Tag Archives: Thames Walk

Oct

01

2012

Where the Themes meets the Themes and Severn Canal

Following on from my previous two posts; this one is based on my 365s location, b0atg1rl and I were standing in Lechlade. Lechlade is just downstream from the junction between the River Themes (River Isis), River Coln, and the Thames and Severn Canal. Again its under the control of the trust. The Trust is working to restore [...]

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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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May

17

2011

Google Earth Canal Maps

Google Earth Canal Maps GECM (Google Earth Canal Maps) is an on-going attempt to maps all the canals of the UK on Google Earths/Google Maps, including all the derelict ans in-filled ones. its a cool cartography project.

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May

16

2011

Hand Drawn Map of London's Docklands

Found this via this page; Its a cool hand drawn map of the part of the Thames I most recently walked; speaking about that; I still need to poke those photos onto my blog

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May

04

2011

London Canal Map

Amy of nb Lucky Duck found this map on the Internet; It is a nice visual representation of the waterways in London, in the style of Harry Beck’s London Underground Map.

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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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