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London - it's all about the details. This is one city where it pays to take a close second look. Welcome to London on Skiponover.com, by Jill Browne.
The River Thames is tidal through the part of London most tourists are familiar with, all the way up to Teddington, which is to the west. As Jim Linwood, who provided this picture, explains, the lockhouse is part of a lock and weir complex.

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Teddington Lock House, London, by Jim Linwood (Flickr.com)


A day trip to see the Teddington locks is a good excuse for a picnic and a stroll in the area between Richmond-upon-Thames and Teddington. The hamlet of Ham (well, village), not to be confused with East Ham and West Ham, features a National Trust property, Ham House.

This part of London is well away from the madding crowd. It's a leafy, green change from the busy West End.

Photo by Jim Linwood on Flickr.com used under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License, with thanks. Jim Linwood's Flickr page has many inviting images of the Richmond-upon-Thames area.
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Victoria Station is one of London's transport hubs where trains, tube, buses, coaches, and people converge. It's a popular meeting spot, now as then.

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Toni Frissell: Victoria Station, London, 1951

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