The House by The Thames

The House by The Thames: and the people who lived there is a 2006 book by British writer Gillian Tindall. A second edition was released in 2007 by Pimlico

The House by The Thames: and the people who lived there

Author	Gillian Tindall
Language	English
Subject	History of London
Set in	Southwark, London Borough of Southwark
Publisher	Chatto & Windus, Pimlico
Publication date	2006
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	258
ISBN	9781844130948
Dewey Decimal	942.164

Synopsis

The book is about a 450-year-old house, 49 Bankside, Bankside in the London Borough of Southwark on the banks of the River Thames, the remarkable changes witnessed and the diverse lives of those who have lived there.

Reception

In The Guardian Kathryn Hughes wrote that what the book 'does brilliantly is to use the narrative of Bankside in general and one house in particular to show how we tend to clothe the past in whatever psychic bits and pieces come immediately to hand'. In The Independent Christopher Fowler praised the book, writing describing it as 'This graceful discursive restores forgotten lives, and unlocks a door to reveal London in its glorious breadth and entirety'.