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Ok... this isnt quite East Dulwich but much of the surrounding locale is covered...As Im from East Dulwich here's a bit of shameless self publicity for my new book London?s Lost Rivers (Random House Books), which will be of interest to people in East Dulwich as it contains a chapter on the River Effra (Upper Norwood to Vauxhall via Belair Park) and Earl's Sluice (Ruskin Park to Rotherhithe) plus the Grand Surrey Canal in (Peckham & Camberwell) . Overall the "lost" waterways in the book covers the history & routes of 22 rivers,8 canals & 8 docks with maps & over 100 modern day photos.A sample chapter can be found on www.londonslostrivers.com


The book covers many other SE London such as the Surrey Commercial Docks,the Rotherhithe Mill Streams, River Peck, River Neckinger, Croydon Canal & Deptford Dockyard.To promote the book Im giving a few guided walks including:


Sat 28 May ? Grand Surrey Canal Guided Walk (from Peckham to Rotherhithe). see the website if interested.


Cheers


Paul Talling

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I'm sorry, Paul, but your statements in your book about the River Peck and East Dulwich do not appear to be accurate.


Perhaps you could share your documentary sources.


John K



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Talling, Paul


London?s Lost Rivers


Random House Books


2011


978-1-84794-597-8


Page 112 deals with the River Peck running through East Dulwich.


?[?] the only remaining above-ground section of the river is in Peckham Rye Park.?


?A tree that was christened the Angel Tree in his [William Blake?s] honour has long since died.?


?Further upstream, the source of the Peck is at the summit of Honor Oak Hill, which is named after an oak tree beside which Elizabeth I shared a picnic with a courtier in May 1602.?


?The summit of Honor Oak Hill was also used as part of a system of early-warning beacons during the reign of Elizabeth I, notably upon the arrival of the Spanish Armada in 1588.?

Will check it out, but I know a lot of people cite this as the definitive volume http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Rivers-London-Effects-Londoners/dp/094866715X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305548490&sr=8-1 would be interested to see what this new volume adds, apart from a very similar title.

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