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The Early River Thames: The Iron Age and Before Jon Cotton

The Early River Thames: The Iron Age and Before Jon Cotton

‘Twenty bridges from Tower to Kew (Twenty bridges or twenty-two) Wanted to know what

‘Twenty bridges from Tower to Kew (Twenty bridges or twenty-two) Wanted to know what the river knew For they were young, and the Thames was old, And this is the tale that the River told. . . ’

To Blackewall. We into Johnson’s house … where he tells us … that in

To Blackewall. We into Johnson’s house … where he tells us … that in digging his late Docke, he did 12 foot under ground find perfect trees over-covered with earth … Samuel Pepys, Diary, 22 September 1665

To Blackewall. We into Johnson’s house … where he tells us … that in

To Blackewall. We into Johnson’s house … where he tells us … that in digging his late Docke, he did 12 foot under ground find perfect trees over-covered with earth … Samuel Pepys, Diary, 22 September 1665

‘He who drinks a tumbler of London water, has literally in his stomach more

‘He who drinks a tumbler of London water, has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are Men, Women and Children on the face of the Globe. ’ Rev Sydney Smith, 1834

‘He who drinks a tumbler of London water, has literally in his stomach more

‘He who drinks a tumbler of London water, has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are Men, Women and Children on the face of the Globe. ’ Rev Sydney Smith, 1834

Sceaceres byrig (OE): ‘the robbers fort’

Sceaceres byrig (OE): ‘the robbers fort’

‘Was Woolwich the London of the Middle Iron Age? ’

‘Was Woolwich the London of the Middle Iron Age? ’

‘John Ruge of Isleworth, aforesaid, shoemaker found one torc of gold within that demesne

‘John Ruge of Isleworth, aforesaid, shoemaker found one torc of gold within that demesne weighing 50 shillings sterling which is called Treasure trove …’ Parchment roll of a view of frankpledge held at Isleworth on Monday 19 October 1467

• Spoils of war • Boundary markers • Objects accompanying the dead •

• Spoils of war • Boundary markers • Objects accompanying the dead • Gifts to the supernatural • Tournaments of value (‘potlatch’) • Disposal of powerful or tainted objects • Placating elemental forces

Tamesa and *Plowonida …

Tamesa and *Plowonida …

• 1099: ‘the sea flood sprang up to such a height … as

• 1099: ‘the sea flood sprang up to such a height … as no man remembered that it ever did before’ Anglo Saxon Chronicle • 1242: ‘the Thames overflowing the banks at Lambhithe, drowned houses and fields by the space of six miles …’ John Stow • 1663: ‘There was last night the greatest tide that ever was remembered … all Whitehall having been drowned’ Samuel Pepys • 1877: ‘The Thames has risen to such a height that the ground floor of Eel Pie Island Hotel is under water, and the pigs have to be kept in an upstairs bedroom’ Middlesex Chronicle • 1928: 14 people drown and 4000 are made homeless as the riverside embankment is breached at Lambeth

• • • Shaper of landscape Provider of resources Artery of movement Barrier

• • • Shaper of landscape Provider of resources Artery of movement Barrier and boundary Sacred stream

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Thames View Infants Starting Reception at Thames ViewThames View Infants Starting Reception at Thames View
Sources of Iron Haem iron sources Nonhaem ironSources of Iron Haem iron sources Nonhaem iron
TRACE ELEMENTS IRON IRON METABOLISM DISTRIBUTION OF IRONTRACE ELEMENTS IRON IRON METABOLISM DISTRIBUTION OF IRON
HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA IRON METABOLISM OBJECTIVE Iron metabolism IronHYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA IRON METABOLISM OBJECTIVE Iron metabolism Iron
The River Thames About the river Its partThe River Thames About the river Its part
Rivers By Darcey G River Thames The riverRivers By Darcey G River Thames The river
EARLY MODERN AGE EARLY MODERN AGE THE AGEEARLY MODERN AGE EARLY MODERN AGE THE AGE
Stone Age to Iron Age 1 Stone AgeStone Age to Iron Age 1 Stone Age
Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age How doStone Age Bronze Age Iron Age How do
Early River Valley Civilizations Early River Valley CivilizationsEarly River Valley Civilizations Early River Valley Civilizations
Age Age Finances Age Finances Friendships Age FinancesAge Age Finances Age Finances Friendships Age Finances
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Age Age Finances Age Finances Friendships Age FinancesAge Age Finances Age Finances Friendships Age Finances
Victorian Era and River Thames Who were theVictorian Era and River Thames Who were the
Lesson Four The River Thames Our Questions LocationLesson Four The River Thames Our Questions Location
Along the Thames River The route of theAlong the Thames River The route of the
How do we use the River Thames AbingdonHow do we use the River Thames Abingdon
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The River Thames What associations do you haveThe River Thames What associations do you have
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