Name: The London Story - River Thames
Uploaded: 2017-04-20T20:43:14.000Z
Duration: 1 min 49 s
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All my family have worked on the River Thames

Past simple

My great grandfather was a lock keeper, my father

was a pleasure boat engineer. They go back as far as

They were the times when the barges were made of wood

I'm Alex Hickman, I'm a pier controller for

London River services which is part of Transport for London

I've been working on the river for all my life

and I really enjoy it, it's a great place to work.

What's great about the river is you can leave the busy hubub of

the town and come down the pier and you get to the tranquility of the River Thames.

It's great to see people smiling, looking at the places of interest,

and it's really rewarding when they leave the boat and tell you how much they've enjoyed

your great commentary and the  in the information they've given you.

What's great about the boats nowadays is that they stop

a variety of locations and you can hop on hop off at different locations

you can jump off at the Globe Theatre you can jump back on and get off

go down to Greenwich, one of the most beautiful places in London.

What's great about Greenwich is its history.

and you can visit many restaurants and pubs and markets

It's a bit olde worlde and that's what I like about Greenwich.

When you work on the river you feel like you're part of London, not just someone

You're part of everything that's here. It's not just a job, it's a way of life.

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The London Story - River Thames

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