Comments on: Swan Upping on the Thames https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/20/swan-upping-on-the-thames/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: jeannette https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/20/swan-upping-on-the-thames/#comment-22476 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:32:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38814#comment-22476 joan, whenever i think of cookham i think of spencer — thank you for the link.

GA, i never thought of rowers as giving a rat’s **** for their fellow waterbirds, and am so happy to think the swans are replicating safely and in good hands now.

]]> By: leti https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/20/swan-upping-on-the-thames/#comment-22452 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:14:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38814#comment-22452 wow!!!!! i love english traditions! and the photos, they are amazing. thanks for posting this.

]]> By: Steve Marcham https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/20/swan-upping-on-the-thames/#comment-22448 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:44:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38814#comment-22448 Well done Gentle Author, worth the effort of looking after you!

Regards

Steve

]]> By: Jill https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/20/swan-upping-on-the-thames/#comment-22412 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:21:53 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38814#comment-22412 My thoughts exactly Joan! Fantastic photos – what a great day out. Bet that beer was welcome.

]]> By: Joan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/20/swan-upping-on-the-thames/#comment-22402 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:28:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38814#comment-22402 Impossible to see this without thinking of Stanley Spencer’s painting of this scene:

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=13700&tabview=image

Best wishes,

Joan

]]> By: melbournegirl https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/20/swan-upping-on-the-thames/#comment-22390 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:33:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=38814#comment-22390 Forgive my frivolity, but don’t the swanuppers of the 1940s bear more than a passing resemblance to Wally of ‘Where’s Wally?’ fame?

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