The Awkward Horse Finish:Rolled 2nd January 1961

2nd January 1961

Panoramic map of the River Thames

Interior view of the Well Tower

A new world water speed record of 248

Skinners' Almshouses and Trinity Almshouses

The Awkward Horse Finish:Rolled 2nd January 1961'The Awkward Horse', 1880. Sir Stafford Northcote, the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer advances with the twitch upon the Irish Horse, which the Liberal Marquis of Hartington is trying to calm. Sir Stafford had recently presented a proposal for ridding the political system of obstruction, the use of which had been causing the Conservatives so much difficulty during the last couple of Sessions. The proposal gave the Speaker the authority to