Stock Photography of London and the River Thames

The Jim Batty Image Library specialises in stock photography of London, City of London and the River Thames for travel, editorial and commercial design use.

London Stock Photographs

Classic travel icons – The Gherkin, London Eye, Millenium Bridge, Piccadilly, Big Ben
Stylised photographs – of people shopping in London, commuting, enjoying the Royal Parks, City life and the post-modern environment of London Docklands.

River Thames Stock Photographs

Travel and leisure stock images covering the full length of River Thames from its source to the Thames Barrier, including:

Oxford, Henley Royal Regatta, Kingston
Narrowboats, punts, motor cruisers
Village and riverside England – flowery pubs, stone bridges, traditional cottages.

Narrowboats & Canal Life

Stock photographs of Britain's inland waterways:

traditional working narrowboats
modern leisure narrowboats
people cruising & having fun
locks, lift bridges
houseboats, barges
towpath activity

Have a project in mind? You may be able to commission photography of London and region for the price of stock.

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London Stock Image Collection

Stock photographs in the London Image Collection range from the London Eye through the City of London to London Docklands and Greenwich.

Classic images of Westminster – such as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square – are available, as are photographs of Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and Mayfair. There are also pictures of shops and people shopping in London's fashionable shopping districts, such as Old Bond Street and Savile Row, as well as Oxford Street.

Also featured are images of popular Thames-side London: the South Bank – which extends from the London Eye to the OXO Tower; and Bankside – which takes in the Tate Modern art gallery, Millenium Bridge and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

From the City of London find stock photographs depicting St Paul's Cathedral, Paternoster Square, the Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe) and the banking district. The collection also incorporates images of neighbouring Holborn and Clerkenwell and extends to Bloomsbury, the British Museum and British Library.

Detail images of London include: black London cabs, red double-deckers, flowery city pubs, royal parks and palaces, City people and commuters in motion, tourists touring, historic buildings and modern architecture such as the Gherkin, London City Hall and Docklands development.

River Thames Stock Image Collection

Stock photographs in the River Thames Image Collection cover the river from its rural source at Thames Head in Gloucestershire to the Thames Barrier below London.

Oxford pages include images of Oxford colleges, the Bodleian Library, Sheldonian Theatre, bookshops, punts, street scenes and the Alice Shop.

Henley and the Henley Royal Regatta feature in a series of photographs and there are images of Lechlade, Weybridge, Walton, Windsor & Eton. Kingston-upon-Thames is also well represented, as is the Thames in London.

Boating pictures abound: of people punting and rowing and messing around in narrowboats, paddle boats, river boats, motor cruisers, punts, classic launches, cruisers and other pleasure boats, and landscape photos.

A large variety of scenic views depict riverside pubs, Thames locks and the beautiful open countryside surrounding the upper Thames. Dotted throughout the collection are stock pictures of stone cottages, historic village churches, fireworks, walkers and ramblers, ancient bridges and old Father Thames.

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