There have been many books written about the River Thames but the following is the list of books and other publications that we have collected over the years and which we have consulted in the compilation of our web site.
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Title/(First Published) |
Author |
Our |
Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
The Book of the Thames - From its Rise to its Fall (1859) |
Mr. & Mrs. S C Hall |
1978 |
Charlotte James Publishers |
The Thames of Henry Taunt |
Susan Read |
1989 |
Alan Sutton Publishing |
Three Men in a Boat (1889) |
Jerome K Jerome |
1982 |
Alan Sutton Publishing |
The Thames Illustrated - A Picturesque Journeying from Richmond to Oxford (1901) |
John Leyland |
1983 |
Town & Country Books |
The Historic Thames (1907) |
Hilaire Belloc |
1930 |
J M Dent & Sons |
A Pictorial & Descriptive Guide to the Thames from Putney to Cricklade (1911) |
- |
1911 |
Ward, Lock & Co |
The Thames Highway |
Fred S Thacker |
1968 |
David & Charles Publishers |
The Thames Highway |
Fred S Thacker |
1968 |
David & Charles Publishers |
River Thames (1926) |
F V Morley |
1926 |
Methuen & Co. Ltd |
Thames Valley - Cricklade to Staines |
CPRE |
1929 |
University of London Press |
TheThamesfrom the Towpath(1938) |
Ernest K W Ryan |
1938 |
The Saint Catherine Press |
Sweet Thames Runs Softly (1940) |
Robert Gibbings |
1942 |
J M Dent & Sons |
Thames Journey (1949) |
Paul Gedge |
1949 |
George G Harrup & Co.Ltd |
Down the Thames (1949) |
Martin S Briggs |
1949 |
Herbert Jenkins Ltd |
The Thames from Mouth to Source (1951) |
L T C Rolt |
1951 |
B T Batsford Ltd |
Time on the Thames (1952) |
Eric de Maré |
1952 |
Architectural Press |
Thames Estuary (1954) |
William Addison |
1954 |
Robert Hale Limited |
London's Riverside - Past, Present and Future (1958) |
Eric de Maré |
1958 |
Max Reinhardt |
London from the River (1958/9) |
- |
1958/9 |
The British Travel and Holidays Association |
London's River and Guide to the Middle Thames (?) |
W B Caisley |
6th Edition c.1960 |
Thames Launches Limited |
The Lost Rivers of London (1962) |
Nicholas Barton |
1984 |
Book Club Associates |
River Thames Cruising and Yachting Handbook (1963) |
A Saxon |
1963 |
A Saxon |
The Widening Thames (1965) |
Robert H Goodsall |
1965 |
Constable |
The Thames (1966) |
A P Herbert |
1966 |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Small Boat on the Thames (1966) |
Roger Pilkington |
1966 |
Macmillan and Co Ltd |
An Eye on the Thames (1966) |
Alan Wykes |
1966 |
Jarrolds Publishers (London) Ltd |
The Thames - An Eating,Drinking and Cruising Guide (1967) |
L R Munk |
1967 |
B T Batsford Ltd |
Portrait of the Thames - From Teddington to the Source (1967) |
J H B Peel |
1967 |
Robert hale Ltd |
Portrait of London River - The Tidal Thames from Teddington to the Sea (1968) |
Basil E Cracknell |
1968 |
Robert hale Ltd |
The Upper Thames (1970) |
J R L Anderson |
1974 |
Eyre Methuen Ltd |
Holiday Cruising on the Thames (1970) |
E & P W Ball |
1970 |
David & Charles |
Thames Passport - A Guide to the Non-tidal River (1970) |
Roy Curtiss |
1970 |
Macdonald & Co (Publishers ) Ltd |
History, People and places in the Thames Valley (1972) |
Frank Martin |
1972 |
Spurbooks Ltd |
Victorians on the Thames (1974) |
R R Bolland |
1994 |
Parapress Ltd |
London's River (1975) |
Philip Howard |
1975 |
Hamish Hamilton |
London's Riverside (1975) |
Suzanne Ebel & Doreen Impey |
1975 |
William Luscombe Publisher Limited |
A Thames Companion (1975) |
Mari Prichard & |
