THE LOST RIVERS OF LONDON.

THE LOST RIVERS OF LONDON. Mary Jane recalls a walking tour of London where she was told that in the past a number of pubs in London got the water for brewing from wells which tapped into water flowing to the Thames. Some of the wells have been rediscovered after the pub basements have flooded. Wikipedia has an article describing the subterranean rivers in London which flow down into the Thames. The Walbrook, thought to take its name from the London Wall it flowed beneath, was probably important in the choice of location of Londinium. The Roman governor’s palace has been found beside the stream. It apparently served as the dividing line between the West End and the East End, a division which goes back hundreds of years.