Tracking eleven rivers beneath London that have been culverted, placed
in tunnels, or diverted into the sewer system.
Below the pavements, out of sight, a network of secret rivers pulses
beneath the capital's busy pavements. The second volume of London's
Lost Rivers explores eleven more rivers that have been buried, hidden
or mislaid across the city--watercourses that have been culverted,
placed in tunnels, or diverted into the sewer system. But while they may
be hidden from view, clues remain, and this book will show you how to
find them.
These eleven walks trace the routes of buried rivers, tracking the
impression they have left on the landscape and cityscape of London.
Walks include the little-known Cock and Pye Ditch that shaped Covent
Garden, Tottenham's Moselle River (not to be confused with the French
version), the East End's unsavory-sounding Black Ditch, and the
Ravensbourne, linking rural Bromley to the heart of the British Navy at
Deptford.
Accompanied by S. F. Said's haunting and evocative Polaroid photographs,
this guidebook tracks routes that are recorded on no map, stripping back
the layers to reveal London's veins and arteries.