1975 |
Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd |
London and the Thames - Paintings of Three Centuries (1977) |
Art Exhibition Catalogue |
1977 |
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The Living Thames - The Restoration of a Great Tidal River (1977) |
John Doxat |
1977 |
Hutchinson Benham |
A View of the Thames (1977) |
Norman Shrapnel |
1977 |
William Collins & Sons |
The Making of the Middle Thames (1977) |
David G Wilson |
1977 |
Spurbooks Limited |
The Tidal Thames - The History of a River and its Fishes (1979) |
Alwyne Wheeler |
1979 |
Routledge & Kegan Paul |
The Spirit of London's River - Memoirs of the Thames Waterfront (1980) |
L M Bates |
1980 |
Gresham Books |
Rivers of the World - The Thames (1980) |
Charles Lyte |
1983 |
Wayland Publishers Limited |
Thames Crossings - Bridges, Tunnels and Ferries (1981) |
Geoffrey Phillips |
1981 |
David & Charles |
The Golden Age of the Thames (1981) |
Patricia Burstall |
1981 |
David & Charles |
The Thames from Source to Tideway (1982) |
Peter Chaplin |
1988 |
Whitter Books Ltd |
The Book of the Thames (1983) |
Alan Jenkins |
1983 |
Macmillan London Ltd |
Rogues' River - Crime on the River Thames in the Eighteenth Century (1983) |
Frank Martin |
1983 |
Ian Henry Publications |
Ordnance Survey Guide to the River Thames (1984) |
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1989 |
Robert Nicholson Publications |
Along the Riverbank (1985) |
Nigel Holmes (Editor) |
1985 |
Reader's Digest |
Bridges over the Thames (1985) |
Ruth & Jonathan Mindell |
1985 |
Blandford Press |
The Thames Walk (1985) |
David Sharp |
1985 |
The Rambler's Ass. |
25 Thames Years (1987) |
Angela Perkins |
1987 |
River Thames Society |
The Thames - Record of a Working Waterway (1987) |
David G Wilson |
1987 |
B T Batsford Ltd |
River Thames - A Companion and Boating Guide (1988) |
Graham Hayward |
1988 |
Stanford Maritime Ltd |
Boogie up the River (1989) |
Mark Wallington |
1989 |
Hutchinson |
Rambling for Pleasure Along the Thames (1990) |
- |
1990 |
East Berks Rambler's Ass. |
A Year on the Thames (1990) |
Paul Felix & Bill Charlton |
1990 |
Alan Sutton Publishing |
London River - The Thames Story (1990) |
Gavin Weightman |
1990 |
Collins & Brown Limited |
Walks Along the Thames Path (1990) |
Leigh Hatts |
1990 |
Patrick Stephens Limited |
The Ups & Downs of a Lock-keeper (1991) |
Jake Kavanagh |
1991 |
Adlard Coles Nautical |
Sisley and The Thames (1991) |
Nicholas Reed |
1991 |
Lilburne Press |
The Victorian Thames (1993) |
David G Wilson |
1993 |
Alan Sutton Publishing |
The Secret Thames (1993) |
Duncan Mackay |
1993 |
Ted Smart Publications |
A Stone's Throw Away - A Cruising Guide to the Inns & Taverns of the Thames - Reading to Lechlade (1993) |
Rose Lewis |
1993 |
Rosec Publications |
A Stone's Throw Away - A Cruising Guide to the Inns & Taverns of the Thames - Sonning to Teddington (1993) |
Rose Lewis |
1993 |
Rosec Publications |
Henley Heritage (1994) |
Jan Baldwin |
1994 |
Gresham Books |
Thames Rambler (1994) |
Bill Walford |
1994 |
Bill Walford Publishing |
The Thames Walk (1995) |
David Sharp |
1995 |
The Rambler's Ass. |
The Thames & Chiltern Country by Brush and Pen (1995) |
A R Quinton & |
1995 |
J Salmon Ltd |
Life on the Thames Yesterday and Today - Chertsey, Shepperton, Sunbury & Hampton (1995) |
Sunbury & Shepperton Local History Society (Ed. Nan Trimble) |
1995 |
Sunbury & Shepperton Local History Society |
Frost, Freezes and Fairs - Chronicles of the Frozen Thames...since 1000AD (1996) |
