How times have changed. Looking over the Thames today from the deck of this houseboat in Putney as pleasure boats cruise by, it’s hard to imagine that until a few years ago the river was thick with ships and black with soot.
The Thames was the artery of the British Empire. From here, London ruled the high seas. Ships laden with goods set sail for everywhere from India to the West Indies. This was the nation’s busiest trading hub and waterway to the known world.
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If you like messing around on water, Putney’s the place. Its history as one of the Thames’ most important crossing points has been parlayed into the village becoming a Mecca for rowing in the UK. If you’ve ever watched the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, you’ll have visited it from afar. Take a few steps back from the river, and you’ll discover the spirit of democracy resides here too.
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