The Terrace, 1909, by Milly Childers

Depicting the members' terrace of the Palace of Westminster with its view of the River Thames looking towards Lambeth Bridge.

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I saw paimon on the river Thames, so I drew a sailboat bedo

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View from Richmond Hill 💛 I’ll be bringing this and many other drawings to tmrw, for ‘Meet the Artist’. Saturday, 1st Oct, 11am - 2pm ✨

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Found and left on the Thames foreshore, a late 19th to early 20th century fresnel lens from an old ship lantern. The design meant that the lens could be relatively thin and light, while still spreading its beam for some distance.

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Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) SEND Local Area Inspection - re-visit of Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames from 4 October 2022 to 6 October 2022. Find out how parents and carers can give their views. https://t.co/pzWNxXQcun

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See this & more inspired by Richmond and the Thames through Teddington in an exclusive showcase of local artists at the gorgeous Teddington Riverside development as part of
'Teddington Unlocked'.
For more info & to RSVP for the PV on 1st October, visit https://t.co/zs7XsbIKpM

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A tale of The Thames

Slung flint
Brick slug
Glass glint
Silt trug

Glug hole
Bog wood
Rust pole
Trench mud

Soup lap
Oak pile
Grill trap
Wharf aisle

Pier rot
Tide suck
Rope knot
Bob duck

Morn

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Cleopatra's Needle was erected on the Victoria Embankment by the Thames 1878 after being shipped from Egypt in a specially designed container. It was almost lost at sea during the journey. Full story https://t.co/dS3WmUKOtn https://t.co/gXzpstNGRA

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No, they were British, built at Dagenham. Fordson was used on tractors as well as commercials at the time. Ford of Britain later moved to using Thames as a sub-marque for commercial vehicles.

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The 1576 ‘Courthauld’ map of Essex.
In the Essex County Hall Council Chamber
From Shoebury to the River Lea and from the
Thames to the River Stour.
In 1576 there was no Southend,
no Basildon, no Harlow, no Clacton on Sea,
and no railways.
https://t.co/xUzQYFXVBa

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925 King Æthelstan was crowned in Kingston-upon-Thames. This contemporary picture of him presenting a book to St Cuthbert is the earliest manuscript illustration of an English monarch.

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Civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette was commissioned to come up with a solution

Bazalgette & colleagues created 82 miles of sewers parallel to the River Thames & linked household toilets to 1,100 miles of street sewers

The project cost £4.2 million & is still used today

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All I can offer for is a flock of noisy Thames seagulls flying over Battersea Power Station and the old blue gasholder 😁

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Sunset at Marlow Weir from yesterday evening. A view probably painted so many times by others. I last painted this view 6 years ago. Oil on linen board, 24 x 18 cm.

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Olga Koval - London Evening. River Thames. Sunset. (2022) Painting, 51x81x2 cm https://t.co/OskyCG99WJ

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