Ian Currie |
1996 |
Frosted Earth |
The River Thames Book (1996) |
Chris Cove-Smith |
1996 |
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson |
The Thames Path - National Trail Guide (1996) |
David Sharp |
1996 |
Aurum Press |
A Short History of Whitchurch Lock (1996) |
Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge |
1996 |
Company of Proprietors of Whitchurch Bridge |
The River Beat - The Story of London's River Police (1997) |
Geoffrey Budworth |
1997 |
Historical Publications Ltd |
Along the Thames (1997) |
Brian Eade |
1997 |
Sutton Publishing |
Pub Walks Along the Thames Path (1997) |
Leigh Hatts |
2002 |
Countryside Books |
My Life on the River - An Autobiography (1998) |
Frederick G May |
1998 |
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The Thames from Source to Sea (1998) |
Paul Atterbury & |
1998 |
The Book People |
The Handbook Guide to the Thames - from Source to Sea (1998) |
- |
1998 |
Handbook Publishing Ltd |
Tide - A Guide to the River Thames 1999 (1998) |
Jeremy Barter (Editor) |
1998 |
Maritime Events Publishing |
Searching the Thames (1999) |
Priscilla Waugh & |
1999 |
Aurum Press |
Thames - An Anthology of River Poems (1999) |
Compiled by Anna Adams |
1999 |
Enitharmon Press |
London from the Thames (1999) |
Angelo Hornak |
1999 |
Little, Brown & Company |
The Great Stink of London (1999) |
Stephen Halliday |
1999 |
Sutton Publishing |
River Thames - A Visitor Guide |
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Undated |
J Salmon Ltd |
A Boating Companion for the River Thames (1999) |
Thomas Jea (Editor) |
1999 |
Compliment Publishing & Printing Ltd |
The River (1999) |
Patrick Wright |
1999 |
BBC Worldwide Ltd |
Thames Safety Inquiry - Interim Report by Lord Justice Clarke - Volumes 1, 2 & 3 (1999) |
Lord Justice Clarke |
1999 |
The Stationary Office |
The Thames Locks (2000) |
John Kemplay |
2000 |
Ronald Crowhurst |
Pubs of the River Thames (2000) |
Mark Turner |
2004 |
Prion Books |
Francis Frith's Down the Thames (2000) |
Martin Andrew |
2003 |
Frith Book Company |
Thames Valley Illustrated Walks (2001) |
Trevor Yorke |
2001 |
Countryside Books |
Walks Along the Thames Path (2001) |
Ron Emmons |
2001 |
New Holland Publishers |
Defending London's River - The Fortifications of the Thames 1380 - 1956 (2002) |
Victor Smith |
2002 |
Thames Defence Heritage |
River Thames in the Footsteps of the Famous (2003) |
Paul Goldsack |
2003 |
Bradt Travel Guides Ltd |
The Thames (2003) |
Geraint Tellem |
2003 |
Jarrold Publishing |
The Thames from Above (2003) |
Adrian Warren & Dae Sasitorn |
2003 |
Myriad Books Limited |
Liquid History - The Thames Through Time (2003) |
Stephen Croad |
2003 |
B T Batsford |
The Thames from Source to Sea - A Photographic Atlas (2004) |
Ian Harrison & Getmapping Plc |
2004 |
Harper Collins Publishers |
The River Thames in Verse - An illustrated Anthology of New Poems (2004) |
Editor: Val Mason |
2004 |
River Thames Society |
London's Thames (2004) |
Gavin Weightman |
2004 |
John Murray Publishers |
Turner, Whistler, Monet (2004) |
Katharine Lochnan |
2005 |
Tate Publishing |
The Thames - England's River (2005) |
Jonathan Schneer |
2005 |
Little Brown |
Settlements of the River Thames (2005) |
Rob Bowden |
2005 |
Heinemann Library |
Cross River Traffic: A History of London's Bridges (Publication Date: 5 September 2005) |
Chris Roberts |
2005 |
Granta Books |
Crossing the River. The History of London's Thames River Bridges from Richmond to the Tower (published 01/06/2006) |
