Rivers

In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London

London, Lambeth Riverside c.1880 #London #VictorianLondon #Lambeth

Go 'Mudlarking' along the River Thames, London. At low tide you can be a Mudlark and search for hidden treasure! Really interesting and great fun, don't forget your wellies!

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New Lost Rivers Pictures - London's Lost Rivers.Headwaters of River Fleet.

The Ravensbourne River at Bromley which joins the Thames at Deptford Creek.

London City Airport has released stunning archive images to mark its 30th anniversary that show the transformation of the hub and surrounding skyline.

Event: London In Black and White – A Photographic Celebration. This new exhibition, at Tower Bridge, is a fabulous selection of black and white photographs from the collections at London Metropolitan Archives showing the River Thames and its environs. Date: Opens Friday 1 July To find out more about this Tower Bridge exhibition, please visit their website. Image Above: Description: Lighters approaching the General Steam Navigation Company's Wharf next to Tower Bridge. Date of Execution...

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ONCE upon a time, the River Thames was a working river. The docks thrived. The Ports of London was a hive of imports, business and skullduggery. No part of London has changed more than the docks. In the late 1930s, London Docks was the busiest port in the world. Forty years late, the docks were a … Continue reading "Mud, Flood And Blood: Photos Of London’s River Thames 1895-2000"

The Busy Docks in the Port of London

Enormous thanks to Alfie Read for lending this book to me. It was he who loaned me Between Bridgers, and has plenty of terrific stories of his own. On The River was published in 1989, on the centenary of the Dockers' Tanner Strike of 1889. It covers all of the docks and the main channel of the river. Fascinatingly it began as a piece of Reminiscence Theatre that used the words of the contributors and the songs they remembered to assemble a touring show. It begins with a short Preface by Pam...

Results of conducting a search of the ViewFinder database of historic photographs of England.