Thames Festival Trust
By Team Thames
Thames Festival TrustJan 29, 2020
London's Lost Village: Sean Collins
Welcome to Thames Festival Trust podcasts for the London’s Lost Village project.
In this podcast, Sean Collins, CEO of Uber Boats by Thames Clippers, tells us how the River Bus organisation was founded and how it has developed since the late 1990s.
Find out more @ thamesfestivaltrust.org
London's Lost Village: Sarah Rolles
Welcome to Thames Festival Trust podcasts for the London’s Lost Village project.
In this podcast, Sarah Rolles talks to us about her journey to becoming a Captain for Uber Boats by Thames Clippers.
Find out more @ thamesfestivaltrust.org
London's Lost Village: John Chesson
Welcome to Thames Festival Trust podcasts for the London’s Lost Village project.
In this podcast, John Chesson talks to us about growing up in London’s docklands during the fifties and sixties before working for the Corporation of Trinity House.
Find out more @ thamesfestivaltrust.org
London's Lost Village: Ian Felton
Welcome to Thames Festival Trust podcasts for the London’s Lost Village project.
In this podcast, artist Ian Felton speaks about his time as a tenant at Trinity Buoy Wharf, where he has had a studio since 2005.
Find out more @ thamesfestivaltrust.org
London's Lost Village: Barry Graham
Welcome to Thames Festival Trust podcasts for the London’s Lost Village project.
In this podcast, Barry Graham talks to us about how he became a lighthouse keeper.
Find out more @ thamesfestivaltrust.org
London’s Lost Village: Valerie Lawrence
London’s Lost Village: Valerie Lawrence tells us about the life of her family living in London’s ‘lost’ village of Orchard Place. More info @ https://bit.ly/3D5ieJ8
Photo: London Metropolitan Archives
London’s Lost Village: Neil Hargreaves
Neil Hargreaves talks about receiving training to be a lighthouse keeper from Trinity House. More info @ https://bit.ly/3D5ieJ8
Photo: Urban Space Management/Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust
London’s Lost Village: Janet Pell
Janet Pell talks about growing up in the East End and her father’s job with Trinity House. More info @ https://bit.ly/3D5ieJ8
Photo: Urban Space Management/Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust
London’s Lost Village: Garry Hunter
Garry Hunter speaks about his time as a tenant of Trinity Buoy Wharf and his research into the area’s history. More info @ https://bit.ly/3D5ieJ8
Photo: Urban Space Management/Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust
London’s Lost Village: Eric Reynolds
Eric Reynolds tells us about the development of the modern Trinity Buoy Wharf. More info @ https://bit.ly/3D5ieJ8
Photo: Urban Space Management/Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust
Chats 2022: Get Your Hands Dirty
Laura Nee (Rewilding Arcadia Roadshow) and Stephen Shiell (Surge Cooperative) talk about educating the community about the environment through art and discussion. Listen to more podcasts @ https://bit.ly/3msyqeo
Chats 2021: Creativity & Nature
Felix Taylor (MSCTY x Thames) and Sean T Ross (Tide Changers) chat about how the River Thames and water influenced their art and why the merging of these valuable elements of our life is so crucial. Listen to more podcasts @ https://bit.ly/3msyqeo
Chats 2022: Safety on the Water
Gabbi Batchelor (RNLI) and Darren Knight (Port of London Authority) give us all the tips for staying safe on the river. Listen to more podcasts @ https://bit.ly/3msyqeo
Chats 2021: River Pathways & Accessibility
Peter Finch (River Thames Society) and Steve Tabbitt (Thames Path, National Trail) chat about how to best experience the river and what we need to do to ensure it's accessible to all. Listen to more podcasts @ https://bit.ly/3msyqeo
Chats 2021: How Biodiversity Impacts Our Lives
Amy Pryor (Technical Director, Thames Estuary Partnership) and Steve Colclough (Director, Colclough & Coates Aquatic Consultants) chat about how important biodiversity is to our community and the river.
Listen to more podcasts @ https://bit.ly/3msyqeo
Chats 2021: Friendship, Finds & Life as a Mudlark
Nicola White and Anna Borzello talk about why they love mudlarking, the river and how it is important to not only the community of the past, but Londoners now. Listen to more podcasts @ https://bit.ly/3msyqeo
The Islanders 2021: Rosie Dawson
In this podcast Rosie talks about leaving school at 15, her Mum’s illegal bets, and returning to Silvertown.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Pat McMurdo
In this podcast Pat talks about housing conditions, her Mum’s many jobs, and shopping in Silvertown.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: June Patterson
In this podcast June talks about Black Saturday, slum clearance, prefabricated housing, and partying on board the ships.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Jan Dewhurst
In this podcast Jan talks about growing up in Silvertown, diversity, and working with the milkman.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Geoff Doyle
In this podcast Geoff talks about school life, family life, and working at Tate & Lyle.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Dave Fennessy
In this podcast Dave talks about being a reserved family living in Silvertown.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Colleen Russell
In this podcast Colleen talks about playing out in the street, Victoria Gardens, and children’s parties at local institution Tate & Lyle.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Colin Grainger
In this Podcast Colin talks about family, pubs, and life as a journalist for the local newspaper.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Angela Lewington
In this podcast Angela talks about growing up in Drew Road School and long-lost shops in Silvertown.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Islanders 2021: Alan Godfrey
In this podcast Alan talks about life in the Metropolitan Police as a local Bobby in Silvertown and North Woolwich.
