It may not be the longest, deepest or widest river in the world but
few bodies of water reveal as much about a nation's past and
present, or are suggestive of its future, as England's River
Thames. Tales of legendary lock-keepers and long-vanished weirs
evoke the distant past of a river which evolved into a prime
commercial artery linking the heart of England with the ports of
Europe. In Victorian times, the Thames hosted regattas galore, its
new bridges and tunnels were celebrated as marvels of their time,
and London's river was transformed from sewer to centrepiece of the
British Empire. Talk of the Thames Gateway and the effectiveness of
the Thames Barrier keeps the river in the news today, while the
lengthening Thames Path makes the waterway more accessible than
ever before. Through quiet meadows, rolling hills, leafy suburbia,
industrial sites and a changing London riverside, Mick Sinclair
tracks the Thames from source to sea, documenting
internationally-known landmarks such as Tower Bridge and Windsor
Castle and revealing lesser known features such as Godstow Abbey,
Canvey Island, the Sanford Lasher, and George Orwell's tranquil
grave. Paintings, Words and Music: Turner, Tissot, Whistler and
Monet; Shakespeare at Southwark, Alexander Pope, Charles Dickens,
Jerome K. Jerome, William Morris; Handel's Water Music, the first
rendition of Rule Britannia, the Rolling Stones and The Who rocking
Eel Pie Island. Power, Politics and Intrigue: Runnymede and Magna
Carta, the first English parliament, Whitehall Palace, Cliveden and
the Profumo affair, the Houses of Parliament and the brooding
headquarters of MI5 and MI6. Trade and Commerce: Eel trapping,
osier growing; bargemen, watermen and lightermen; the rise and fall
of London's docks; urban regeneration, rural protection.
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