Comments on: The River Thames Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/08/the-river-thames-of-old-london-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sat, 08 Mar 2025 23:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jenny Armour https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/08/the-river-thames-of-old-london-i/#comment-1699522 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 23:49:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202555#comment-1699522 Wonderful pictures, thank you.
Makes me think of Kipling’s lovely poem, The River’s Tale, “Twenty Bridges or twenty-two / Wanted to know what the river knew / For they were young and The Thames was old / And this is the tale the river told.
I walk my beat before London Town / Five hours up and seven down / Up I go till I end my run / At Tide-End-Town / Which is Teddington…

You can look up the rest on your device; it’s a lovely account.

]]> By: Christine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/03/08/the-river-thames-of-old-london-i/#comment-1699464 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:27:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=202555#comment-1699464 Such a lovely selection of different ships that sailed up the Thames! A sight we will never see again x

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