The Thames Sailing Barge Match recalls a time when thousands of barges plied the River Thames, transporting cargo under red ocher sails. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

In 1936 I started working on the Thames barges that supplied fresh water to mostly merchant shipping between Gravesend and the Pool of London. During the war mines were laid in the river, which ...

At the head of a 1,000-ship flotilla, Queen Elizabeth traveled by royal barge down the Thames on Sunday, launching a summer of pomp and spectacle here that includes the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee ...

Hundreds evacuated from Thames tourist boat as it collides with barge near iconic OXO Tower. A number of people on board the City Cruises vessel were hurt ...

We spend a day aboard Thames sailing barge Edith May as part of a new patronage programme and learn how to save historic ships from the breakers.

The quay would be impassable for barges in five years if nothing was done, he estimated. "The mud would build up to such an ...