Father Thames Himself Again Size:M: 50 x 40cm View of old houses in

View of old houses in Bartholomew Close with a shop

A qualified doctor of engineering

Lamplighter holding a ladder and an oil can

with figures and horses and carriage

Plan of the public offices and buildings at Westminster

Father Thames Himself Again Size:M: 50 x 40cm View of old houses in'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