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Lost rivers of South London cycling tour

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Discover the landscape and history of South London’s lost rivers Join Open City for a cycling tour exploring the fascinating history and topography of South London’s lost rivers There are just two remaining open rivers in inner South London: the River Wandle in Wandsworth to the west; and the Ravensbourne in Lewisham to the east. Yet between these two, there are a cluster of long-vanished smaller streams: the Falcon Brook, the Heathwall, the Effra, the Earl’s Sluice, each with their own smaller tributaries, which disappeared from view into sewers in the 1860s as part of Joseph Bazalgette’s Lon