European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse In g t an d an overview shows Tower Bridge spanning the River thames. Sets fib England s famous waterway called liquid history John Elliot Burns the British politician and Trade Union Leader who died in 1943, once said i have seen the Mississippi that is Muddy water. I have seen the St. Lawrence. That is Crystal water. But the thames is liquid so come take a stroll along the Banks of England s famous waterway now one of the cleanest metropolitan Rivers in the world. Bys Eleeman the associated press in the Shadow of the Neo gothic spans of the Tower Bridge Peter Falkner digs in the Gray mud among rusted barges searching the Banks of the River thames Tor shards of pottery and Bronze coins minted by the romans there s so much history Here says Falkner one of London s Mudlark who probe the Riverbank for artefacts mostly for the fun of it. They hanged the pirate Captain Kidd Over there and Over there s the Mayflower pub where Captain Christopher Jones moored his ship before sailing it to America. But it s dead Here once London s major Highway the playground of commoners and Kings the thames lost much of its traffic to Container ships air planes and modern four Lane roads. In Many places the Banks of the thames Are now cluttered with derelict warehouses and Dingy factories. Riverside Parks and cafes Are the thames has been forgotten says George Nicholson chairman of the London Rivers association a federation of local governments watermen Trade unions continued on Page 8 april28,1994 stripes
