Downstream

downstream from Putney any
more. In 2012 a by-law was
introduced preventing people
from swimming between
Putney Bridge and Crossness,
just below the Thames
Barrier, without prior
permission from the Port of
London Authority (PLA). It
argues that ‘this is a
dangerous stretch of the river,
with strong tides and eddies
that can drag a person
underwater without warning.