movable flood barriers, run
and maintained by the
Environment Agency, and
where the PLA swimming
‘ban’ from Putney ends. The
barrier opened in 1982,
spanning 520 metres across
the Thames, and is said to
protect 125 square kilometres
of central London from
flooding caused by tidal
surges.
This was a memorable spot
for Kevin Murphy during his
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