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Swan upping in skiffs. Skiffs are both recreational and working boats on the Thames. They can be seen used for swan upping and other general purpose duties. [3] Racing skiffs are specially built for skiffing in competitions at regattas and long-distance marathon events between the various skiff clubs under The Skiff Racing Association rules along the Thames and also for recreational purposes ...
Legal Quays in 1757, by Louis Peter Boitard A view of the Pool of London, River Thames, 1841 The Pool of London was of vital importance to the capital for centuries – as early as the 7th century Bede wrote that it was the reason for London's existence [ citation needed ] – but it reached its peak in the 18th and 19th centuries.
A sketch map of some lost rivers "London Before the Houses", map of pre-urban London from 1884. [1] The position of a mouth of the Effra in the 13th century.. The subterranean or underground rivers of London are or were the direct or indirect tributaries of the upper estuary of the Thames (the Tideway) that were built over during the growth of the metropolis of London.
Execution Dock was a site on the River Thames near the shoreline at Wapping, London, that was used for more than 400 years to execute pirates, smugglers and mutineers who had been sentenced to death by Admiralty courts. The "dock" consisted of a scaffold for hanging. Its last executions were in 1830.
In 2011, work started on the installation of a new Archimedes' screw turbine on the river side of the watermill in order to generate electricity. This was built to provide power to Mapledurham House, and replaced a turbine installed in the 1920s that was no longer functional. At the time the turbine was inaugurated in 2012, it was the most ...
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The Thames Conservancy was established in 1857 to take over duties from the City of London because of falling revenue from boat traffic. Not long after, in 1866, it was considered best to have the navigation of the whole river under a single management, so the Thames Navigation Commission was subsumed by the Thames Conservancy.
The River Crane, a tributary of the River Thames, runs 8.5 miles (13.6 km) in West London, England. It forms the lower course of Yeading Brook . It adjoins or passes through three London boroughs : Hillingdon , Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames , in the historic county of Middlesex .