David Fathers presents a unique & richly illustrated guide to the London section of the Thames Path which runs along both banks of the river from Putney Bridge to the Thames Barrier Together the two paths make up a panoramic 40-mile walk through 2000 years of London's history From the old docks & wharves that primed the Industrial Revolution through the heart of British Government Monarchy & Church to the City of London that took its very existence from the river From the site of the Putney Debates at St Mary's Church to Wren's mighty baroque cathedral of St Paul's From the great Victorian engineering works of Sir Joseph Bazalgette & his attempts to clean up a polluted London & the river to the Thames Barrier seeking to protect huge parts of London from rising sea levels From London Bridge site of the oldest crossing point to the Millennium Bridge the Thames' newest crossing This book explains the panorama we see today what came before & how the changes came about Each double page shows the distance covered so you can plan your own tour of the river