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. […]

There is continued confusion for walkers at the start of the Thames Path in London. Thanks to the 853 blog it is now possible to look at the latest changes and work out a route. More closures are due during the Olympics.

Three never seen before paintings by Stanley Spencer are to be auctioned in May. All depict the Cookham area and include a view upstream of the Thames. All three paintings have come from the estate of the artist’s late niece Pamela Spencer. The sale is at Bonhams at the end of May.

Convoys Wharf on Saturday saw a remarkable occasion. The riverside site in Deptford is one of last wharves to still cause walkers a long detour. But this weekend a tent had been erected by the developers who were seeking local views on the redevelopment of this very large site. The wharf, at the end of […]

Johan Zoffany lived at Strand-on-the-Green for the last thirty years of his life so it’s no surprise that the Zoffany exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts features Thames scenes. The star attraction is Mr and Mrs Garrick by the Shakespeare Temple at Hampton. Hampton is upstream beyond Hampton Court and today the Temple is […]

Abingdon has changed its name to Abingdon-on-Thames to attract more visitors. The town used to call itself Abingdon-on-Thames and now the town council has won approval from the district council to make the old name official. The welcome signs will be changed soon although the best welcome would be the reopening of the Nag’s Head […]