Rare Edwardian boat-building photos from Salter Bros Ltd (part 2)
Below are the second of a collection of rare photos of boats built by Salter Bros Ltd around the beginning of the... Read More
Rare Edwardian boat-building photos from Salter Bros Ltd (part 1)
Below are the first of a collection of rare photos of boats built by Salter Bros Ltd around the beginning of the... Read More
Book Launch for Hobbs of Henley: a History [POSTPONED]
[The launch event described below has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. A new date will be arranged in due course]... Read More
The Thames in London (1829): A Panoramic View
In April of last year, I travelled to Fishmonger’s Hall by London Bridge to be interviewed by Charlie Luxton, as part of... Read More
The history of boating on the Thames
By European standards the river Thames is seemingly insignificant. At only 215 miles (346km) from source to mouth, it is not only... Read More
John MacGregor (‘Rob Roy’): Explorer, Philanthropist and Sportsman (1825-1892)
Throughout the ages there have been pioneering individuals who have been prepared to risk life and limb to reach uncharted parts of... Read More
Out now: Updated (2017) version of Pleasure Boating
A new edition (reprint) of Pleasure Boating on the Thames is out now. Besides being a thicker tome, thanks to it being... Read More
The Great Exhibition of 1851
We live in an age when superlatives are often bandied about to describe almost anything, but if any event in the nineteenth... Read More
Recommended resources on the history of leisure
A huge range of literature on the history of leisure has developed over the past 40 years and it is impossible to... Read More
A brief history of Salter Bros Ltd (Salter’s Steamers)
There are a number of long established businesses still operating on the Royal River Thames and arguably the most famous of these... Read More