Father Thames Himself Again Size:M: 50 x 40cm Ornate water pump in the

Ornate water pump in the yard at Leathersellers' Hall

the Boat Race featured a match between teams from the Universities of Oxford and Harvard

Lamplighter holding a ladder and an oil can

A qualified doctor of engineering

a traditional Geordie delicacy stuffed with lettuce

Father Thames Himself Again Size:M: 50 x 40cm Ornate water pump in the'Father Thames Himself Again', 1865. 'Lor Bless Yer R'Y'L 'Ighness! I ain't the Same River since I Gave up Scavenging and Turned Waterman! In the late 1850s, the River Thames had been so badly polluted that action had had to be taken to bring it back to life. A programme of regeneration had been launched in 1858 and here the results can be seen. Father Thames, originally depicted as a vile creature, ornamented with dead cats and broken kettles is now