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Jeremy Paxman’s Channel 4 programme on the River Thames in his Rivers series seems very short. The hour goes quickly. It is  a pleasant drift downstream but a lot seems to be missing. This is because the River Thames is so rich in heritage, beauty and interest that all four programmes in the series could easily […]

Looking across the river from London’s Jubilee Gardens later this year you might wonder if the Tattershall Castle has moved. The steamer is at a permanent mooring but the answer will be yes. The change is to allow for the Tideway Tunnel preliminary works. The PS Tattershall Castle is about to be relocated  140 yards upstream to be just […]

When the riverside path at Nine Elms, just south of Vauxhall, reopens the great landmark will not be Dolphin Square in Pimlico across the water but the new US Embassy. Later this year the Embassy is relocating from Grosvenor Square in Mayfair to Nine Elms. The striking design by KieranTimberlake of Philadelphia resembles a crystalline cube. The […]

Recent press reports have given the impression that Battersea Power Station riverfront is now open. Yes, but there is not yet a through route. It is still necessary to follow Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road past Battersea Dogs Home and walk through Battersea Park. However, there is  glimpse of the future. From Battersea […]

Police are appealing for  witnesses after a man was discovered critically injured on the Thames Path alongside Waterloo Bridge. Officers and the London Ambulance Service found the man in his 20s on the ground at about 8.25pm on Tuesday 17 January. He has been taken to a central London hospital where he remains in a critical condition. Anyone who witnessed […]

This Sunday 8 January sees some seasonal and unusual activity in and around London Bridge. Southwark Cathedral and St Magnus are the two churches at each end of London Bridge. Indeed Old London Bridge ran past the St Magnus church door. The clergy and congregations of the two churches, whose parish boundaries meet on London Bridge, […]

The sudden death of George Michael at his home by the millpond in Goring is bringing a sudden influx of visitors. Many are visiting not just his front door to add flowers but also the nearby church which is dedicated to St Thomas  of Canterbury, better known as Thomas Becket, This Thursday 29 December is […]

MPs from five political parties have supported an early-day House of Commons motion to save HMS President, said Julian Lewis MP (Con). He was opening a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday calling on the government to support the return of the ship to a mooring on the Thames. She has been familiar sight by the Embankment just west […]

Low tide at Greenwich is revealing the remains of a Tudor pier in front of the Naval College buildings. Piles show the outline of a jetty just yards to the west of the Palace of Placentia site. Henry VIII was born there as were his daughters Mary and Elizabeth. As King, he spent much time there […]

There is a temporary towpath closure for works between Barnes Railway Bridge and The White Hart at the start of Mortlake High Street in London. Walkers must follow the road as far as the pub. The path improvement is just one of many planned changes in the area. There is a scheme to turn the upstream […]