Posted by andy clayton on June 08, 2012 at 00:59:34 user cousin_jack.
A link to a BBC program, still available to view. It shows an old Thames barge making its way from Hamford Water down to the Thames. Good shots of 'Secret Water' and interesting talk about running the barges in the old days.
Sorry to those who can't access BBC i-player!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jrlv2/Britains_Lost_Routes_with_Griff_Rhys_Jones_Thames_Barge/