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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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    The Fleet River from St Pancras to Camden Town

    The Fleet River from St Pancras to Camden Town

    January 9, 2010April 10, 2023

    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…

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    The Fleet from Kings Cross Bridge to St Pancras Church

    The Fleet from Kings Cross Bridge to St Pancras Church

    January 9, 2010

    Kings Cross Bridge – old street name sign on the side of the Scala entertainment centre. This sign can be seen from Kings Cross station…

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    The Fleet River from Baggnige Wells to Kings Cross Bridge

    The Fleet River from Baggnige Wells to Kings Cross Bridge

    January 9, 2010April 10, 2023

    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…

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    The Fleet River from Mount Pleasant to Baggnige Wells

    The Fleet River from Mount Pleasant to Baggnige Wells

    January 9, 2010

    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…

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    The Fleet's course from Farringdon to Mount Pleasant

    The Fleet's course from Farringdon to Mount Pleasant

    January 9, 2010April 10, 2023

    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…

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    The Fleet's former route from Blackfriars to Farringdon

    The Fleet's former route from Blackfriars to Farringdon

    January 9, 2010April 10, 2023

    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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