Brian Cookson |
*2006 |
Mainstream Publishing |
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY PUBLICATIONS
Partnership in Planning - Riverbank Design Guidance for the Tidal Thames (1997) |
The Water Quality of the River Thames (1997) |
Blue-Green Algae (1997) |
Upper Thames Fact File (1998) |
Middle Thames Fact File (1998) |
Lower Thames Fact File (1998) |
Fish Found in the Tidal Thames (1998 & 2000) |
Invertebrate Animals of the Tidal Thames (1998 & 2000) |
Archaeology of the Tidal Thames (2000) |
River Life - From Source to Sea (1998) |
Living on the Edge - A Guide to the Rights and Responsibilities of a Riverside Owner (1998 & 2002) |
Thames Region - Land Drainage Byelaws (1998) |
The Thames Tideway and Estuary Fact File (1999) |
The Thames Barrier - Flood Defences of London (1999) |
Anglers and the Environment Agency 1999/2000 (1999) |
State of the Environment Report for London 2001 (2001) |
The Jubilee River Created by Man with Nature in Mind (2002) |
The Thames Corridor CAMS Technical Document (2003) |
The Thames Corridor Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) (2004) |
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY PUBLICATIONS - AS NAVIGATION AUTHORITY
INCLUDING PREDECESSOR AUTHORITIES
THAMES CONSERVANCY (1857 - 1974) |
The Thames Launch Byelaws 1952 |
The Thames Navigation and General Byelaws 1957 |
Launch Digest 1973 |
Launch Digest 1974 |
THAMES WATER (1974 - 1990) |
Launch Digest 1981 |
Launch Digest 1982 |
River Thames Users Code (1988) |
NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY (1990 - 1996) |
The Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 |
Locks and Weirs on the River Thames (1992) |
Navigation Levels of Service (1992) |
Environment Agency Navigations (1994) |
A Thames Walk - Buscot & Eaton Hastings (1994) |
Information Guide - Amenity & Recreation (1994) |
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Post 1996) |
Pleasure Craft Statistics 1966 to 2004 (Unpublished) |
Locks and Weirs on the River Thames (1996) |
A Boaters Guide to Navigation Signs (1997) |
Narrowboats on the Thames - Useful Hints & Tips (1997) |
A User's Guide to the River Thames (1996 & 1998) |
A Thames Walk - Buscot & St. Johns (1999) |
Cruising on the River Thames (1999) |
Navigation Levels of Service (1999) |
Environment Agency Navigations (2000) |
Camping Beside the River Thames (2001) |
The Boater's Handbook (2002) |
River Thames - A User's Guide (2002 & 2003) |
River Thames - Hiring a Boat (2003 & 2004) |
River Thames - Camping (2002 & 2003) |
River Thames - Tips for Visiting Boaters (2003) |
15 Wonderfull days out on the Thames (2003) |
River Thames Walks around Buscot (2004) |
River Thames - Out and About Guides Nos. 1 to 39 (2003/4) |
Discover the River Thames (2005) |
Your River Your Views - Thames Waterway Plan - Consultation Document (2005) |
Locks and Weirs on the River Thames: How they Work - Be Safe Near Water (2005) |
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Autumn / Winter 1999/2000, Spring / Summer 2000 |
Autumn / Winter 2000/2001, Spring / Summer 2001 |
Autumn / Winter 2001/2002, Spring / Summer 2002 |
Autumn / Winter 2002/2003, Spring / Summer 2003 |
Autumn / Winter 2003/2004, Spring / Summer 2004 |
Autumn / Winter 2004/2005, Spring / Summer 2005 |
PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY PUBLICATIONS
The History of the Port of London (1993) |
Port of London Byelaws 1978 (As Amended) (1996) |
A Leisure Guide to the Tidal Thames (1996) |
