The Thames Path at Erith.
Which way now?
The White Hart Thames Barge Mural.
A traditional 19th century Thames Spritsail barge painted on the side of a pub. Although draped by the sails of other barges the appearance is theatrical.
Fallen glory?
The Crayford Marshes
Looking back towards Erith - the distance already covered on the walk
A raised bank beside the marshes; the Queen Elizabeth Bridge on the horizon.
The Dartford Creek Barrier - together with dykes/banks and the Thames Barrier, part of the defence of London against flooding.
A familiar friend on the riverside walk
The River Darent at low tide.
The River Cray joins the Darent before that flows into the Thames Estuary.
On the left, a beautiful river, on the right recycling part of London's waste.
There's more than English to health and safety at the tip!
Marsh marigolds upstream in the slow-flowing River Cray.
But the ubiquitous litter around too.
The River Cray leaves Crayford
Reflections on the Cray
The Waterside Gardens, Crayford, commemorating Vickers (armaments) and David Evans (silk printing)
And brick-making
Early spring blossom
Families out on the playing fields
Briefly on the A2, but then back to the Riverside Path
The graffiti artists have been in the underpass too
Early spring flowers. In a week or two the bluebells will be at their best
St Mary the Virgin, Bexley, with its distinctive spire
The River Cray passes through Bexley, and here's the old mill, now converted into housing.
The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Bexley
