2nd August 1870 - London’s Tower Subway, a tiny one-carriage cable-hauled railway beneath the Thames - opens to the public. It was effectively the first “tube” railway. The tunnel now carries cables, but last yr I went hunting & found southern entrance site, off Tooley St.

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at by James Thomas Linnell (lot 2029 at Elstob and Elstob Auctioneers 19th August)

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🎣Before the 1800s, the Thames was a rich habitat, full of fish to be caught and sold at Billingsgate Market. By 1957, a study found none.

So what happened? Curator Dr Hannah Stockton unravels the murky story of pollution in London's lifeline: https://t.co/BdgGMPbRmQ

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Perfect for a hot day, The Thames at Richmond with Twickenham Bridge.

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17 July 1717. George I sailed down the River Thames, with the acclaimed musical composer, Frideric Handel (top left), and 50 musicians who publicly performed the composer’s Water Music for the first time.

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William John Hennessy, 1839-1917, Irish artist - A Summer Evening on the Thames

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A painting from Monday at Hurley on the river Thames. Oil on linen board 18 x 24 cm.

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Charles James Lewis, 1830 – 1892, English painter - A Thames lock, summertime

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RT : An epic last-stand by a British frigate against French galleys in the Thames estuary in 1707 occurred close to the end of the galley’s day as a fighting vessel – it had lasted some 2000 years since Athens’ naval greatness. https://t.co/rPQ5oXCYMP

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Fleet assembly in the Thames for Peace Celebrations, 1919.
Painting by Arthur James Wetherall Burgess (1879-1957).
Maritime Originals

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The Martian fighting machines at The Thames, by Henrique Alvim Correa, from the 1906 Belgian illustrated version of H. G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds.

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John Rennie's Waterloo Bridge over the Thames opened 1817. It was replaced by the current bridge in 1942 and various parts of it survive. We have the central span keystone on display. Find out more: https://t.co/7ucr0ciADL https://t.co/D5uQbePJ6v

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Rubens later painted a portrait of George and the princess after the defeat of the dragon. St George is Charles l and the princess is his Queen- the landscape is the Thames valley

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how I imagine Jour Thames

- She have a cutie vibe especially in her mid teens.
- She occasionally put her hair up when she is about to destroy something or someone
- She only put her hair down whenever she is currently relaxing like playing with little Cale
- A dominant woman

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Steal Buys

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Taking advantage of the low wrx, I was able to pick this aesthetic NFT

Prathamesh is such an underrated artist & his art speaks volumes. This beautifully detailed work highlights the divine women in our lives.

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The background is beautiful River Thames in London🇬🇧

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Radical herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper believed medicine was a public asset rather than a commercial secret & "no man deserved to starve to pay an insulting, insolent physician". In his opinion, examining "as much piss as the Thames might hold" didn't help diagnosis

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