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)
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
This navigation is still in use – sort of. From its confluence at the Thames it is known as Barking Creek, a winding, tidal waterway.…
Continue ReadingThe Roding (Barking and Ilford) Navigation
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
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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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…
Continue ReadingPudding Mill – Requiem for a lost London river
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…
Continue ReadingIn Retrospect: Is the Lee Navigation a canal or river?
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…
Continue ReadingThe Lee Navigation – Ware Park, New Gauge and Hertford
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…
Continue ReadingThe Lee Navigation – Stanstead lock and Gazebos
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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