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Hackney Brook
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The Hackney Brook is one of the subterranean rivers of London. Rising in Holloway, it crossed the northern parts of the current London boroughs of Islington and Hackney, before emptying into the River Lea at Old Ford.
The eastern lake at Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, one of two that mark the original course of the Hackney Brook. It is, however, fed by mains water
The eastern lake at Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, one of two that mark the original course of the Hackney Brook. It is, however, fed by mains water from the fountain seen here. (January 2006)
Workmen culverting Hackney Brook in Mare Street (c.1900)
Workmen culverting Hackney Brook in Mare Street (c.1900)
Subterranean rivers of London
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The subterranean or underground rivers of London are or were the direct or indirect tributaries of the upper estuary of the Thames that were built over during the growth of the metropolis of London. They now flow through culverts, with some of them integral parts of London's sewerage system and diverted accordingly.
The position of a mouth of the Effra in the 13th century.
The position of a mouth of the Effra in the 13th century.
The culverted mouth of the Earl's Sluice at Deptford Wharf
The culverted mouth of the Earl's Sluice at Deptford Wharf
The Moselle on the surface flows through Tottenham Cemetery on its way to the Lea.
The Moselle on the surface flows through Tottenham Cemetery on its way to the Lea.