Thames Journey (9): Greenwich

Our next call was at Greenwich. The Naval College was built around 1700 as a home for retired and destitute … More

Thames Journey (8): Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs

The Isle of dogs in East London is now better known as canary wharf or London Docklands. It used to … More

The Angel, one of a number of riverside pubs. Local legend has it the notorious’Hanging Judge’ George Jefferys came to … More

The area downstream of Tower bridge was until relatively recently part of the commercial port of London. Since the docks … More

In the late 19th century with development of the east end of London it was decided that a new river … More

On the south-bank of the pool of London, between London and Tower bridge is an area of regenerated warehouses. The … More

The Tower of London is on the north bank of the Thames between London and Tower bridges. It is a … More

One of the major buildings on the north side of the river between London and Tower bridge is the old … More

The posts over the coming week are the result of a journey along the River Thames from the city to … More