The paddle steamer Waverley

Such a vital contribution

My articles about the activities of the Upper Thames Patrol during the 1940s seem to have stirred a few of memories with readers.

Docklands in January? ‘It’s redolent with the promise of summer…’

I love this time of year. Everybody is getting very excited in the build-up to Christmas, there are (with any luck) some of those glorious bright and crisp sunny winter days to lift the spirits and, most importantly, the London Boat Show is looming ever larger on the horizon.

Sunbury’s old lock next for new look

But lock-keeper’s house to be included in Environment Agency’s renting experiment