Historical place archive

River Thames in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at River Thames in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels2 people1827–1914

Historical events in River Thames

1827

1827
Diving Operations
Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Civil Engineering

Brunel uses diving equipment and surface inspections to locate and repair the breach above the flooded tunnel.

1914

June 1914
South Pole
Ernest Henry Shackleton · Exploration and Discovery

The Endurance arrives in the Thames for Shackletons expedition to the South Pole

1 August 1914
South Pole
Ernest Henry Shackleton · Exploration and Discovery

The Endurance sails from the Thames for the expedition to reach the South Pole

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and River Thames. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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