Terra Nova

Memories unlocked

One of the joys of writing a column like Riverwatch is that I’ve met so many lovely people who have special memories of the Thames over the years.

Bombing of the bridge

But brothers Billy and Jeremy and their brave young aunt were undaunted by German pilot’s attack

Key to unlocking lock dilemma

As regular readers of this column will be aware, I’ve often expressed doubts about the Environment Agency’s decision not to replace resident lock keepers on the Thames and to rent out their empty houses to the public.