Updates

Last night I was at Southwark Cathedral alongside the Thames Path so I missed BBC1’s Countryfile report on the source of the Thames. I have now watched the programme on the BBC iPlayer. The Thames item is at the beginning of the programme and offers a simple explanation for the often lack of water at […]

There are plans for an LED video installation on a City bank of the Thames in London. It is designed to be viewed from Tate Modern on Bankside and would be on all the time except between 1am and 7am. Only London SE1 has the story so far.

BBC London will be featuring the River Thames this week at 6.30pm on BBC1.

Plans for Enderby’s Wharf to become a cruise liner terminal have been submitted to Greenwich Council. The early Victorian Enderby House associated with General Gordon would be incorporated into the development but locals are not happy. Nearby Lovell’s Wharf is already closed for  along period. The best view of the Enderby’s Wharf proposals can be […]

Looking across from City Hall to the Tower of London at low tide one can wonder about the age of the much-repaired river wall. Where did the moat enter the Thames up to the 19th century? The FROG blog has some interesting observations. See page 29.

Author Christina Hardyment has been sailing up the Thames and a week ago with much effort made it to Cricklade by punt. She has now written up her blog. Her tales of stopping at the Red Lion at Castle Eaton, ordering a taxi to link up with a rare bus and visiting Kelmscot Manor will […]

A plan devised by Bermondsey architect Michael Davis to provide a wide riverside path between the London Bridge and the South Bank is to be considered by the London assembly’s transport committee. The London Promenade plan would see a path built out into the river to keep walkers by water at such pinch points as […]

Swan Upping, the annual census of the swan population on River Thames, starts today. Look out for the skiffs with their Royal and livery flags making a colourful sight on their slow progress to Abingdon. The Queen’s Swan Marker David Barber and his team depart from Sunbury Lock this morning for a week travelling upstream. […]

The main diversion on the Greenwich peninsula can be seen on a map. However, soon there will also be an earlier diversion downstream on the east side of the peninsula. After walking behind Greenwich Yacht Club and passing the Millennium Village you will have to turn inland round the back of the 17 storey City […]

A bale of straw has been hung from the Tower Bridge walkway. See the story and picture on the London-SE1 website.