Who Knew That..

[Loukas]

..London's River Thames Was The Coast. Which means it means it a seaside.

London - The Coastal City
The River Thames runs through the heart of London. But where does the coast stop and the River Thames begin?

The Ordinance Survey defines what counts as coast as everywhere that has a tidal range - so how far does that extend? Mark Horton takes a journey through London's maritime history from the arrival of the Romans to the vast complex of the Royal Albert Docks, to try and answer this question. He finds that even the House of Parliament are coastal.

London is here due to its great tideway. But why did the Romans choose to settle here? Over 2,000 years ago Roman sea captains discovered its incoming tide propelled their ships from the sea to London Bridge, the first place that the river is narrow enough to build a crossing point. Archaeological remains of the original Roman bridge have been found here. The city grew up around the conjunction of river and road.

The London Docks helped make it one of the busiest ports in the world. The Royal Albert dock was built in 1874 to help trap tidal waters of the Thames and accommodate bigger ships.

Mark meets up with Terry Bowden who comes from a long line of river men who worked on the docks as a Lighterman, driving barges.

Tower Bridge use to stand in the middle of a dock known as the Pool of London. It was here that London had is very own beach created in the 1930's. Mark joins Martha Snooks and Ted Lewis, who use to come to the beach as children, and reminisce over old times.

As the city expanded the river has been made narrower and the tides have moved further up stream, now they reach as far as Teddington lock. But if it wasn't for Teddington's lock gates it would be tidal for miles and miles.

Source - BBC.co.uk


I went there today, the sand is amazing and there is one beach about 100 meters in length. Loads of people catching some raise. One thing i hated tho.. The colour of the water. I didn't want to go paddling, nobody went paddling.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/coast/images2/prog8_london_beach_aerial.jpg

Did anyone know that?

[andyman]

Yeah knew that... But not really nice.

[Loukas]

Originally posted by andyman
Yeah knew that... But not really nice.

Some parts are really bad and polluted. :(. But some are really good. London could turn that into a tourism aspect if they clean up the Thames

[andyman]

Nah, people like the beach where the sea, seaside! :thumbs:

Only the locals would use the Thames.

[Loukas]

Originally posted by andyman
Nah, people like the beach where the sea, seaside! :thumbs:

Only the locals would use the Thames.

I really wish the Thames what, Blue insted of Brown :S :sad:

I hope they clean it up! :lovedup:

[John.]

You can't call London the coast. This is the coast,

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1657/westsidesunset.jpg

And, as a matter of fact the view from furthest west inhabited place in the UK. (Where I live)

Next stop America only (3500 miles West.)

:spin:

[Loukas]

Originally posted by JD.
You can't call London the coast. This is the coast,

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1657/westsidesunset.jpg

And, as a matter of fact the view from furthest west inhabited place in the UK. (Where I live)

Next stop America only (3500 miles West.)

:spin:

All i can say is WOW. That's beautiful.

But london is a coast too :blush2:

[John.]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
Originally posted by JD.
You can't call London the coast. This is the coast,

And, as a matter of fact the view from furthest west inhabited place in the UK. (Where I live)

Next stop America only (3500 miles West.)

:spin:

All i can say is WOW. That's beautiful.

But london is a coast too :blush2:



Meh, that's nothing!! : shrug:


The Castle, in Castlebay!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9872/castleinspring.jpg

The plane landing on the beach! the only place in the world to have a scheduled beach landing!

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4294/planelanding.jpg

And the beach near my house!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5154/traigheais.jpg

[Loukas]

Originally posted by JD.
Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
Originally posted by JD.
You can't call London the coast. This is the coast,

And, as a matter of fact the view from furthest west inhabited place in the UK. (Where I live)

Next stop America only (3500 miles West.)

:spin:

All i can say is WOW. That's beautiful.

But london is a coast too :blush2:



Meh, that's nothing!! : shrug:


The Castle, in Castlebay!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9872/castleinspring.jpg

The plane landing on the beach! the only place in the world to have a scheduled beach landing!

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4294/planelanding.jpg

And the beach near my house!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5154/traigheais.jpg

I prefer the first picture.

A Castle. Meh. We have one too. Everyone does. Nothing special.

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/94/116294-004-54757F55.jpg

[John.]