The Tidal Thames for Leisure and Pleasure (Undated) |
Facilities on the Tidal Thames (1997) |
The Economic Impact of the Port of London (1998) |
Statutory Responsibilities for the River Thames (2000) |
Pleasure User's Guide (2002) |
Annual Review 2002 (2003) |
Port of London Handbook 2003 (2003) |
Port of London Handbook 2005 (2005) |
Annual Review 2004 (2005) |
Permanent Notice to Mariners 2005 (2005) |
THAMES TIDEWAY STRATEGIC STUDY PUBLICATIONS
Annual Report 2001 (2001) |
Annual Report 2002 (2002) |
Executive Summary (February 2005) |
Steering Group Report (February 2005) |
Objectives Working Group Report - Vol 1 (February 2005) |
Objectives Working Group Report - Vol 2 (February 2005) |
Solutions Working Group Report - Vol 1 (February 2005) |
Solutions Working Group Report - Vol 2 (February 2005) |
Cost-benifit Working Group Report (February 2005) |
THAMES ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION LEAFLETS
Managing the Thames Estuary - Integrated Coastal Management (August 2004) |
A Future for Farming - Sustainable Agriculture (August 2004) |
A Breath of Fresh Air - Improving Air Quality (August 2004) |
Natures Matters - Maintaining and Enhancing Biodiversity (August 2004) |
Earning Our Living - Sustainable Commercial Use (August 2004) |
In the Know - Promoting Education and Awareness (August 2004) |
Fish for Today and Tomorrow - Managing Our Fisheries (August 2004) |
Living with the Tide - Effective Flood Management (August 2004) |
Today's Culture Tomorrow's History - Conserving and Promoting Historical and Cultural Resources (August 2004) |
An Estuary with a View - Maintaining and Enhancing Landscape Character (August 2004) |
Play Time - Maintaining and Enhancing Recreation (August 2004) |
Wasteline - Managing Waste (August 2004) |
Clean Waters - Effective Water Management (August 2004) |
Relevant Research - Researching the Thames Estuary (August 2004) |
RIVER THAMES SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS
Caring for the Thames |
River Thames Strategy: Evaluation of Options and Recommendations for Action (May 2002) |
River Thames Strategy: Executive Summary (May 2002) |
MAGAZINE - 'THAMES GUARDIAN' |
Autumn 1999, Winter 1999 |
Spring 2000, Summer 2000, Autumn 2000, Winter 2000 |
Spring 2001, Summer 2001, Autumn 2001, Winter 2001 |
Spring 2002, Summer 2002, Autumn 2002, Winter 2002 |
Spring 2003, Summer 2003, Autumn 2003, Winter 2003 |
Spring 2004, Summer 2004, Autumn 2004, Winter 2004 |
Spring 2005, Summer 2005, |
BRITISH MARINE INDUSTRY FEDERATION (BMIF) PUBLICATIONS
Navigate with Nature - Watch Your Waste |
Navigate with Nature - The Freshwater Thames |
The Royal River Thames - Produced in conjunction with the Thames Hire Cruiser Association. |
THE INLAND WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS
Thames Tideway Guide (March 2003) |
GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY PUBLICATIONS
Safeguarding Wharves on the River Thames (January 2005) |
THAMES LANDSCAPE STRATEGY (HAMPTON TO KEW) PUBLICATIONS
The First Ten Years (April 2002) |
Accessibility Guides |
THAMES STRATEGY (KEW TO CHELSEA) PUBLICATIONS
Executive Summary (June 2002) |
MAPS AND CHARTS
Birds Eye View of the River Thames From Oxford to London : A Victorian Perspective |
A V Nav Systems |
A V Nav Systems |
A V Nav Systems |
George Philip & Son ( Distributed by Joseph Mears - Launches & Motors Ltd) |
Stanfords |
Geo Projects |
Imray Map |
Imray Chart |
Admiralty Chart |
Admiralty Chart |
Admiralty Chart |
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