The Lost Rivers of London: A Study of Their Effects Upon London and Londoners, and the Effects of London and Londoners Upon ThemA study of the lost rivers of London, many of which are still flowing underground as part of the city's sewer system. The courses of the lost rivers are traced, and an analysis is given of the role that these rivers have played in the creation and development of London, the uses which have been made of them, and their relationship to the people of London. |
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Page 35
... James Barton. the King's Scholars Pond Sewer throughout its length , and follows the same course as on the plan of Ebury ... St James's Park.2 It remains of course quite mysterious why the Abbey should have gone to Hyde Park for its water ...
... James Barton. the King's Scholars Pond Sewer throughout its length , and follows the same course as on the plan of Ebury ... St James's Park.2 It remains of course quite mysterious why the Abbey should have gone to Hyde Park for its water ...
Page 57
... St James Parke Wall into ye Ditch that goeth to Mr Chip's House , likewise to cleanse pyle and planke ye ditch upon ... James's Palace , bordering on the Green Park . The wall of St James's Park is shown on several maps running along the ...
... St James Parke Wall into ye Ditch that goeth to Mr Chip's House , likewise to cleanse pyle and planke ye ditch upon ... James's Palace , bordering on the Green Park . The wall of St James's Park is shown on several maps running along the ...
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... St Clement's Well , 13 St George's Fields , Newington Butts , 44 n . , 45 St Giles Church , Cripplegate , 108 St Giles - in - the - Fields Church , 52 St James Church , 69 St James's Park , 31 , 34 , 35-6 , 57 , 71 St James's Square , 55 St ...
... St Clement's Well , 13 St George's Fields , Newington Butts , 44 n . , 45 St Giles Church , Cripplegate , 108 St Giles - in - the - Fields Church , 52 St James Church , 69 St James's Park , 31 , 34 , 35-6 , 57 , 71 St James's Square , 55 St ...
Contents
List of Illustrations with Sources | 9 |
The London Basin | 15 |
THE WALBROOK | 21 |
Copyright | |
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