London's Lost Rivers

A Walker's Guide

Author  Tom Bolton
London's Lost Rivers

A series of walks along the routes of eight lost rivers in London, with richly detailed anecdotes outlining the history of each river's route, origins and decline.

When we think of London's river, the vast thoroughfare of the Thames immediately springs to mind. But this ancient city was built around other rivers too – and traces of these still remain, for those who know where to look.

London's Lost Rivers takes the reader on a series of walks along the routes of eight lost rivers, combining directions for walkers with richly detailed anecdotes outlining the history of each river's route, origins and decline.

Tom Bolton reveals a secret network that spreads across the city, from picturesque Hampstead in the North to the hidden…