BOOK I

LONDON RIVER

CHART OF THE THAMES FROM THE SOURCE TO WINDSOR

_Front end papers_

PORT OF LONDON OFFICES _Frontispiece_

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HOW THE THAMES WAS MADE 4

THE BIRTH OF THE RIVER 8

MOUTH OF THE THAMES 16

THE NORE LIGHTSHIP 17

SHEERNESS 20

TRAINING SHIPS OFF GREENHITHE 22

LONDON’S GIANT GATEWAY 25

THE POOL 27

A THAMES-SIDE WHARF 29

ROCHESTER CASTLE 48

ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL 50

GRAVESEND 54

A RIVER-SIDE CEMENT WORKS 56

TILBURY FORT 58

BUGSBY’S REACH 69

WOOLWICH 79

GREENWICH PARK 88

GREENWICH HOSPITAL 94

THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY 98

DOCKLAND 103

DOCKHEAD, BERMONDSEY 107

WAPPING AND LIMEHOUSE 109

A GIANT LINER 117