Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The Origin of the New River

The New River Head at Great Amwell (1810)
Great Amwell
I have been meaning to provide a page on the New River, which was built 400 years ago to bring fresh water from Hertfordshire to London - and which is still flowing. However I have just discovered a very useful history on the London Metropolitan Archives web site.
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