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Life on the Upper Thames
About this book
Originally published in 1875, this work details what life was like on the Upper Thames before the 20th century, the people who lived there and the trades they developed. It is a wonderful work for anyone interested in the river's history and is complete with beautiful illustrations that will make you want to go back in time and float along the Upper Thames yourself.
The River Thames takes its name from the Middle English Temese, which is derived from the Celtic name for river. Originating at the Thames Head in Gloucestershire, it is the longest river in England, flowing a total length of 236 miles, out through the Thames Estuary and in to the North Sea. On its journey to open water it passes through the country's capital, London, where it is deep enough to be navigable for ships, thus allowing the city to become a major international trade port.
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INDEX.
A.
Acland, Dr., 128
Agrimony, 3
Ait, Aight, 16
Alcedo Ispida, 36
Alder, 127
Alisma plantago, 109
Alnus glutinosa, 127
Amphibious Persicaria, 93
Anas bosehas, 188
Anas Penelope, 201
Anguilla acutirostris, 182
Ansdell, 89
Aphis, 17
Aquarium, 46
Ardea cinerea, 175
Arrow-head, 23
āArt-Journal,ā 3
Arundo phragmites, 1, 76
Arvicola amphibia, 70
Aylesbury ducks, 84
B.
Back-water, 95
Bacon, Lord, 175
Ballasting, 127, et seq.
Barge, 1, et seq.
Barge-horses, 5, 42
āBellās Life,ā 112
Berners, J., Dame, 152
Beth-wind, 18, 185
Bind-weed, 18, 185
Boat-building, 206, et seq.
Boat-people, 1, et seq.
Bobbing, 182
Bolt (osier), 20, 25
Bolterās lock, 48
Bowles, 86
Boys bathing, 112
Brassica napus, 102
Break, 23, 24
Briony, White, 15
Browning, Mrs., 155
Brougham, W. H., 74, 134
Burrow-hurdle, 136, et seq
Butomus umbellatus, 176
C.
CƦsar, 90
Calcott, 89
Caltha palustris, 206
Camping out, 108, et seq.
Camp-shedding, 100
Canal-boat, 1
Capsella bursa pastoris, 137
Cardamine pratensis, 173
Carew, 173
Carex pendula, 28
Carex riparia, 39
Carlisle, 169
Carrying over, 102, et seq.
Centaurea scabiosa, 57
Chamberlainās Survey, 47
Charadrius pluvialis, 205
Chaucer, 23, 42, 46, 161, 175, 194
Chub, 146, et se...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- A Short Introduction to the History of the River Thames
- Contents
- Dedication
- List of Illustrations
- I. The Boat-People
- II. Polling the Willows
- III. Osier-Cutting
- IV. Osier-Peeling
- V. Spinning for Trout at a Weir
- VI. Weir with Movable Bridge
- VII. Weir with Fixed Bridge
- VIII. Opening a Lock
- IX. Net-Mending
- X. Sheep-Washing
- XI. The Wreck Ashore
- XII. The Dipping-Place
- XIII. The Ferry
- XIV. Feeding Ducks
- XV. The Ford
- XVI. Water-Lilies
- XVII. Perch-Fishing
- XVIII. Carrying Over at a Weir
- XIX. Camping Out
- XX. Boys Bathing
- XXI. Rush-Cutting
- XXII. Ballasting
- XXIII. Gudgeon-Fishing
- XXIV. Burrow-Hurdle
- XXV. Moor-Hen Shooting
- XXVI. Dibbing for Chub
- XXVII. Swanās Nest
- XXVIII. Swan-Hopping
- XXIX. Shooting an Otter
- XXX. Putting Down Grig-Weels
- XXXI. Eel-Bucks
- XXXII. Flight-Shooting
- XXXIII. Fishermanās Fireside
- XXXIV. Approaching the Fowl with Stalking-Horse
- XXXV. Shooting with Stalking-Horse
- XXXVI. Boat-Building
- Index