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Bertha the Barge is in front of small boats and boat houses which are on Eel Pie Island, a small island in the Thames at Twickenham, South West London
©steve
Once known as Twickenham Ait, and about 1,800 feet or about 500 metres long, the island was only reachable by boat until 1957, when a footbridge was built. This footbridge, built in 1998, replaced that one.
©Nigel Cox
The odd mixture of building styles of the ragstone tower and red brick nave and chancel in this church is due to the fact that the original church collapsed in 1713, leaving just the tower. The church was quickly rebuilt and completed in 1714. The Twickenham Museum web page for the church is here http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=177
©Nigel Cox
Most of the buildings on the island are residential, but this boat yard seemed very busy
©Rob Smith
A photograph of Twickenham swimming baths, already long-closed in 1986. I think this site has been redeveloped by now...
©Stephen Williams
Twickenham Rowing Club on Eel Pie Island, seen from across the river during the club regatta in May 1978. On the ground floor was the boathouse, with the bar on the first floor. To the right is the Skiff Club boathouse and behind it the tank, where you could practice without having to actually go on the smelly old Thames. I confess to having spent much more time in the bar than on the river...
©Stephen Williams
This is a picture of the then-new Eel Pie pub in 1982. At the time it offered a welcome alternative to the domination of Watneys and Courage pups in the area, and always offered a good range of well kept ales. The building was previously a pair of shops, as is apparent from the frontage.
©Stephen Williams
This bridge connects the Embankment at Twickenham (left) with Eel Pie Island (right). The picture was taken in the autumn of 1986. In the 1990s it was badly damaged by contractors installing a gas pipe, and it has been noticeably altered since this picture was taken.
©Stephen Williams
A view of the Embankment at Twickenham seen from the footbridge to Eel Pie Island.
©Stephen Williams
This picture is for comparison with my 1986 shot of the disused Twickenham baths. The site has now been redeveloped as a riverside public open space.
©Stephen Williams
These formal gardens are part of the grounds of York House, now municipal offices for Richmond upon Thames. The statues are of nubile water nymphs cavorting with winged horses among rocks, and are entitled 'Cascade, Pool and Oceanides'. (See http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=11 for more information). As I took the picture, the site was fenced off and careful restoration work was in progress.
©Stephen Williams
A detail of the statues in York House Gardens.
©Stephen Williams
Dist:1.0km east<br/>The River Thames, looking north-east from near Ham House, with the Royal Star and Garter Home on Richmond Hill straight ahead.
©Martin Clark
Dist:1.0km east<br/>Taken on a misty January morning this picture shows the Thames from Richmond Hill looking over Petersham Fields
©Phill Brown
Dist:1.0km south<br/>This lock gates keeps the water in the 10 acre lake between Richmond and Kingston
©steve

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