New, ultra-modern Fire Rescue boat ERRINGTON was welcomed into the London Fire Brigade’s Thames fleet on September 1st, 2022. She joins fire rescue boat TANNER, bringing Lambeth River Station up to full strength. Crewed by an officer and four firefighters, they cover the Thames from Hampton Court to the Dartford Crossing, dealing with fire emergencies, …
Author archives: Patricia Stoughton
Fragments of History…
Dr. Dorian Gerhold, distinguished London historian, knows all there is to know about Victoria Tower Gardens. In his meticulous study in 2020 he wrote: “The area, now the gardens, was reclaimed from the Thames in the medieval and later periods, forming at first a part of the Palace of Westminster and the estate of Westminster …