Thames and Medway Canal
Also known as the Gravesend and Rochester Canal. It was originally 11 km (6.8 miles) long and cut across the neck of the Hoo Peninsula, linking the Rivers Thames and Medway. It was first intended a...
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Conservators of the River Thames / Thames Conservancy
Came into being as a result of the Thames Conservancy Act,1857. Completed the building of Teddington Lock. Lost some of its responsibilities in 1909 to the Port of London Authority and in 1974 the ...
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Thames Navigation Commission
Created in 1751 with responsibility for locks on the river down to Staines. Subsumed into the Thames Conservancy in 1866. Three generations of the Treacher family held senior positions in the Tha...
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Brunel's Thames Tunnel
The first tunnel in the world under a navigable river. Built between 1825 and 1843 using the tunnelling shield technology invented by Marc Brunel. It was originally intended to be used for horse-dr...
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Thames watermen
From the earliest days until the mid-18th century the Thames was the preferred route for travelling east-west across London, and a barrier which had to be crossed by boat to travel north-south. By...
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The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
Formed through a merger of the Brompton and Piccadilly Circus and the Great Northern and Strand Railways. It is now part of the Piccadilly tube line.
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Three Colts Bridge
Grade II* listed bridge. It crosses the Hertford Union Canal, and was instigated by Sir George Duckett and constructed by Francis Giles.
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Port of Tilbury, London
As ships got bigger ports were needed further down the Thames. In 1909 Tilbury Port became part of the Port of London Authority. Situated just upstream from Tilbury Fort.
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College Road Tollgate
The only surviving tollgate in London. The current charge (2018) is £1.20. This drawing shows the tollgate in possibly the late 18th or early 19th century.
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Finchley Toll Gate
Our picture is taken from an old map showing London toll gates (black circles), but strangely, nothing appears in Finchley.
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