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    The Fleet River and its Canal

    The Fleet River and its Canal

    December 9, 2022April 11, 2023

    The Fleet River must be the one and only natural river which enabled boats to reach any part of the inner metropolis of London, long…

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    An introduction to the Lee Navigation (River Lea)

    An introduction to the Lee Navigation (River Lea)

    December 3, 2022April 11, 2023

    The Lee Navigation was actually built in stages from the 1600’s to the Mid 1800’s, with the main body of the work being undertaken in…

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    Along The Roding (Ilford) Navigation

    Along The Roding (Ilford) Navigation

    February 5, 2010April 10, 2023

    This navigation is still in use – sort of. From its confluence at the Thames it is known as Barking Creek, a winding, tidal waterway.…

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    The Roding (Barking and Ilford) Navigation

    The Roding (Barking and Ilford) Navigation

    February 5, 2010April 10, 2023

    From its confluence at the Thames it is usually known as Barking Creek, a winding, tidal waterway. Once it reaches Barking it becomes the River…

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    Pudding Mill River Requiem – part three

    Pudding Mill River Requiem – part three

    February 1, 2010

    The Pudding Mill River clearly extended southwards as far as the old bridge that formed a link between Marshgate Lane and a scrapyard to the…

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    Pudding Mill River Requiem – part two

    Pudding Mill River Requiem – part two

    February 1, 2010

    Looking down knobs Hill in 2005 from the junction of Marshgate Lane and Knobs Hill Road. The dip under the Northern Outfall is obvious. Knobs…

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    Pudding Mill – Requiem for a lost London river

    Pudding Mill – Requiem for a lost London river

    February 1, 2010

    The Pudding Mill River (known also as Pudding Mill stream or Hunter’s Mill stream) was a major waterway forming part of the network known as…

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    In Retrospect: Is the Lee Navigation a canal or river?

    In Retrospect: Is the Lee Navigation a canal or river?

    January 16, 2010

    From Hertfordshire.com“The River Lee (or Lea) runs through Hertford on its way to London and it is joined in Hertford by three other rivers, the…

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    The Lee Navigation – Ware Park, New Gauge and Hertford

    The Lee Navigation – Ware Park, New Gauge and Hertford

    January 16, 2010

    The final section of the Lee Navigation is just over three miles long. The course of the River Lea has been utilised since the weir…

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    The Lee Navigation – Stanstead lock and Gazebos

    The Lee Navigation – Stanstead lock and Gazebos

    January 16, 2010

    The River Lea conitnues to be used by the Lee Navigation as far as Stanstead Lock, after which it returns to its own artificial cut,…

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