Ham Photos is a growing archive of photos of Ham (at the meeting of Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames in south-west London), where I have lived since 1996. It captures the small changes that are easily missed and delights in the unusual, the unexpected and the unnoticed.
6 May 2008
Sluice gates
The sluice gates by Douglas Footpath, by the edge of Petersham Lodge Woods, allow the river water to flow in to Ham Lands at high tide, blocking access to the footpath but also keeping the area verdant.