Author: Nicholas Barton
Publisher: History Publications Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pages: 168
The thought of a "lost" river running beneath a road or house produces interest or consternation. Once a feature of the landscape, the underground streams are now symbols of a rural age in London.
Many of the rivers have become part of London's complex sewer sytsem; parts of others still run sweetly enough in the open to have recreational use. In the past they have formed boundaries, dictated the course of roads and influenced the location of industry. This hardback book explores how in these ways and others they have contributed to the history of London.