New River, Hornsey
Introduction
The photograph on this page of New River, Hornsey by Danny P Robinson as part of the Geograph project.
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New River, Hornsey
Image: © Danny P Robinson Taken: 13 Jan 2008
Looking across the river towards Denmark Road. The New River is actually an artificial watercourse, originally built in 1613 as a drinking water conduit to serve London. Here are a couple of links about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(England) http://www.thameswater.co.uk/waterinschools/newriver/story.html
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Image Location
Latitude
51.586699
Longitude
-0.110089