19th century etchings of the tidal Thames: I

In the late nineteenth century, distinguished art critic Sir Walter Armstrong gathered about four hundred etchings from various artists of the time and wove them into the narrative of his book The Thames from its Rise to the Nore, 1887. Below are a few of my favourite images from the second volume covering the tidal …

The Wall

background to pictures of boats taken across the Thames from Victoria Tower Gardens, adds a sad stretch of colour along the Embankment. *********************************************The ITV drama BREATHTAKING brought back memories of this difficult period in our lives, so I am reposting, with a few additions, an article from 2022 on the National Covid Memorial Wall, which …