Thames Barrier Pins and Buttons

Striking monochrome photograph of the Thames Barrier

Panoramic view of the Thames Barrier, London

Stunning monochrome photograph of the London Thames Barrier

Sunrise in mid Winter at the Thames barrier London England

The Thames Flood Barrier.

The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system that is designed to prevent the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded by exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea. It has been operational since 1982.

Docklands as seen from the Thames Barrier.

After heavy rain, the Thames rushing through Day's Weir near Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire. The Thames Path crosses the river over the lock and weir, carrying on upstream towards Abingdon. Apparently the name for Day's Lock and Weir comes from that of a local Catholic yeoman in the 17th century.