This week's entry for the Tuesday and Wednesday edition of Wordless Wednesday.If you head down to the Thames at Rainham you will see a number of abandoned concrete near the Tilda rice premises. The barges played their part in history. They originally formed part of the mulberry harbours built to support the allied invasion of Normandy. In 1953 they were used to shore up river defences following the great floods of 1953. Now they are rotting away but provide excellent nesting sites for birds.
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Very interesting...great shot.
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Fascinating bit of history! And a very interesting, atmospheric shot.
Hope you feel better soon...
Hope you've got your Lemsip Max handy?
Ghost barges ... love the look of this shot! Happy WW Tuesday and hope you are feeling better soonly!
Fascinating history. I shall look out for them when I visit Thames.
Thanks for the heads up re the links on WW I have reposted them and they are working now :)
That's interesting, James. It's poetic too--that these wartime tools are the site of bird nests. Nature finds a use for everything.
That is very interesting, indeed! They also provide an excellent photo op for a creative mind!
Hope you are feeling better...SOON!!!
I hope to walk the trail along the Thames in the future. I love to pick up history in our travels. Have a wonderful week...
it's been a while since i've been over here..i love this picture. thanks for sharing. happy ww.
It's a great shot, but you are one heck of a photographer. drive to the lake
Gorgeous Jams. I really like the effect you played with here.
Very interesting post. It's sad to hear that they are rotting but at least the birds have a nesting place ;) Happy WW.
It's an interesting piece of history, thanks for sharing. Happy WW. Thanks for dropping by.
Looks like a postcard.
Glad you are feeling better.
What a beautiful shot.
Thanks for visiting everyone!
Wow, I'm glad they are now homes to birds, rather than used in warfare. Happy WW! Beautiful shot.
Those are intriguing, I take it they floated. We have one in Galveston, it was a lot bigger than yours.
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Isn't that interesting? They "seem" completely useless on the surface but when you consider the birds that nest there, this has got to be something of a blessing. Happy WW.
And you have captured them in a beautiful way!
I love shots like this that include a bit of history! Happy WW!
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I really love this one Jams. One of your best so far.
Another really cool shot!
There are so many components of history. These without context would mean nothing. Interesting.
How lonely and haunting and brave all at the same time. Very thought-provoking.
It may be wordless but the way it looks it speaks for itself.
Mine is up too.
Great picture. It's kinda sad that something that used to be so important just has to sit and rot now.
Thanks for the brief information. I like your shot... and it think it will make a great picture in the history text book (=
Have fun!
I had no idea. It was a scary time in history (WWII). I would bet the floods were no picnic either. Very well done. Have a great WW. :)
Great shot...I love the rustic look. Happy WW.
great shot! kinda creepy tho. happy WW!
Sad in a way...but at least they're there for the birds ;)
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They've been saving invasions, floods and now birds. They're amazing.
What an interesting history lesson!
I appreciate the starkness of the shot.
~~~Blessings~~~
It's good to know that. Lovely shot!
Happy WW!
Thanks for an interesting photo, and a little history lesson, too.
Great photo, jams. There's a concrete vessel off the coast of Galveston Island, about the same vintage (I think), never completed because the war ended. Somewhere I have pics including a photo of the monument marker sign in Seawolf Park; I'll try to remember to dig those up.
cool shot, and love the photo treatment! amazing ...
Happy WW!
love the perspective and your photo treatment!
such a beautiful photo ... it speaks volumes! :)
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Looking at this I regret that I haven't visited this corner when I went to London very often.
We had a storm here yesterday with 100 km/h windspeed ! Was awful. Fortunately no victims !
All power to the birds.
Thanks everyone!
Amazing shot! Almost a tangible texture to this shot. Thanks for your visit.
It's interesting! Sad though that it's left to rot there.
I am glad the birds get to use them. That photo makes me feel a little bit melancholy.
Incredible photo! Thanks for providing some of the background behind it. :)
Fantastic photo!
Happy WW!
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I thought about you yesterday when I listened to the radio. Did you know that this singer named Newton Faulkner does a cover of 'Teardrops' that you and the not wife love so much? It's wretched. :(
Interesting picture! I've heard of getting stoned on a boat but never about stone boats.
Your comment yesterday on my blog made both Millie and me giggle.
great photos and thanks for the history lesson!!!
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Wonderful shot and story, jams. The Boston story is another story I never heard before - Death by Molasses...not a bed way to go! Ha! :)
Interesting background behind the picture. Thanks for sharing it.
Great pic - and a fascinating piece of British heritage. Happy WW!
Beautiful picture.
That's quite a shot, very moody. Sad, too - boats should move.
What a great shot. How did you get the color? I love to fidget with pictures, so I am wondering.
Happy WW Jams
What a cool picture and history lesson! Happy WW =)
Happy WW :-)
great shot!! i love the sepia tone of this photo too.That very interesting..Happy WW!
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That's a good word for it. Rotten.
And the picture really shows it and I actually feel a little sad... Good capture!
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Tina
Thanks everyone
Oh very interesting - both the photo and the explanation... Happy WW! :)
Wow, that is really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Very intersting photo and story behind it. It has a very sad feel to it for me.
I have no idea what it is...thanks for the info. Great shots.
Mine is up at 4Seasonsofmylife. Hope you can visit me too. Have a great WW.
brilliant choice for today's wordless!
happy ww!
I once took a boat down the Thames from Greenwich Pier to Westminster. I saw a few barges then:)
Fantastic photo! I love it!
interesting and details.
Intersting information and a lovely photo!
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The photo felt so sad to me, especially after learning about the role of the boats in history. But reading that they help nesting birds, makes it upbeat. It is a beautiful photo.
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