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Riverthamessociety

@RTS_riverthames

"🌊 Care about the River Thames? Join us in protecting and promoting the river from source to sea ! πŸ’§ Email : [email protected] .

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riverthamessociety.org.uk
Joined November 2024
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Fraser Gray@FraserG3288366419 Dec 2025
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
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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 πŸ‘‡ check-for-flooding.service.g… Archive pix. @OxTweets @OxfordClarion @OxfordCity @MyMarlowUK
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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 πŸ₯ΎπŸ₯Ύ Check #flood alert check-for-flooding.service.g… @OxfordshireCC @OxTweets
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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
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Cockle boats at Leigh-on-Sea.
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Mark Ellis
@MarkEllis1517 Dec 2025
Chelsea Parish Church. c.Late 19th century, early 20th. Walter Greaves. #ThamesPaintings
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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 β€˜the Hammers’ nickname and the crossed riveting hammers on their emblem… #Eastend #WHUFC
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Fraser Gray@FraserG3288366416 Dec 2025
β€œAll 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
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Illuminated River@IlluminatedRiv17 Dec 2025
"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/l… @VillarealStudio
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Fraser Gray@FraserG3288366417 Dec 2025
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
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Canada Water@CanadaWater117 Dec 2025
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Port of London Authority (@LondonPortAuth) profile picturePort of London Authority@LondonPortAuth16 Dec 2025
β›” Please note: Access to Church Stairs in Rotherhithe from the foreshore has been closed until further notice due to safety concerns. Anyone on the foreshore in this area will need to plan alternative access and egress points accordingly. #RiverThames #PortOfLondon
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@MarkEllis1516 Dec 2025
A View of the Thames with the York Buildings Water Tower. c.1770. After Samuel Scott. #ThamesPaintings
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Alastair Hilton
@London_W416 Dec 2025
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.
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Defending The Thames – Hadleigh Castle. The castle dates back to 1215, when King John gaveΒ 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-t…
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Geoffrey Watson@GeoffreyWatson216 Dec 2025
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
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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-t…
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MPSonthewater@MPSonthewater13 Dec 2025
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
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@MarkEllis1511 Dec 2025
Frost on the Thames. 1789. Samuel Collings. #ThamesPaintings
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Londonist
@Londonist10 Dec 2025
Seen this new video of London in the 1700s, created using old paintings and engravings? πŸ‘€ londonist.com/london/history…
18th Century London Comes Alive In This New AI Video

18th Century London Comes Alive In This New AI Video

Paintings and etchings take on a new life.

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Londonist
@Londonist11 Dec 2025
Major update to our map of Anglo-Saxon London... we've now added etymologies for each place name... so you can find out what your bit of London used to be called.... and why. (High-res version on link.) londonist.substack.com/p/map…
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