Thames

London Underground’s lost property department is a perennial staple for magazine writers looking for a quirky feature. Time and again, we’ve read about the unlikely sundries handed in at the Baker Street office – from false teeth to surfboards. One of the more remarkable items …

200 years of keeping the bastards at bay have all come to naught – the salmon are back: Salmon have been introduced to the River Thames after experts declared the water clean enough for the fish to breed – after almost 200 years. The young …

“Whole crew… from backstops… full pressure… GO!!!” It’s our first journey to the Thames of the series and we start with 286 crews of women rowing the wrong way up the river. Well, in fairness to the majority of oarspersons it’s really the right way, …

Orhan*‘s snap of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise out on the Thames this morning. Read more about why she’s here (and what Damon Albarn was up to) here.

After last week’s watery fun on Farringdon Road, GD Cobb thought we might like the aqueous patriotism in this image. In Chicago they dye the Chicago River green for St. Patricks day. Maybe London could do something with the Thames. Hmmm, but when? The Union …

This Day In London’s History 1825: The Grosvenor Canal is opened. In 1723 the Chelsea Waterworks were constructed to supply water for parts of West London. Part of these works included a small tidal inlet on the Thames, just east of Chelsea Bridge, which became …

The Thames Path around the Greenwich Peninsula is a happy hunting ground for graffiti. From flamboyant spray art of the type Hugo Martinez would approve, right through to ham-fisted punning such as this. But what we love most about this warning sign is that the …

Here’s a Valentine’s present that beats chocolates. Or maybe not, depending on your anorak level. pfig and partner spent an amorous evening taking pictures of tunnels. Specifically the Thames tunnels at Wapping. Taken from the Londonist Flickr pool.

We know exactly where this is, having coincidentally walked past the same spot last weekend. The fallen silos can be found on the Thames path along the western side of the Greenwich Peninsula. And this image can be found, with others of the area, on …

So how many people did a double take when handed The London Paper on Friday? The headline read GIANT MONSTERS ON TUBE, but it was, alas, just an advert for the latest episode of Primeval. Anyone try and fool a gullible/drunk friend with tales of …