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Helen’s journey

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River Thames; water; utilities; Journey following the Thames from source to sea on foot by paddleboard & by paddle; views my own

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#OTD JMW Turner was born 250 yrs ago. Here's his 'Mortlake Terrace', 1827, from the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. I paddle regularly on the Thames here: the distinctive westwards curve is unchanged National Gallery of Art Tate #JMWTurner #Thames #mortlake #art #SUP #Heritage #History

#OTD JMW Turner was born 250 yrs ago. Here's his 'Mortlake Terrace', 1827, from the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. I paddle regularly on the Thames here: the distinctive westwards curve is unchanged <a href="/ngadc/">National Gallery of Art</a> <a href="/Tate/">Tate</a> #JMWTurner #Thames #mortlake #art #SUP #Heritage #History
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Benfleet Flood Barrier. It protects Benfleet and Canvey Island, Essex against tidal flooding along Benfleet Creek from the Thames estuary #Thames #tides #estuary #benfleet #canveyisland #essex #Flooding Environment Agency

Benfleet Flood Barrier. It  protects Benfleet and Canvey Island, Essex against tidal flooding along Benfleet Creek from the Thames estuary #Thames #tides #estuary #benfleet #canveyisland #essex #Flooding <a href="/EnvAgency/">Environment Agency</a>
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River views will be changed forever and Blue Space lost by 9-storey development overlooking this peaceful stretch of the Thames near Chiswick Bridge. So sad. #environment #bluespace #Building #Construction #development

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May is #NationalWalkingMonth and London is a great city to enjoy beside the River Thames. Track the Thames with the Go Jauntly short and long walks on the Thames Path National Trail between the estuary and west London. walks.gojauntly.com/collections/tr… #walking

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Join charity Barnes Common for a stroll along the Thames towpath to learn about riverside trees, including the rare female Black Poplars in this area! This is a FREE #londonriversweek2025 event. 📅 Tuesday 3rd June. 6.00pm-7.30pm Register here: thames21.org.uk/event/london-r…

Join charity <a href="/barnes_common/">Barnes Common</a> for a stroll along the Thames towpath to learn about riverside trees, including the rare female Black Poplars in this area! This is a FREE #londonriversweek2025 event.
📅 Tuesday 3rd June. 6.00pm-7.30pm
Register here: thames21.org.uk/event/london-r…
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London Rivers Week 2025 has begun! Full list of events from Thames21 below #rivers #London #nature #bluespace #environment #Plastic #litterheroes thames21.org.uk/london-rivers-…

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Best view from a London Bus Stop? Waiting for the 220 at 5.20am on Putney Bridge TfL #bus #transport #London #londonbus #busstop #cityscape #Putneybridge #Thames #flatwater #publictransport #PublicTransportation

Best view from a London Bus Stop? Waiting for the 220 at 5.20am on Putney Bridge <a href="/TfL/">TfL</a> #bus #transport #London #londonbus #busstop #cityscape #Putneybridge #Thames #flatwater #publictransport #PublicTransportation
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Charming paintings of London bridges, by Alexandra Fraser, at 60 Church Road Barnes SWLondon SW13 0DQ #paintings #art #exhibition #London #bridges #Thames #rivers #galleries #Barnes

Charming paintings of London bridges, by Alexandra Fraser, at 60 Church Road Barnes SWLondon SW13 0DQ #paintings #art #exhibition #London #bridges #Thames #rivers #galleries #Barnes
ᵀʰᵉ ᴸⁱqᵘⁱᵈ ᴴⁱᵍʰʷᵃʸ (@liquid_highway1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This year marks 20 years since I started The Liquid Highway website! (where has the time gone) THANK YOU to everyone who has supported this page over the years — whether you've been here since day one or recently joined. ~ Ben

This year marks 20 years since I started The Liquid Highway website! (where has the time gone)  THANK YOU to everyone who has supported this page over the years — whether you've been here since day one or  recently joined.  

~ Ben
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Chiswick Eyot: removing Himalayan Balsam today, with Thames21. Thanks, The Royal Family, for fab flypast right over us, from Trooping the Colour! Trooping the Colour #TroopingTheColour #Royals #KingCharlesIII #environment #thames #gardening

Chiswick Eyot: removing Himalayan Balsam today, with <a href="/Thames21/">Thames21</a>. Thanks, <a href="/RoyalFamily/">The Royal Family</a>, for fab flypast right over us, from Trooping the Colour!  <a href="/Trooping/">Trooping the Colour</a> #TroopingTheColour #Royals #KingCharlesIII #environment #thames #gardening
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Congrats to London Rowing Club London RC on their Victor Ludorum win at the British Rowing Masters Championships in Nottingham last w/e. All 3 top spots were Thames clubs! Tideway Scullers Kingston Rowing Club British Rowing #Rowing #Thames #regatta britishrowing.org/2025/06/faster…

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Tears of the Thames. A hollow glass ‘knop’ (not what you think it is!) from the stem of a wine glass, likely to be 17th century. 1/ #mudlarking #mudlark #mudlarkingfinds

Tears of the Thames. A hollow glass ‘knop’ (not what you think it is!) from the stem of a wine glass, likely to be 17th century.
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#mudlarking #mudlark #mudlarkingfinds
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Reminder that a licence is needed from the Environment Agency to paddleboard on the non-tidal Thames #SUP #Paddleboarding #Thames #riverthames #Henley #HenleyRoyalRegatta Environment Agency Oxford Times Henley Royal Regatta oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25281894.…

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Stay cool with a fab podcast from The National Archives: a polar bear swimming in the Thames in 1251; Frost Fairs of 17th & 18th Century, & a warning from 400 yrs ago- death of a Prince after swimming in the #Thames #heatwave #history #bears #swimming #fairs pod.link/1460242815/epi…

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Immersive art: 'Reflections on the Thames' by artist John Atkinson Morley & George the Poet: "...stories intersecting down by the Thames..." #poetry #art #Thames #London #paintings #visualarts #barriers George The Poet 🇺🇬 theguardian.com/culture/2025/j…