A swan at Benson
Look out for this swan at Benson.
Look out for this swan at Benson.
The Archbishop of Canterbury sailed from Southwark to Greenwich today for a service marking the 1000th anniversary of the murder of his predecessor St Alphege. Meanwhile many others, led by the Bishop of Woolwich and Dean of Southwark, walked the Thames Path via Deptford to Greenwich. Greenwich’s St Alfege Church (different spelling) stands on the [...]
The most peaceful places in London are by the River Thames according to The Guardian. Six out of the top ten are on the Thames Path -seven if you include the Waterloo library.
I have spent a pleasant sunny afternoon walking along the Wandsworth riverside. WANDSWORTH BRIDGE The main aim was to look at the new tunnel under Wandsworth Bridge. Now at Plantation Wharf you remain by the water and continue upstream passing the Waterfront pub. At the bridge the path turns inland but, instead of going up [...]
A section of path upstream of Blackfriars Bridge is being closed after 8pm most nights for the next few weeks. This is between Marigold Alley and Oxo Tower Wharf to allow for scaffolding to be erected in front of Sea Containers House which is being converted into an hotel. Signs are going up but the [...]
The seated figure of Dr Alfred Salter looking at his daughter and cat was a popular sculpture on the Thames Path near Rotherhithe. Last year Dr Salter was stolen overnight and afterwards Southwark Council quickly put the daughter and cat in storage. Now the council is consulting on the way forward and where to put [...]
The Times (£) on this Easter Monday has an obituary of Jean Leslie along with her photograph taken in 1942 by the Thames at Little Wittenham. The MI5 secretary had been swimming in the river just before the black and white photograph was taken. This picture was to be ‘Pam’, girlfriend of a fictitious Major Martin. [...]