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.
Very interesting...great shot.
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ReplyDeleteFascinating bit of history! And a very interesting, atmospheric shot.
ReplyDeleteHope 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!
ReplyDeleteFascinating history. I shall look out for them when I visit Thames.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up re the links on WW I have reposted them and they are working now :)
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting, James. It's poetic too--that these wartime tools are the site of bird nests. Nature finds a use for everything.
ReplyDeleteThat is very interesting, indeed! They also provide an excellent photo op for a creative mind!
ReplyDeleteHope 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...
ReplyDeleteit's been a while since i've been over here..i love this picture. thanks for sharing. happy ww.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great shot, but you are one heck of a photographer. drive to the lake
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Jams. I really like the effect you played with here.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post. It's sad to hear that they are rotting but at least the birds have a nesting place ;) Happy WW.
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting piece of history, thanks for sharing. Happy WW. Thanks for dropping by.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a postcard.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling better.
What a beautiful shot.
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ReplyDeleteWow, I'm glad they are now homes to birds, rather than used in warfare. Happy WW! Beautiful shot.
ReplyDeleteThose 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.
ReplyDeleteAnd you have captured them in a beautiful way!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
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ReplyDeleteAnother really cool shot!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many components of history. These without context would mean nothing. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteHow lonely and haunting and brave all at the same time. Very thought-provoking.
ReplyDeleteIt may be wordless but the way it looks it speaks for itself.
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Great picture. It's kinda sad that something that used to be so important just has to sit and rot now.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the brief information. I like your shot... and it think it will make a great picture in the history text book (=
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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. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shot...I love the rustic look. Happy WW.
ReplyDeletegreat shot! kinda creepy tho. happy WW!
ReplyDeleteSad 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.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting history lesson!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the starkness of the shot.
~~~Blessings~~~
It's good to know that. Lovely shot!
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Thanks for an interesting photo, and a little history lesson, too.
ReplyDeleteGreat 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.
ReplyDeletecool shot, and love the photo treatment! amazing ...
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love the perspective and your photo treatment!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful photo ... it speaks volumes! :)
Happy WW!
Looking at this I regret that I haven't visited this corner when I went to London very often.
ReplyDeleteWe had a storm here yesterday with 100 km/h windspeed ! Was awful. Fortunately no victims !
All power to the birds.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteAmazing shot! Almost a tangible texture to this shot. Thanks for your visit.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting! Sad though that it's left to rot there.
ReplyDeleteI am glad the birds get to use them. That photo makes me feel a little bit melancholy.
ReplyDeleteIncredible photo! Thanks for providing some of the background behind it. :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo!
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-cheh
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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. :(
ReplyDeleteInteresting 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.
ReplyDeletegreat 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! :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting background behind the picture. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteGreat pic - and a fascinating piece of British heritage. Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a shot, very moody. Sad, too - boats should move.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shot. How did you get the color? I love to fidget with pictures, so I am wondering.
ReplyDeleteHappy WW Jams
What a cool picture and history lesson! Happy WW =)
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ReplyDeletegreat 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.
ReplyDeleteAnd the picture really shows it and I actually feel a little sad... Good capture!
Happy WW,
Tina
Thanks everyone
ReplyDeleteOh very interesting - both the photo and the explanation... Happy WW! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that is really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery intersting photo and story behind it. It has a very sad feel to it for me.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what it is...thanks for the info. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteMine is up at 4Seasonsofmylife. Hope you can visit me too. Have a great WW.
brilliant choice for today's wordless!
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I once took a boat down the Thames from Greenwich Pier to Westminster. I saw a few barges then:)
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo! I love it!
ReplyDeleteinteresting and details.
ReplyDeleteIntersting 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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