More info @ https://bit.ly/3tJpwfk
Photos: Courtesy of London Borough of Newham Archives
The Islanders supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund
Thames Festival Trust supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
Chats @ Totally Thames 2020: Creativity in Education
Richard Frostick and Ursula Kelly chat about the importance of creativity in education.
Check out Richard's event Kids' Choir and Ursula's project The Story of Water.
Filmed @ Butler's Wharf with Livett's Group.
Supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
Chats @ Totally Thames 2020: Plastic Pollution in out Waterways
Camilla Brendon and Molly Gadnez (Lower Regents Coalition) chat about plastic pollution in our waterways and how we can all help.
Check out their event @ thamesfestivaltrust.org
Filmed @ Butler's Wharf with Livett's Group
Supported by: Arts Council England | Mayor of London | Port of London Authority
The Barking Stink Episode 5: ‘Scented Stories: Factory Fumes and Dangerous Industries’
What was it like to work in Barking’s industries during the 20th century? How did the factory fumes affect local people’s health, as well as those working directly with the often toxic chemicals and processes? Hear stories of past working conditions inside Barking’s various factories and industries.
From paint factory workers to jute weavers, carpentry to cargo. Hear about the impact of Barking’s riverside industries on public health, including asbestosis and air pollution. Plus tales of the relaxed health and safety standards often found within the factories.
This episode of Thames Festival Trust’s Scented Stories is an extended compilation of stories, sharing memories from a range of industries within Barking throughout the past 150 years. We hope that local schools, researchers and teachers may find this longer compilation useful.
Produced by Thames Festival Trust as part of The Barking Stink, a scented heritage project in partnership with Valence House Museum. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Barking Stink Episode 4: ‘Scented Stories: Food Glorious Food’
“Fish, I think fish out of all products is one of the most pungent and pervasive. I mean it gets everywhere, it gets absolutely everywhere” Fisheries Inspector, Ted Manning
This episode of Scented Stories explores the smells of food to be found within Barking’s past. Explore what it felt like and smelt like to live and work in Barking across the past 100 years through memories that evoke scents and tastes.
From memories of home cooking in the 1940s to the strong scents found in Barking’s pubs, working mens’ clubs and markets. From fried chicken shops to Billingsgate market fish, we investigate the stories of Barking through food smell memories shared with Thames Festival Trust in oral history interviews.
Featuring selected extracts from interviews with Ted Manning, Babs Willmott, Jim Albert, Jacquie Goosetree, Dauda Ladejobi and more.
Produced by Thames Festival Trust as part of The Barking Stink, a scented heritage project in partnership with Valence House Museum. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Barking Stink Episode 3: ‘Scented Stories: Working River’
This episode of Scented Stories offers a unique river-based perspective of Barking’s industrial past, as we hear from workers based on barges and tugs. Listen to stories of the close community of people working on the river, along the Thames and River Roding, as dockers, lightermen and watermen.
Barking was ideally situated for factories to be located along the riverside, allowing the transportation of cargo, fuel and finished products up and down the Roding and along the River Thames into London and beyond. What is the unique smell of the river? And the different cargoes and products carried?
Featuring extracts from The Barking Stink oral history interviews with Mike Kelly, Bob Prentice and Jim Albert. Interviews conducted by Bill Onwusah, Jamie Cho, Felicity Hawksley and Nikki Shaill.
Produced by Thames Festival Trust as part of The Barking Stink, a scented heritage project in partnership with Valence House Museum. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Barking Stink Episode 2: ‘Scented Stories: Factory Life and Dangerous Work’
In this episode, Thames Festival Trust’s Scented Stories, we’re going to look at stories of industry, exploring what it was like to work in Barking’s many factories that existed along Abbey Road and the riverside across the 20th century.
What were the dangers of working with pungent chemicals, and how did locals deal with fumes produced by the factories? What were the effects on public health at the time, including asbestosis? We’re going to look at several different people’s interviews, covering industries including timber, paint and chemical works.
Plus hear from Lily, a retired jute weaver from Dundee, who gives us insight into what life in Barking’s own jute mills would have been like and the unpleasant smells involved.
Produced by Thames Festival Trust as part of The Barking Stink, a scented heritage project in partnership with Valence House Museum. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Barking Stink Episode 1: ‘Scented Stories: Sewage Stinks and Monster Soup’
In this episode, Thames Festival Trust’s Scented Stories explores the stinky subject of sewage. Something that during Barking’s past the local community were more aware of than they would have liked to be.
Many interviewees that we spoke to brought up memories of pungent sewage stenches in the air. Listen to tales of Bazalgette’s sewage system mistakes. What are Bovril Boats? What caused the Princess Alice Disaster? What surprises were found by the Northern Outfall sewer?
Featuring interviews with those who worked on the river, memories from local residents Alice, Avril and Ruby, plus hear reactions of Barking primary school children as they learn about ‘monster soup’ and the stinky history of the sewage system.
Produced by Thames Festival Trust as part of The Barking Stink, a scented heritage project in partnership with Valence House Museum. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.