Tag Archives: Task 8 – Walk the Themes, from Source to Port of London

May

29

2012

Share the Space, Drop the Pace

After abandoning ”The Two Ting’s” Campaign, and removing the Tow-path Cycling Permit, British Waterways, (Canal and Rivers Trust) in partnership with TfL, have had a cunning idea to make cycling and walking on the London Cycle paths to coexist in a more peaceful manor. Given that the canal towpaths round most of the route they are talking about do not meet the minimum standards [...]

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Jul

16

2011

Number 8 – Head of the Thames

A while ago Loupie and I went to Trewsbury Mead to look for the source of the Thames; Thames Head There’s a little cup in the Cotswold HillsWhich a spring in a meadow bubbles and fillsSpanned by a heron’s wing, crossed by a strideCalm and untroubled by dreams of prideGuiltless of fame and ambition’s aimsThats [...]

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Apr

16

2011

Number 8 – Custom House

This was a very short walk; Loupie, JD, Donna and I were up in the City of London, and did the short bit of the Thames path out the front of Custom House. According to Christopher Winn’s “I Never Knew That About the River Themes”. The first Custom House was built in 1275 beside Billingsgate [...]

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Apr

14

2011

Number 8 – Abingdon to The Railway bridge

Abingdon is a charming riverside town with many fine buildings including the majestic County Hall in the market place. This was built when Abingdon was Berkshire’s County Town . The town was once dominated by the Abbey, then the most powerful church land owner in Berkshire. The town centre’s narrow streets still converge on the [...]

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Apr

06

2011

Number 8 – Culham Cut to Clifton Hampten Bridge – Pt2

This is a continuation of part one, of task 8. On the north bank; by a tree is a GeoCach

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Apr

05

2011

Number 8 – Culham Cut to Clifton Hampten Bridge – Pt1

I managed it, After last nights aborted attempt to walk from Culham, to Clifton Hampden, I completed the first documented part of my Task 8. Culham is an example of a shrunken village. The manor house and church are meagre remains of a medieval settlement. The medieval village lay to the west of the modern [...]

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Apr

05

2011

Number 8 – Culham Cut to Clifton Hampten Bridge – Delayed

Last night I attempted to walk the above course, its about 6.6 miles all in with about 3.5 of that being Thames Path, however with the weather closing in I stopped the walk just before the Appleford Railway Bridge, however tonight I hope to have another go, and post some of the Photos I took [...]

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Feb

08

2011

Number 8 – Walk the Thames from Source to Port of London

“I Never Knew That About the River Thames” by Christopher Winn, is one of the books I will be using while walking the Thames; Its also going to be one of my 100+ Challenge books, two other books that I have that may be of some use are Collins Waterway Guides 1 and 7; [...]

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