When the
Romans ran out of fresh water, they built
aqueducts. When C17 Londoners ran out, they built
The New River. Snaking from Chadwell and Amwell springs to the New River Head, it's not new, it's not a river, but it is the largest body of non-tidal flowing water in Europe and one of few local habitats for dragonflies [
geocities].
Over
40 miles in length, and taking just 4 years to complete, the river was opened in 1613. But it ran over budget and didn't make a profit until 1633, two years after it's designer and chief financier,
Hugh Myddelton, had died.
posted by twine42
on Dec 10, 2002 -
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