limehouse-reach

Updated: July 12, 2026

Salmon, sturgeon, porpoise, roach, dace, flounders, eels, etc., were caught in considerable quantities in the Thames, below London Bridge, and further up, pike and trout. The fishermen had great nets that stretched all across Limehouse-reach four fathoms deep.

James Anthony Froude - The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)