London's lost tunnels and rivers

[Prince Rhyus]

Wow! There must be loads of stuff like this around London!

http://underground-history.co.uk/kwupass.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Fleet

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Effra River

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Effra

[Blagsta]

http://www.silentuk.com/writeups/fleet.html

[Prince Rhyus]

Ooh, ,these people looked at it too - quite interesting stuff

http://www.platformlondon.org/past_projects.asp

[dogmatique]

http://www.silentuk.com/writeups/fleet.html

Pretty impressive. If I remember correctly, the storm relief drain was built in the early 80's and runs down Brixton Water Lane, and then on towards Clapham.

I wonder where they managed to get access? Just lift up a manhole cover?

[wiskey]

get hold of a copy of the Underground London book

[tufty79]

where i come from, we have this:

http://www.secretleeds.com/

is there any lohndon equivalent all-encompassing site? :)

[DJWrongspeed]

How mad is this? 'Pnematic' / 'Atmospheric' train tunnel running under Sydenham to C.Palace

train tunnel (http://www.capsu.org/library/documents/0040.html)

[pinkmonkey]

This thread got me thinking about the Moselle, it runs underneath Carbuncle Passage in Northumberland Park, then across Clendish Marsh, then into Pymmes Brook. I took the dog out this morning, I think I've found where it goes into Pymmes Brook. I also think I've found a little bit of it where it comes out into the open, before it goes under train tracks at the Victoria Line depot (photos to follow).

[boohoo]

It come up in Tottenham Cemetry and in a park somewhere up that way. Goes underneath the job centre at Scotland Green.
Look out for Salmon Brook that goes under Edmonton Shopping centre.

[Dead Cat Bounce]

The source of the Fleet river starts on Hampstead Heath. You can stand at that point on the Heath, look down towards the centre of London and imagine how it snakes its way down to the Thames.

[London_Calling]

How good are these images:

http://www.silentuk.com/fleet/images/img_1055.jpg


http://www.silentuk.com/fleet/images/img_1044.jpg


http://www.silentuk.com/fleet/images/img_1071.jpg

[London_Calling]

Best I can tell, this is the Brixton Strom Relief, somehow connected to the River Effra:

http://www.silentuk.com/breach/images/img_1817.jpg

[T & P]

I would sooooo love to go to one of those explorations one day :(

[GuerillaPhoto]

lol, u are making zero's head grow seriously big.

[Stobart Stopper]

I know where there are some tunnels. Under the old Electricity Board showrooms o nthe corner of Church Lane in Leytonstone High Road. Not sure how far they go as they had been fenced off when I worked there, but we used to shine a torch and they went on for ages. Towards the Green Man roundabout.

[nino_savatte]

Here's a few more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Westbourne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Brook
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter%27s_Creek

Enjoy :)