River Thames Pillows

The famous Tower Bridge in London with the beautiful dolphin & aquatic dancer sculpture in the foreground. Photographed with a Canon 400D in London, England. HDR .. Tone mapped in Photomatix. *Features* Superbly Visual, July 2014. Canon DSLR, July 2014. Historic Sites, July 2014. Featured Men Photographers, Aug 2014. Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of ...

This peaceful backwater is immediately next to the rushing waters of Benson weir on the River Thames in Oxfordshire. This was photographed in late August and the lush green foliage rather belies the hot, dry weather we had experienced durung the summer! The image was taken from the Thames Path which, if coming from Wallingford, has just passed over the lock and weir at Benson. Carrying on to the left we reach a riverside cafe and bistro - just right for refreshments before the return walk!

A pleasure boat taking its passengers along the River Thames passing the parish church at Bisham in Berkshire, England. The 12th century parish church of All Saints at Bisham stands on the banks of the Thames and is next door to Bisham Abbey, the national Sports Centre. Unsurprisingly, racing boat crews can often be seen training on the Thames here. The pleasure boat has probably come from the Buckinghamshire town of Marlow on Thames just downstream.

Morden Wharf is a 19 acre regeneration site on Greenwich Peninsula. The major riverside regeneration site, formerly a sweeteners refinery, is adjacent to the O2 Arena with 500 metres of Thames river frontage and plays a crucial part in the delivery of the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s masterplan proposals for the western side of the Greenwich Peninsula. Leading international architecture practice OMA are the masterplanner/lead architect on the mixed-use development and are developing their initial thoughts for the site

A white painted house on the banks of the River Thames at Mill End, Hambleden in Buckinghamshire. This lovely stretch of the river is where the Chiltern Hills meet the Thames Valley and unsuprisingly is the setting for many TV programmes and a number of films. This image was captured from Hambledon Weir, the longest on the river. Nearby is the iconic Hambleden Mill, now luxury flats. A digital drawing from my original photograph.

An artistic view of the bridge over the River Thames at Clifton Hampden in Oxfordshire. This handsome bridge with its gothic arches was built in 1867 to replace a previous ferry service which had existed since medieval times. The architect was Sir George Gilbert Scott who also designed the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras. It was originally a toll bridge but this ended in 1946 when the local councils bought it from the private owners. This view is from the Thames Path national trail.

An old Oxford college barge hiding in a backwater of the River Thames between Oxford and Iffley. A number of barges like this were bought by the Oxford colleges' rowing clubs in the mid 1800s as changing rooms and viewing platforms for spectators during races. They have now been sold off and can be occasionally found as floating function rooms etc. Club houses were built to replace them and can be found near Christ Church Meadows in Oxford.

My second photo of Tower Bridge in London. This was one of the highlights of my trip to Paris & London in April 2014. Camera: Canon 400D. Location: London, England. HDR by Photomatix. *Features* Canon DSLR, March 2015. Historic Sites, March 2015. Redbubble Boomers, March 2015. Old Farts Of Redbubble, March 2015. Featured Men Photographers, April 2015. Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal forc...

The Palace of Westminster and Big Ben, London, UK. From the original photograph taken by Paul Alexander 2009

The Dartford crossing of the River Thames

The Angel on the Bridge, Henley, August 2020 The Angel on the Bridge (Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England) is apparently one of the most photographed and painted pubs in England, perhaps due to its architecture and its prime riverside location on the River Thames. The inn dates from 1728 and is of course a listed building. Here's my monochrome take on it. Date: 4th August 2020.

An unusual photograph of a plastic bag with the Union Jack design on it by the river Thames in London with St.Paul's Cathedral in the background

The 316 foot high Clock Tower is the world's largest four-faced, chiming clock. The structure completed between 1858-59 is situated at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. It is often colloquially referred to as Big Ben, which is actually the nickname of the main bell housed within the tower (formally known as the Great Bell). The bell weighing over 13 tons, was cast in 1858 at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in East London. To this day one of the largest bells they have ever cast. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry also cast the Liberty Bell, along with hand bells, tower bells, clock bells, carillons, and turret bells for all over the world. Big Ben is named, probably, after Sir Benjamin Hall, the First Com...

