Fri, 25 April 2008 The Woolwich Ferry is a boat service across the River Thames which is operated by the London Borough of Greenwich, and licensed and financed by London River Services, the maritime arm of Transport for London. The boats carry foot passengers and any sized vehicles from bicycles to the largest lorries.
The service links Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich with North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham. It also links two ends of the inner London orbital road routes - the North and South Circular Roads.
A ferry service had operated across the river at Woolwich since at least the 14th century. The free ferry service was instigated by Sir Joseph Bazalgette using powers granted in the Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act 1885, and was officially opened on 23 March 1889.
This episode will take you on the crossing over the Thames, observing the Thames barrier from the seaward (unprotected) side.
The two ferry boats in operation 'synchronise' with each other, passing each other as one heads south and one heads north, swapping shores every few minutes. Comments[0] |
Sun, 20 April 2008 The Thames Barrier, built over ten years from 1974, protects London from the occasional tidal storm surges that could cause massive flooding by an overflowing Thames.
It's a beautiful 'building' on the river, seen in this video from both land and the river itself.
Filmed Friday 18th April 2008.
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Sun, 6 April 2008  Spring in Trafalgar Square - a great meeting place for Londoners and visitors alike.
As warmth takes hold in London, we join people meandering through the square, watching the fountains, checking their maps, climbing over the lions at the base of Nelson's Column, and sightseeing the 'fourth plinth' which is currently holding Thomas Schütte’s sculpture Model for a Hotel 2007, unveiled in November 2007. It is built of specially engineered glass in yellow, red and blue which collects the light, reflecting it through the edges.
Filmed in early April 2008, just before the weekend turned cold and snowy again!Comments[0] |
London Landscape TV (HD 720p)
If you love London, you'll love London Landscape TV.
This regular high-definition video podcast allows your TV or computer to become your own window overlooking one of the world's greatest and historic capital cities.
Whether you live in London now, have stayed in London and wish to remember it, or you have never been but would love to come, let London Landscape TV be your visual guide to the UK's capital city.
Each LLTV podcast episode is filmed in high-definition by Nick Lansley to bring each particular scene into sharp focus and allows the life of London unfold before the lens in high resolution detail.
The finished movie file is available in the format MPEG4 H.264 Widescreen 720P HD which is compatible with most HD video players.
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