2012 is set to become the wettest on record in the UK, forecasters said Experts worried extra rainfall upstream and high tide could flood the capital Gates closed this morning for first time since ...

The Thames Barrier took 8 years to build, and it became fully operational in 1984 – with the late Queen Elizabeth II presiding over its official opening. Source: Thames Clippers When it opened ...

Having witnessed and worked on the Thames Barrier’s opening ... added that despite the success in protecting London over the past 40 years, the Environment Agency “will not rest on our ...

Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of London’s Thames Barrier, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on May 8, 1984, steadfastly protecting the capital for over four ... for 25 years, told the ...

Now on its 40th anniversary, there are questions over that ... a 15-year programme to raise the flood walls that line both sides of the Thames river to the east of the barrier through Kent and ...

Having witnessed and worked on the Thames Barrier’s opening ... added that despite the success in protecting London over the past 40 years, the Environment Agency “will not rest on our ...

Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of London’s Thames Barrier, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on May 8, 1984, steadfastly protecting the capital for over four decades ... who has worked there for ...