History
A few websites to provide you with some history of the river Thames.
- A Pint and a Path: Walking the Thames Provides detailed information on footpaths along the Thames, where to eat and stay along the way, upcoming events and a brief history of the river itself.
- BBC: River Thames A photography exhibition exploring the transformation of the Thames, comparing modern day photographs with those from over 135 years ago.
- Floating Down the River Covers a broad range of topics about the river Thames and is especially aimed at boat owners.
- Museum of London Provides a history of the Thames along with a variety of different pictures of the river.
- Museum of London Docklands A concise history of the river, alongside information on events and exhibitions at the museum.
- Thames Discovery Programme Details on an exciting new archeological project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund
- Thames Pilot A unique collection of images and documents that chart the rich history of the river Thames, from source to sea.
- Thames Riverside A photographic record of the Thames riverside at the Millennium.
- The River Thames Guide A history of the Thames, along with walking and cycling tips and upcoming events.
- The Thames: A Secret Waterway Quotes, drawings and a detailed history of the river Thames.
- Waterscape River Thames: Information about the river Thames including history, walking and cycling routes, places to go, wildlife and fishing and river Thames boating.
- Wikipedia River Thames: A broad history of the river.
Images
Thames Source
Thames at Kemble
High Tide at Chiswick
Bankside, 1900
Bankside, 2007
Billingsgate Porter
Billingsgate Porters
Black Brant Goose
Black headed Gull
The Blitz. Imperial War Museum
Blitz
Blythe Sands Turner
Building Embankment
Arctic Tern
Building Hungerford Bridge
Bull’s Head at Barnes
Chedworth Museum
Children Evacuees
Cliffe Creek, Thames East
Cliffe Fort
Dockers for the ‘Call on’
Dockers Upper Pool
Docklands, aerial view
Embankment at Westminster, 1865
Embankment Station, 2007
Estuary at Cliffe
Evacuees
Female Tufted Duck
Flooding in Tilbury, 1953
Frost Fair, 1684
Great Crested Grebes
Hammersmith Bridge
Hampton Court, aerial view
Henley Bridge
Heron
Hungerford Bridge, 1845
Hungerford Bridges, 2007
Iffley Lock, Oxford
Inside Embankment, 1894
Kew Gardens Pagoda
Kew Palace
Kew Palm House
Kingston Bridge
Lambeth Flood, 1850
Lambeth Foreshore 1860
Lascars
Lightermen
Little Egret
Marlow Bridge
North Kent Marshes
Old London Bridge, 1604
Outside Embankment, 1900
Parliament at dusk
Red throated Diver
Richmond Lock
Roman Artefacts
Roman Londinium
Roman London
Roman Wall near Tower
Sailing Craft, Isle of Dogs
Syon House
Syon House 1760
Tate from Queenhythe
Teddington Lock, 1896
Teddington Lock, Present day
Thames at Hampton Court
Thames Barrier
Thames Barrier raised
Thames from St Paul’s
Tower of London
Victorian London Bridge
Victorian Pleasure Boat
Victorian Richmond Lock
Victorian Tower Bridge
Wapping Station
Waterloo Bridge
West India Docks, 1802
Westminster at night
Westminster night shot