Magic lantern slide circa 1880.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History. Slide set: The River Thames: from its head springs to the sea, lecture. View at Iffley, taken as we look back towards Oxford. Iffley is a little village prettily placed on the side of the hill, and is celebrated for having one of the finest old Norman Churches in England. There is also a picturesque old mill on the little side stream below the Church, which has often been a favourite study for artists.