River Thames

Henley-on-Thames

See Thames map

Welcome to the River and Rowing Museum: The River Thames, UK

The River Thames is my favorite place in the world. I love boating on the non-tidal Thames (above Kingston) I love books and stories about the Thames, one of the best is Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat published in 1889 (see below). I have written a paper on Henry Taunt, a photographer and historian who captured the Victorian age on the Thames through his camera see my writings for that piece.

I am currently planning on continuing and expanding this project. My goal is to photograph every bridge, lock, lock keeper, lock house, pub and significant site on the River Thames, and also to follow in the footsteps of Henry W. Taunt and photograph much of what he photographed for comparison over the century, I would also like to see all of Taunt's photos digitized.

So far I have been funding this project solely on my own, I am currently seeking sponsorship so I can continue. What I am seeking is film and processing and/or use of a digital camera for a few months, discounted lodgings and use of boats on the Thames as well as expense money for part of my travel expense. I have and will continue to make all images and research from this project available free for use to non-profit and charitable organizations. I will credit and individual, organization or corporation who contributes on my pages. If you know of any one who would be interested in sponsoring this project or have any leads or ideas please contact: lisa@ostavizn.com

During the summer of 1995 I took my second Thames trip Oxford to Windsor in six days, I also attended the Royal Henley Regatta and The Maidenhead River Pagent and Sunday at Boulter's recreation of a 1895 Painting, The Wargrave and Shiplake Regatta and The Thames Traditional Boat Rally. I cycled along it's banks, rowed for miles along it's placid waters, walked the towpath that runs the whole of the river (I haven't walked all of it yet). I hope in the next year or two to row the whole of the non-tidal, navigatable Thames from Lechlade to Kingston.

Virtual Tour of The River Thames

List of Thames Resources

Gutenberg Project etext Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome 1859-1927

River Thames links

Boatbuilders and repairers including traditional firms:

Hobb & Sons Ltd (Henley-on-Thames)

Salter Bros Ltd (Oxford)

See also an example of Internet piracy - grab that river while you can!

UK Waterways Links

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