the train fair back from Windsor
ska invita
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is that a wave crashing over into the beer garden?
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I know that spot, have sat there myself - thats pretty crazy. i did real tip it down the other day, with hail and the rest
Puddy_Tat
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
coincidentally, I was just looking at his painting of Leeds Bridge today:
Not much has actually changed!
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
your top picture accurate where crock of gold locatedFrom the South Bank August 2011
Dirty South
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ska invita
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View from the Angel in Rotherithe down river -painting by Whistler
the Angel still has that lovely little balcony overhanging the river
the Angel still has that lovely little balcony overhanging the river
mod
A modernist
View from where I gave birth to my daughter (not that it helped in anyway!)
My daughter was born in St Thomas' too and that was exactly the view we had and what a wonderful setting for such a wonderful experience (maybe not the case for her mum, granted).
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
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this was painted on the side of the 333 in shoreditch a couple of years back
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