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ANJI Prosperity making her maiden call to the Port of Tilbury. #ANJIProsperity #CarCarrier #CarCarriers #VehicleCarrier #VehicleCarriers #Shipping #Shipspotting #Ships #Schiffe #Ship #ANJI #ANJILogistics #Cars #Import #Export #WorkingRiver #RiverThames #Thames #Tilbury

After heavy rain the River Thames is on Flood Alert from upstream of Cricklade thru' Oxfordshire to Dorchester-on-Thames, and also between Hurley and Cookham, thru' Marlow. Check maps 👇 check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/ Archive pix. @OxTweets @OxfordClarion @OxfordCity @MyMarlowUK

Abingdon-on-Thames bathed in winter sunshine for #fingerpostfriday The Thames roars through the weir and laps onto Rye Farm Meadow. Abingdon Weir Walkway is open. There are puddles on the muddy Thames Path 🥾🥾 Check #flood alert check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/06… @OxfordshireCC @OxTweets

C1920s - Almost unrecognisable without the high rise skyscrapers that exist now - here is a picture of the Isle of Dogs which gives some idea of the scale of the docks... #eastend #History

@CanadaWater1 @lb_southwark @MayflowerPub @WorgInfo Horn Stairs nearby are damaged and need closing off pending repairs.

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Cockle boats at Leigh-on-Sea.

Chelsea Parish Church. c.Late 19th century, early 20th. Walter Greaves. #ThamesPaintings

Workers alight from a passenger ferry on the shore of the Thames to begin a day at Thames Ironworks - this company’s football team became the nucleus for West Ham United FC - hence ‘the Hammers’ nickname and the crossed riveting hammers on their emblem… #Eastend #WHUFC

“All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by” #JohnMasefield #SeaFever @Sailingheritage @classicsailing @TallShipsRaces #TallShipRaces #TallShipMercedes #Brig #TwoMastedBrig #Sail #tallships #tallship #sailing #Ship #SailingVessel #ClassicSail #ClassicSailing #Maritime

"It was a symbol of resilience for London... something that brought people together." Artist Leo Villareal talks about creating Illuminated River against the backdrop of Covid, in his new book Coding Light, which is out now. phaidon.com/en-gb/products… @VillarealStudio

Bulk carrier Port Alberni built in 2008, near Cliffe in Kent. #BulkCarriers #Ship #RiverThames #Thames #GeneralCargoShip #Shipping #ShipsInPics #Shipspotting #Ship #WorkingRiver #Ships #bootjeskijken #Marine #Maritime #Schip

A View of the Thames with the York Buildings Water Tower. c.1770. After Samuel Scott. #ThamesPaintings

And now, the sound of waves breaking on the pebbles as I stand here with a beer on the balcony of The Grapes in Limehouse, London, looking towards Canary Wharf. Thirty one seconds of peace and happiness.

Defending The Thames – Hadleigh Castle. The castle dates back to 1215, when King John gave Hubert de Burgh land around the village. He constructed the first castle on the site to demonstrate his position in the country and ownership of the Manor. More at alondoninheritance.com/the-thames/def…

Morning Laura arriving Tilbury ro/ro terminal this morning. Built Korea 2010 70,687GT IMO 9445992. #tilbury #portoflondon #marinephotographer #cars #vehicles #roro #shipping #maritime #korea #panama

The entrance to St Katharine Docks in August 1948. The Dock officially opened on the 25th October 1828, from my post exploring the history of the dock, origins of the name and what was there before, at alondoninheritance.com/the-thames/st-…

Good afternoon on a cracking day from Marine 3. We are carrying out security patrols on various passenger vessels, as usual today. Probably need to work on our hide and seek skills though. #London #River

Frost on the Thames. 1789. Samuel Collings. #ThamesPaintings

Seen this new video of London in the 1700s, created using old paintings and engravings? 👀 londonist.com/london/history…