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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The Fleet River from St Pancras to Camden Town
Having run past St Pancras church the Fleet heads towards Camden. Slight traces of the valley can be discerned here and there, mostly on an…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet from Kings Cross Bridge to St Pancras Church
Kings Cross Bridge – old street name sign on the side of the Scala entertainment centre. This sign can be seen from Kings Cross station…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet River from Baggnige Wells to Kings Cross Bridge
In nearby Frederick Street, just off Kings Cross Road, is this small community gardens set in a depression. Its pretty obvious this was once the…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet River from Mount Pleasant to Baggnige Wells
At one time the Fleet river gently meandered between Mount Pleasant and Baggnige Wells. However by 1830 its course had been straightened out and that…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet's course from Farringdon to Mount Pleasant
Past Onslow Street the river headed across Clerkenwell Road northwards towards Ray Street. Much confusion over the Fleet’s alignment arises because of the massive changes…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet's former route from Blackfriars to Farringdon
New Bridge Road and Farringdon Road are the main throroughfare here and the Fleet River was arched over with substantial stone blocks. Later it was…
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