River Fleet
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Well, it’s hard to imagine now, because the Fleet is underground for most of its lower length, but Henry VIII once had a palace here, where the Fleet flows into the Thames. Bridewell Palace was favoured by him early in his reign, but later became the notorious Bridewell Prison, on account of which many institutions…
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LONDON’S LOST AND FORGOTTEN RIVERS
Bermondsey Abbey, Blackfriars, Bridewell Palace, Catherine of Aragon, Croydon, Croydon Old Palace, Elizabeth Wydeville, Jacob’s Island, Lady Margaret Beaufort, London, London Museum, Ludgate Circus, Palace of Westminster, River Effra, River Fleet, River Lea, River Neckinger, River Tyburn, River Walbrook, River Wandle, rivers, St. Saviour’s Dock, Thorney Island, Westminster AbbeyUpdated post at sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/londons-lost-and-forgotten-rivers-2/ Jacob’s Island formed by a loop in the River Neckinger c1860. Formerly known as Folly Ditch. Watercolour J L Stewart 1829-1911 Here is a link to a very interesting article on London’s lost and forgotten rivers with details of some interesting finds including, my favourites , a 12th century…
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This article begins: “London is usually seen as a one-river city, just big old Father Thames. The city breathes with the rise and fall of its tide, and for centuries the Thames has posed patiently for tourist drawings, etchings and photos. But what of London’s other rivers, the capital’s unseen waterways? Twenty-one tributaries flow…
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UPDATED POST ON sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/crossrail-a-portal-into-medieval-london/ No doubt archaeologists thought all their Christmases had arrived at once when first they heard breaking news of the building of Crossrail, Europe’s largest infrastructure – which will be called the Elizabeth line and will open in phases from late 2018 – and the exceptional opportunities the…
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