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Magnolia Wharf, Strand On The Green, LONDON, W4 3NY

When this house along the riverside at Strand-on-the-Green was built, this door would have been at its full height of six and a half to seven feet. When the steps at the front were added as a form of flood defence, the door was not raised so that it is now only about four feet high.

Probably some of the most attractive housing in London is along the waterfront at Strand on the Green.

Originally built as the Navigators Inn, this public house was re-named The City Barge in the 19th century when the state barge of the Lord Mayor of the City of London was moored outside the inn in the winter. The metal door of the Old Bar is needed when the Thames floods.

The path that leads from Thames Road to the river at Strand on the Green.

Looking up at the facade of the City Barge public house. Originally the Navigators Arms, when built in 1484, it was re-named the City Barge in the 19th century when the state barge of the Lord Mayor of the City of London had its winter moorings outside the Inn.

Looking west along the north bank along the towpath.

The riverfront at Strand-on-the-Green consists of a footpath running along the bank of the River Thames. It is overlooked by fine 18th-century houses and a collection of riverside pubs, and as it is on the tideway is regularly flooded by the river, especially when high tide combines with heavy flow from upriver as here in November 2012. The entrance of all the properties is raised above the path so that the view of the river is not spoiled. In some cases, however, this has left rather strange effects such as here where the front door is only four feet high. It was clearly originally about six and a half feet high but when the steps were added to protect the property from flooding, the door frame was left as it was.

A house on the north bank of the River Thames with flood defences in place. In the sky is an airliner heading for Heathrow Airport.

The riverfront at Strand-on-the-Green consists of a footpath running along the bank of the River Thames. It is overlooked by fine 18th-century houses and a collection of riverside pubs, and as it is on the tideway is regularly flooded by the river, especially when high tide combines with heavy flow from upriver as here in November 2012. The entrance of all the properties is raised above the path so that the view of the river is not spoiled. In some cases this has left rather strange effects such as front doors which are only four feet high - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2123728 Ahead is the railway bridge erected in 1869 which is now used by both the District Line and London Overground.

Looking east towards the railway bridge from the City Barge.