£22.4 million

[boatone]

For a painting of a lock !!!!

That would keep EA Thames in funds for a while !

Maybe famous living artists could be persuaded to paint pictures of each lock on the river and donate them for auction to benefit the river?

Seeing some wonderful mind pictures ........

 

[oldgit]

Maybe famous living artists could be persuaded to paint pictures ...

Or Ahem,"take" some pictures..................

 

[boatone]

Or Ahem,"take" some pictures..................

Best you stick to paying for the occasional visitors licence, methinks, Fred !

 

[boatone]

Bet a Rolf Harris original of Boulters lock or a Tracy Emin of Big Dave at Bell Weir would make a few bob !