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Sir Patrick Stewart speaks on Chambers Wharf

Leading actor and resident Sir Patrick Stewart has given his views on Chambers Wharf being used by Thames Water to construct the super sewer tunnel. He can be seen here speaking by the Thames. The Thames Water proposals are out for consultation now.  

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Leigh Hatts
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Vanessa Redgrave at Hammersmith protest

Vanessa Redgrave joined over forty people who demonstrated on the Thames Path outside City Hall on Wednesday morning. The protest was about proposed tall buildings spoiling the view from the towpath opposite Hammersmith. London-SE1 has a report.

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Leigh Hatts
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Hammersmith protest downstream on Thames Path

Those opposed to the tall buildings approved for Hammersmith are gathering on the Thames path outside City Hall on Wednesday 14 December at 10am. The plans approved by Hammersmith & Fulham Council will spoil the skyline from the Thames Path. SOS, Save Our Skyline campaign, is appealing to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to […]

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Leigh Hatts
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Thames Path & Blackfriars Station south entrance open

The Thames Path running under Blackfriars Railway Bridge reopened during the night. The bridge now carries platforms from bank to bank and today the station’s new Bankside entrance opened at 5am. The station entrance is now on the Thames Path. See the story on the London SE1 website.

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Leigh Hatts
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Hammersmith skyline threat

Permission has been given for a tall building which will breach the Hammersmith skyline when viewed from the towpath. Full details of the continued campaign are here.

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Leigh Hatts
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HMS Belfast closed: visitors disembark by ferry

HMS Belfast, moored in the Pool of London, has been closed to the public after the gangway plunged into the river at lunchtime on Tuesday. The Thames Path outside Southwark Crown Court was closed to enable emergency vehicles to be brought to the riverside. Visitors on board the ship had to be ferried to the […]

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Leigh Hatts
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Thames Path reopens at Blackfriars Bridge

The Thames Path route will return to the riverside at Bankside next Monday 5 December. From early morning it will be possible to walk from in front of Tate Modern to Oxo Tower Wharf without leaving the waterside. Thameslink railworks have for some time forced walkers to go inland into Southwark Street. The new access […]

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Leigh Hatts
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Thames Tunnel and Thames Path

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 […]

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Leigh Hatts