Father Thames: Memories of a commercial river

Wednesday 11 November 2015

Memories of a commercial river

The Weekend Millionaires is a a wonderfully evocative video of the life of bargemen and lightermen on the Thames, as the last of their generation recall a river that was busy night and day.

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