The Thames

It may not be the longest, deepest or widest river in the world but few bodies of water reveal as much about a nationOCOs past and present, or as suggestive of its future, as EnglandOCOs River Thames. Tales of legendary lock-keepers and long-vanished weirs evoke the distant past of a river which evolved into a prime commercial artery linking the heart of England with the ports of Europe. In Victorian times, the Thames hosted regattas galore, its new bridges and tunnels were celebrated as marvels..."