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A Profile of the River Thames

By Simon Read 2006

Simon Read

Dimensions
800m x 2.5m

Courtesy of
Allied Romecy, Environment Agency

Sandblasted profile of the full length of the River Thames from Thames Head to Sea Reach with accompanying hydrological and topographical information, on concrete wall which forms a gallery walkway next to the Thames Barrier.
S R Simon Read

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