Photos by Richard J Thomas
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Photos by Richard J Thomas
@photosbyrjt.bsky.social
London based Street Photographer and travel blogger. Writer and author of two photoooks based on my tavels along the Tfl & Lodon Rail networks. Passionate Welshman, gardener and Liverpool FC supporter. www.photosbyrjt.blog
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Hampton Crossings 30/06/2026 #13/#13 - Memories: Imperial Trading

I last visited Hampton in January 2023, so I thought I’d revisit an earlier image I captured, which now features in my second book. Although the building seems a little more dilapidated, it was nice to see the window was unchanged.
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #07/#17 - Underneath the Arches

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September 27, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #07/#17 - Underneath the Arches

The Thames Path is popular with cyclists and walkers, and here it runs under the main road between Chiswick and Mortlake on the Surrey side en route to Kew and onward to Brentford.

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September 27, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #06/#17 - Bracken Views

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September 26, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #06/#17 - Bracken Views

After a very dry summer, the bankside bracken is parched and dying, but it still provides a colourful foreground to the bridge.

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September 26, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #05/#17 - The Finish Line

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September 25, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #05/#17 - The Finish Line

The imaginary line between the stone marker on the Surrey bank and the obelisk on the Middlesex bank, painted in the university colours, denotes the end of the Championship Course, better known as the University Boat Race - UBR

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September 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #04/#17 - Stag Brewery

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September 24, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #04/#17 - Stag Brewery

Also known as Mortlake Brewery, the site here began as part of a monastery in the 1400s. Since then, it changed hands many times and once brewed India Pale Ale for the Army in India. The site closed in 2015

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September 24, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #03/#17 - The Ship at Thames Bank

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September 23, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #03/#17 - The Ship at Thames Bank

Famed for its position on the finishing line of the Oxford & Cambridge University Boat Race, there has been a pub here since 1525.

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September 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #02/#17 - Ignored Sign

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September 22, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #02/#17 - Ignored Sign

Not a tidy sight at the back of The Ship pub, but alas, even the local cyclists choose to ignore the simple request not to park in front of the gates along Ship Lane

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September 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #01/#17 - Three Arches

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September 21, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Chiswick Bridge 07/09/2026 #01/#17 - Three Arches

Opened in 1933, replacing a 300-year-old ferry service, the current bridge has three spans over the river and a span on either side over the riverside paths.

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September 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM
River Brent 28/07/2026 #09/#09 - Brentford Island

Seen here on the right, the island is now a prestigious development of houses and apartments surrounded by the Grand Union Canal and River Brent

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September 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM
River Brent 28/07/2026 #08/#09 - Brentford Gauging Lock No 100

This immaculately kept historical dock was, as its name suggests, a place to ‘gauge’ the draft of barges passing through and collect the relevant tolls as cargo was moved from the Midlands to London.

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September 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM
River Brent 28/07/2026 #07/#09 - Brentford Bridge

This is probably the fifth incarnation of a bridge at this point on the river, most recently strengthened in the late 20th century to accommodate heavier road traffic. The perfectly positioned Bus complements the barge quite nicely.
September 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
River Brent 28/07/2026 #06/#09 - Hixxy

This mural by street artist Jo Hicks is seen here from the river/canal side and is painted on the side of a car park at the junction of High Street and Dock Road. It was commissioned as part of the town’s regeneration scheme and completed in January 2021.
September 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
River Brent 28/07/2026 #05/#09 - Thames Lock No 101

Shots taken with a Vivitar V3000 vertical plane film camera, a 28-70mm lens and Ilford FP4 125ASA roll film. The speed with which the lock filled and drained with water was quite spectacular. I love the graininess these retro shots achieve.
September 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM