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The Moorings, Strand On The Green, LONDON, W4 3PG

As seen from Thames Road.

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. This is a typical example. In some cases, however, this has left rather strange effects such as front doors which are only four feet high - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2123728

Strand-on-the-Green is located immediately to the east of Kew Bridge, along the north bank of the river Thames. It is renowned as a particularly picturesque part of London.

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. Two examples are seen just ahead, but 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 Kew Bridge can be seen in the distance.

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. An example is seen just ahead, but 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 Kew Bridge can be seen in the distance.

Strand on the Green is a narrow picturesque walkway on the river, running east from Kew Bridge, with varied vintage houses and pubs along its length.

Seen from the muddy Thames foreshore, at low tide. This house catches the eye because of its shutters, painted in the Dutch manner with a split-diamond design. As with a few other houses along Strand on the Green, the gable, too, is in the Dutch style, with convex and concave curves. The shutter decoration is often to be seen in Holland, on older buildings - but the colours are almost always red and white - so why, I wonder, did the owners of this house choose blue ? To see how close the river can come to the Dutch House at high tide see: Image

Strand on the Green is a narrow picturesque walkway on the River Thames, running east from Kew Bridge, with varied vintage houses and pubs along its length.

In the Thames pictured from Strand on the Green

For more on Strand on the Green see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand-on-the-Green and http://www.virtual-chiswick.ukonline.co.uk/strand_on_the_green/index.html