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Barnes

Houses here along the Thames date to 1740. In the summer months they would be let to Londoners. During the winter months they were left empty because of flooding. The smaller houses were those of the watermen.

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Tower Bridge London in the Fog

The bridge connected Iron Gate, on the north bank of the river, with Horselydown Lane, on the south – now known as Tower Bridge Approach and Tower Bridge Road, respectively.Until the bridge was opened, the Tower Subway – 400 m to the west – was […]

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Lancing College Chapel

The view from Shoreham to Lancing College Chapel. In the early 13th century Shoreham became both a borough and a royal port designated by King John, his bother Richard having kept the royal galleys here. In 1346 it was to provide more vessels for the […]

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Deck

Half of the boats here are ex-military. Before the war the area was known as Bungalow Town where many of the residents were involved in the film industry, settling here because of the wonderful light. Bungalow Town was destroyed by the military in 1939.

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