The New River Islington N1
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The photograph on this page of The New River Islington N1 by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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The New River Islington N1
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 4 Oct 2005
This is the New River in Islington. The linear park along its banks was closed and the river rather dry due to repair work on the pumps on the day the picture was taken. The New River is a welcome strip of green in an otherwise totally built up area. The "New" river is in fact an aqueduct constructed for 40 miles along the 100 ft contour from the River Lea. It brought fresh water to London for the first time in 1613. The part of the river shown here is now purely ornamental.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.544795
Longitude
-0.093509