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Themes Homepage > Thames Head > Source of the Thames     Source of the Thames       View larger image (Estimated download time 12 secs with a 56k modem) Brief Description: 3rd slide in series, showing what is probably the true source of the river. Subject Date: 1911 Creator: Parker, W Owner: Oxfordshire CC Contributor: Centre for Oxfordshire Studies   Full Description: Probably the true source of the river, about half a mile below the Thames Head. The spring at this point is never dry, and you will observe, that there is a common hand pump fixed over the spring itself. There appears to be no connection between this spring and the one above, and therefore, one may justly conclude, that if the source of the river is on this branch at all, it is at this spot. From this spot, this river flows through 9 counties. Gloucestershire , Wiltshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Middlesex, Kent and Essex., finally delivering itself into the Northern Ocean.   Collection: Parker Place: Ewen, River Thames, England Dimensions: Height: 3367mm, Width: 3423mm Subject: Lantern slide, Parker, Source to Sea Content Type: Lantern slides Location: Centre for Oxfordshire Studies Unique ID: tp-ox-pkr_003_source-i-00-001.jpg IPR: ThamesPilot       Themes Homepage > Thames Head > Source of the Thames

   

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