Thames, a five-mile course to
Putney which first ran from
here in 1890 and, except for
the interruption of the First
World War, continued until
- When I arrive at Kew
Road Bridge the scene is
disappointing; from street
level it looks more like a
motorway, but as I start to
walk across the bridge I see a
brown, silty beach at the far
end providing easy access to
the water. I think of a report I