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.

See New River

Hertfordshire Countryside - November 2012

The November Issue of Hertfordshire Countryside contained a number of articles of potential interest.. 

• The Time Machines looks at some mid-29th century buses that ran in the county.
• There are some interesting biographical notes on Ernest Squires (1878-1933), the local historian who was actively involved with the East Herts Archaeological Society.
• The New River describes the 17th century waterway that was built to carry fresh water from Hertford to London
• There is an article on Bushey with pictures of a number of interesting buildings.
• Keeping within the Boundaries looks at some of the county's old hedgerows, which often relate to parish or other boundaries.
• The tiny village of Nettleden gets a couple of pages.