The Thames Illustrated

Rowing crews, riverside churches and old mills line the route in these prints from The Thames Illustrated, John Leyland's ac...

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Rowing crews, riverside churches and old mills line the route in these prints from The Thames Illustrated, John Leyland's account of the river upstream from Richmond to Oxford, published by George Newnes in 1897. Abingdon appears through St Nicholas's church and the abbey gateway, and Iffley Mill and the Oxford reaches mark further points on the way. Rowing scenes capture the university river, including the closely fought Eights, while the churches and parkland around Radley provide quieter settings, each drawn with careful architectural observation and a feel for late Victorian river life.

Rowing crews, riverside churches and old mills line the route in these prints from The Thames Illustrated, John Leyland's account of the river upstream from Richmond to Oxford, published by George Newnes in 1897. Abingdon appears through St Nicholas's church and the abbey gateway, and Iffley Mill and the Oxford reaches mark further points on the way. Rowing scenes capture the university river, including the closely fought Eights, while the churches and parkland around Radley provide quieter settings, each drawn with careful architectural observation and a feel for late Victorian river life.

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