Ahh but yours isn't in the middle of the sea in one of the most naturally sheltered harbours in the world is it? http://www.sailblogs.com/member/barra.lifeboat.crewman/images/2007_0606early0057.jpg

IMO here's a better one than the first one!
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3290/westsidey.jpg

[Loukas]

Originally posted by JD.
Ahh but yours isn't in the middle of the sea in one of the most naturally sheltered harbours in the world is it? http://www.sailblogs.com/member/barra.lifeboat.crewman/images/2007_0606early0057.jpg

No. But not many people care. Including Me :thumbs:

[Hugo]

LOL.
duh?
don't go in tho. your legs'll dissolve.

[Princess]

My coast :P

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Greystones_from_north.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Harbour_from_North_Now.jpg

Never knew that about the Thames though.

[John.]

Originally posted by Princess
My coast :P

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Greystones_from_north.jpg


Never knew that about the Thames though.

much better than the thames though!!

[Loukas]

Originally posted by Hugo
LOL.
duh?
don't go in tho. your legs'll dissolve.

LOL.

Probably True. I didn't trust it, but the sand felt like well sand.. :D

[Princess]

Well we have 2 beaches and one is just stones so at least you had sand :P Though one of our beaches does have sand.

[Loukas]

Originally posted by JD.
Originally posted by Princess
My coast :P

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Greystones_from_north.jpg


Never knew that about the Thames though.

much better than the thames though!!

Course it *******ing is. Look at it, Plus Laura lives there :lovedup:

[Princess]

Why thank you Loukas :hugesmile: :P

[Firewire]

I never knew that.

Although it looks skanky.

[Harry!]

My beautiful coast in Portsmouth


http://www.geocities.com/teammanley/Solent/imagas/sspiersun.JPG

http://www.butterleyengineering.com/images/spinnaker_tower.jpg


http://www.madarchitect.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/spinnaker-tower.jpg

[Ninastar]

All these pictures scare me :sad:

[Sophii3x]

^ Aw why? Do you not like the sea or something?

I never knew that about the Thames, the water must be gross though (just by looking at the colour of it).

My coast :P (Swansea Bay)
http://i43.tinypic.com/5167ft.jpg

Then in the Gower (which is a part of Swansea) there's like 15 different beaches around. Here's a pic of a random one (Three Cliffs Bay);
http://i39.tinypic.com/rlb5kz.jpg

[Hugo]

Everyone lives by the sea. :sad:

[Nicky.]

LOL - pretty cool!

My coast - Abersoch <3 (where our chalet is!)

http://www.harlechholiday.co.uk/pics/abersoch_to_lanbedrog.jpg

http://www.rivieravistas.com/images/beachchalet/thewarren_wide.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/dwyhx0.jpg

[*mazedsalv**]

Originally posted by Madonna
My beautiful coast in Portsmouth


http://www.geocities.com/teammanley/Solent/imagas/sspiersun.JPG

http://www.butterleyengineering.com/images/spinnaker_tower.jpg


http://www.madarchitect.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/spinnaker-tower.jpg

I go to the Potrsmouth shops every now and then with my mates as i live about an hour away, and I always stop to look at the views, its just soo nice. We took a picture of a guy dressed up as that white big pointy Portsmouth thing.... i dont even know what it is. You know the one in your second and third picture.

[Tom]

Not too far from me (about 45 minute drive)

http://photos.igougo.com/images/p197176-Formby_Beach.jpg

Formby :lovedup:

I'd rather go there than go and sit on the Thames where London is really dirty anyway without that water :joker:

[Harry!]

Originally posted by *mazedsalv**
Originally posted by Madonna
My beautiful coast in Portsmouth


http://www.geocities.com/teammanley/Solent/imagas/sspiersun.JPG

http://www.butterleyengineering.com/images/spinnaker_tower.jpg


http://www.madarchitect.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/spinnaker-tower.jpg

I go to the Potrsmouth shops every now and then with my mates as i live about an hour away, and I always stop to look at the views, its just soo nice. We took a picture of a guy dressed up as that white big pointy Portsmouth thing.... i dont even know what it is. You know the one in your second and third picture.

:shocked: It is the Spinnaker Tower the tallest tower outside of London in the UK. The tower has been a love and hate affair with the locals.

[Fom]

lol this thread is funny, 'My castle is better than yours! Come on everyone has a castle'
some people need to read what they put haha, I dont live near a coast, the closest to the ocean for me is Salford Quays hahaha.

