Updates

Proposals for the new Thames Tunnel to intercept untreated sewage overflows have raised construction problems. The west to east underground route is roughly below the River Thames with access points. The good news is that revised plans for the works leave the Thames Path largely untouched. Worksites on the key right bank (or south) have […]

Southwark Council has removed the statue of Dr Salter’s daughter and the cat on the river wall for safety. Last weekend the sculpture of Dr Alfred Salter was stolen overnight. Meanwhile the council is offering a reward for the return of the much-loved figure. Anyone with news of the whereabouts of the sculpture should phone […]

Darryl of Greenwich has the latest news on the peninsula’s western path between the Dome (O2) and Greenwich.

Southwark Council leader Peter John has confirmed that the Alfred Salter sculpture has been stolen and not just removed for maintenance. If anyone has any news of its whereabouts let us know.

Disturbing news that the much-loved Dr Alfred Salter statue on the path between Rotherhithe and Tower Bridge may have been stolen. It was not there last night and local opinion is that it was been stolen. Dr Salter was the local doctor and MP in the first half of the 20th century who pioneered better […]

Adrian Tierney-Jones new book CAMRA’s Great British Pubs includes two Thames pubs among his 200 reviews. The well-illustrated paperback (CAMRA Books £14.99) has The Dove at Hammersmith down as maybe having “reputedly one of the smallest bars in the kingdom” although that could challenged by The Rake in Borough Market. The Rake is also featured […]

The Pangbourne to Goring section of the Thanes Path is the only stretch where you have to go up or down a hill. This, of course, is due to the missing ferry at Gatehampton. The path from the top of Whitchurch Hill through Hartslock Wood has a sudden feel of being on a cliff. Now […]

I am sorry to see in the autumn issue of English Heritage’s Conservation Bulletin that Kew Bridge Station remains on the Buildings At Risk register. The station, which I have often used on the way to and from the river, was built in 1850 for the London and South Western Railway. Its architect is the […]

The towpath between Reading Bridge and Caversham Bridge has reopened but now has barriers to slow down cyclists. This is because the council has discovered that the cycling ban is illegal and the no cycling signs are to come down.

David Walliams arrived at County Hall at about 6.30pm. Here is the local media’s report.