Honoured to have been asked by Liz Gyekye, of Thames21 to lead a leisurely walk, as part of London Rivers Week, from Lambeth Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge, on, as it happened, one of the hottest days of this year so far. Not a great distance obviously but there was so much to see and to discuss that we could easily have spent longer than the hour and a half we were there.
Further information:
These are just some of the sources I used to prepare what I had to say, and interesting to explore for more detail, if you would like to know more.
David Sharp and his campaign for the Thames Path:
https://campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/david-sharp-father-of-the-thames/
Notes on Lambeth Bridge:
https://thetidalthames.com/2019/02/15/notes-on-lambeth-bridge/
The International Monument to Seafarers:
https://thetidalthames.com/2022/05/01/the-international-memorial-to-seafarers/
Articles by Chloë Mayoux and Ian Mansfield on Royal Doulton and White Hart Dock:
https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/white-hart-dock
and https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-victorian-marvel-royal-doultons-lambeths-headquarters-65232/
Lambeth Fire Station/Art Deco Reliefs:
https://thetidalthames.com/2022/10/30/art-deco-reliefs/
Lambeth River Fire Station:
https://thetidalthames.com/2024/02/11/ride-along-the-river-2/
Thames Path Along Albert Embankment re-opened:
https://thetidalthames.com/2025/10/12/thames-path-along-albert-embankment-re-opened/
Tideway Effra Quay and Effra Island:
https://www.tideway.london/locations/effra-quay-isle-of-effra/
https://poetryarchive.org/poet/dorothea-smartt/
The Vauxhall Bridge Statues:
https://thetidalthames.com/2022/02/06/the-vauxhall-bridge-statues/
With many thanks to Liz Gyekye for her expert organisation:
https://thetidalthames.com/2026/04/05/liz-gyekye-communications-manager-thames21/
See: Thames21
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