[*mazedsalv**]

Originally posted by Madonna
Originally posted by *mazedsalv**
Originally posted by Madonna
My beautiful coast in Portsmouth


http://www.geocities.com/teammanley/Solent/imagas/sspiersun.JPG

http://www.butterleyengineering.com/images/spinnaker_tower.jpg


http://www.madarchitect.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/spinnaker-tower.jpg

I go to the Potrsmouth shops every now and then with my mates as i live about an hour away, and I always stop to look at the views, its just soo nice. We took a picture of a guy dressed up as that white big pointy Portsmouth thing.... i dont even know what it is. You know the one in your second and third picture.

:shocked: It is the Spinnaker Tower the tallest tower outside of London in the UK. The tower has been a love and hate affair with the locals.

Why the shocked face? lol, and i go there about 3 times a year, last time was lastl month. Really nice

[Harry!]

Originally posted by *mazedsalv**
Originally posted by Madonna
Originally posted by *mazedsalv**
Originally posted by Madonna
My beautiful coast in Portsmouth


http://www.geocities.com/teammanley/Solent/imagas/sspiersun.JPG

http://www.butterleyengineering.com/images/spinnaker_tower.jpg


http://www.madarchitect.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/spinnaker-tower.jpg

I go to the Potrsmouth shops every now and then with my mates as i live about an hour away, and I always stop to look at the views, its just soo nice. We took a picture of a guy dressed up as that white big pointy Portsmouth thing.... i dont even know what it is. You know the one in your second and third picture.

:shocked: It is the Spinnaker Tower the tallest tower outside of London in the UK. The tower has been a love and hate affair with the locals.

Why the shocked face? lol, and i go there about 3 times a year, last time was lastl month. Really nice


Imagine if we bumped into each other lol. I dont go to Gunwhaf for shopping, I go down commercial road insted.

[GhettoSuperstar]

The view from my bedroom window..

http://jetsetterdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/beautiful-beach4.jpg

So nice eh.

[Tom]

Originally posted by GhettoSuperstar
The view from my bedroom window..

http://jetsetterdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/beautiful-beach4.jpg

So nice eh.

Do you have one of those 90's wallpaper things on the other side of your window? :joker:

[Ninastar]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
^ Aw why? Do you not like the sea or something?

I never knew that about the Thames, the water must be gross though (just by looking at the colour of it).

My coast :P (Swansea Bay)
http://i43.tinypic.com/5167ft.jpg

Then in the Gower (which is a part of Swansea) there's like 15 different beaches around. Here's a pic of a random one (Three Cliffs Bay);
http://i39.tinypic.com/rlb5kz.jpg

Yes it creeps me out lol :blush2:

[*mazedsalv**]

Your all so lucky to have brilliant views like that!

[GhettoSuperstar]

Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by GhettoSuperstar
The view from my bedroom window..

http://jetsetterdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/beautiful-beach4.jpg

So nice eh.

Do you have one of those 90's wallpaper things on the other side of your window? :joker:

Hahaha. No!

You are just SO jealous of my amazing location. It's gorgeous. Ahhh the sun, the sand, the sea. Wow. I'm so lucky. :bigsmile:

[JOSHUAH!]

http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/images/pictures/21/52/sea-wall--seaton-carew-212420.jpg

http://www.oldbrewery.biz/Headland.JPG


My town looks so nice when you see it like this!
:bouncy:

[DamonJ]

Originally posted by JOSHUAH!
http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/images/pictures/21/52/sea-wall--seaton-carew-212420.jpg

http://www.oldbrewery.biz/Headland.JPG


My town looks so nice when you see it like this!
:bouncy:

tsunami~

[Ninastar]

Originally posted by DamonJ
Originally posted by JOSHUAH!
http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/images/pictures/21/52/sea-wall--seaton-carew-212420.jpg

http://www.oldbrewery.biz/Headland.JPG


My town looks so nice when you see it like this!
:bouncy:

tsunami~

Thats what I thought :bawling:

[JOSHUAH!]

Yeah, my town won't be here because of climate change in about 30 years.

Apparently. :rolleyes:

[bronaaaa]

:shocked: diddn't know that

Went to Mullaghmore yesturday (about and 1hr\30 away form me)

http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m383/_brona/SP_A6057.jpg
beach
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m383/_brona/SP_A6023.jpg
Harbour
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m383/_brona/SP_A6018.jpg
from the peir
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m383/_brona/SP_A6009.jpg
Water was amazing yesturday :spin2: