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Author archives: Patricia Stoughton

What’s in a name?

From the names of the London Fire Brigade vessels that clearly mark their function; the Port of London patrol launches linked to geography of the river; the RNLI’s homage to benefactors inscribed on their lifeboats; through to the Thames River Police’s commemoration of their founders and past heroes, there is much to reflect upon as …

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Posted byPatricia Stoughton6th September 20205th September 2020Posted inEbb & Flow

The Naming of Tugs

Revisiting an anniversary trip to Venice in 1986 while sorting out photos during lockdown, I came across these tugs captured on film by my husband. Their assertive names made me think of some of the tugs that I’ve come across and photographed on the central London tidal Thames, the most noticeable being the Cory Riverside …

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Posted byPatricia Stoughton23rd August 202023rd August 2020Posted inEbb & Flow

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