The River Thames - photos and stories
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plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
just a giant hippo floating up the river
(not my photo)
this is to do with Thames Festival, now rebranded as Totally Thames.
Commissioned form Florentijn Hofman; who also did the giant duck
Farmer Giles
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I pass this view every day on my way to work. View from Richmond Hill.
toblerone3
Grrrrr
Boatyard on Eel Pie Island.
toblerone3
Grrrrr
Morning light at Hammersmith Bridge
toblerone3
Grrrrr
Bronze hinges at Twickenham Bridge
not-bono-ever
meh
shitty phone camera pic
RoyReed
Must fly!
City of London from Waterloo Bridge by RoyReed, on Flickr
clicker
nanook rubs it....
hampton court bridge
D'Oyly island owned by Richard D'Oyly Carte...he was the theatrical impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced their 13 operas.He also built the Savoy theatre to stage them and the Savoy Hotel.
He was born in 1844 and died in 1901.He may have started from humble beginnings but his entrepreneurial va va voom led him to buy this island and build this house.It is reached by the arched steel bridge..carefully locked.
You can imagine the debauchery and sodden opiate filled nights spent here.The ideal party house.
He had another London house in the Adelphi and was the first person to install a lift in his house.He also employed the artist Whistler to paint his walls.He was famous for a macabre sense of humour and theatre and kept a crocodile on this island....I love this house.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
hampton court bridge
D'Oyly island owned by Richard D'Oyly Carte...he was the theatrical impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced their 13 operas.He also built the Savoy theatre to stage them and the Savoy Hotel.
He was born in 1844 and died in 1901.He may have started from humble beginnings but his entrepreneurial va va voom led him to buy this island and build this house.It is reached by the arched steel bridge..carefully locked.
You can imagine the debauchery and sodden opiate filled nights spent here.The ideal party house.
He had another London house in the Adelphi and was the first person to install a lift in his house.He also employed the artist Whistler to paint his walls.He was famous for a macabre sense of humour and theatre and kept a crocodile on this island....I love this house.
D'oyly island was recently on the market for £4m.
Mate of mine lives on it, (not in the house), but his boat is moored there, he's getting his marching orders soon.
The island was originally bought by him to make an out of London version of the Savoy, but he couldn't get a booze licence, so it became his private house.
edit, and that topiary, 1/2 way from Hampton Court to Walton is
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
clicker
nanook rubs it....
ooh I have friend envy - what a bloody great place to live, didn't realise others lived on the island - just looked it up on the Right Move site , it's under offerD'oyly island was recently on the market for £4m.
Mate of mine lives on it, (not in the house), but his boat is moored there, he's getting his marching orders soon.
The island was originally bought by him to make an out of London version of the Savoy, but he couldn't get a booze licence, so it became his private house.
edit, and that topiary, 1/2 way from Hampton Court to Walton is
. Did your friend have to access the island via that arched bridge or is there another way? The photos inside are a pleasure to see - would have lost the blue carpet on the stairs though. the view from the verandah is gorgeous.I don't recall the Dave Gilmour studio - am sure I would have clicked it if i had ...will have a gander at my photos from that day.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Jim gets on to the island via the bridge, he has a key. As you face the bridge from the towpath, turn 180 degrees and that's the car park for the house too. The woman who lives in the house, and is selling, is quite nice and we've been inside, (I've been fascinated by the place since I was in my teens). When it came up for sale over a year ago I so badly wanted to win the lottery you've no idea 
But it seems the new owners will want the place to themselves, fair enough, but all the boat dwellers will have to go. At the moment the island generates about £80k per year in mooring fees, but I guess if you've got the dosh to buy the place you probably can manage without the £80k.
But it seems the new owners will want the place to themselves, fair enough, but all the boat dwellers will have to go. At the moment the island generates about £80k per year in mooring fees, but I guess if you've got the dosh to buy the place you probably can manage without the £80k.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
Just had a look at the photos. The Ballroom is stunning. £4 Million seems pretty cheap these days considering it has 13 bedrooms. I am going to buy a euromillions & cross me fingers.ooh I have friend envy - what a bloody great place to live, didn't realise others lived on the island - just looked it up on the Right Move site , it's under offer
I don't recall the Dave Gilmour studio - am sure I would have clicked it if i had ...will have a gander at my photos from that day.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Plus it's a very private couple of acres of Weybridge, a town where 4 million gets you generally not very much at all.
Ponyutd
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Sir William Davenant @SirWilliamD twitter
I give you workmen unloading bales of grass from barges on the Thames c.1938. The grass was used for banknotes.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Ponyutd
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
What's that about then?