London Eye Ferris Wheel in Blue colour in the night. The county hall in red colour.

The iconic ferris wheel in London in blue colour with county hall in pink in the night.

London Eye Ferris Wheel pink during the night time. The background is county hall in golden colour.

On a November afternoon.

Halfpenny Bridge and its old tollhouse as seen from the Thames Path at Lechlade in Gloucestershire. This bridge dates from 1792 and marks the start (or finish) of the navigable Thames. Pass through this arch en route upriver and it soon becomes narrower and shallower - no place for river boats! The bridge's name stems from the ha'penny toll paid by pedestrians to cross - this ending in 1839. Lechlade is a picturesque market town at the southern tip of the Cotswolds near the Oxfordshire border.

The Angel on the Bridge, Henley (Colour), August 2020 The Angel on the Bridge (Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England) is apparently one of the most photographed and painted pubs in England, perhaps due to its architecture and its prime riverside location on the River Thames. The inn dates from 1728 and is of course a listed building. Here it is in glorious technicolour! Date: 4th August 2020.

An old brick bridge taking the towpath over a stream at Cookham, Berkshire. It's certainly seen better days but the Thames Path skirts it so you don't have to walk over it! The Thames Path is a long-distance trail which follows the river all the way from Cricklade in the Cotswold Hills to the Thames Barrier in Greenwich, London. Cookham, on the banks of the Thames is a village lying in the furthest north-east corner of Berkshire, England. Here the artist Sir Stanley Spencer lived and painted.

The Thames sailing barge Dannebrog sails towards Tower bridge as the sun goes down. Oil on canvas

The lock at Iffley on the Thames near Oxford as digital art. At this point the river is properly called The Isis and as you walk along the Thames Path from here to Oxford you pass the Oxford University's college boathouses. The village of Iffley itself is a conservation area, its narrow streets leading down to the river where you cross the weir to reach the lock.

A pair of narrowboats heading upstream on the Thames and passing through Boulters Lock in Maidenhead, Berkshire.This historic lock was originally calles Ray Mill Lock after the watermill next door (now a restaurant), the first lock keeper being the miller's son John. The lock is probably best known through the painting 'Boulters Lock Sunday Afternoon' by Edward Joihn Gregory (1895) showing a mass of skiffs and punts heading into the lock chamber.

Goring Lock on the River Thames on a sunny October day. There has been a lock here since the 1500s when it was a flash lock, In the 1700s it was redesigned as a pound lock and was constructed of timber, The present lock dates from the 1920s. Goring-on-Thames is a picturesque village in Oxfordshire and is a haunt of artists (and photographers!). Here the river narrows to pass between the North Wessex Downs and the Chiltern Hills at the point known as the Goring Gap.

London, England written with a picture of Tower Bridge in the background.

London, England written with a picture of a night view of the city of London and Tower Bridge showing in the lower left.

London Eye at night looks amazing when it is lit up with red, purple and golden colour lights. Reflection of light on river Thames.

The lock at Iffley on the Thames near Oxford. At this point the river is properly called The Isis and as you walk along the Thames Path from here to Oxford you pass the Oxford University's college boathouses. The village of Iffley itself is a conservation area, its narrow streets leading down to the river where you cross the weir to reach the lock.

A mudlark is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries.

London, England written with a picture of Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, the Thames, Houses of Parliament & Westminster in the background.

Seen from the Thames path between Marlow and Henley-on-Thames, the church of All Saints in the riverside village of Bisham in Berkshire, just upstream of the National Sports Centre. The Grade 2 listed church dates from the 12th century, the oldest remaining part being the tower.

Iconic lighthouse with beautiful architecture located at the mouth of the Thames River, Connecticut

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.

The view looking eastwards from Pangbourne in Berkshire, England, towards the Whitchurch toll bridge captured on a late summer afternoon. The toll bridge, one of only two remaining on the Thames joins Pangbourne in Berkshire with Whitchurch on Thames in Oxfordshire. There has been a bridge here since 1792, the present iron one, constructed in 1902 being the third. The author Kenneth Graham lived at Pangbourne, the river being immortalised in his book 'The Wind In The Willows'.

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Monochrome version.