London's Hidden Rivers

A walker's guide to the subterranean waterways of London.

London has many rivers but they are often hidden under centuries of development. Rivers like the Walbrook, the Fleet, or the Effra have left their mark on the city and still form an important part of our subterranean world. 

David Fathers shows the courses of London's hidden rivers in a series of detailed guided walks covering 75 miles, illustrating the traces they have left and the ways they have shaped the capital. 

• From the former watering hole, by the Earl's Sluice, where Canterbury pilgrims rested, David Bowie rehearsed and henry Cooper trained, to the gardens, by the Westbourne, where a young Mozart performed. 
• From the pipe carrying the River Tyburn over Baker Street Underground Station to the grate in Farringdon through which the River Fleet can be heard and seen. 

Published 2024 by Bloomsbury