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The River Fleet is London's largest subterranean river. It runs from two headwaters in Hampstead Heath and flows 4 miles to the Thames.The name Fleet derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'flēot' meaning tidal inlet. Suggesting that in Anglo-Saxon times the Fleet served as a dock for shipping. In Roman times the Fleet was a substantial river with it's estuary housing the oldest tidal mill in the world. By the 13th century it was widely considered polluted and as London grew the river's flow was greatly reduced by the increasing industry. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, Sir Christopher Wren proposed that the river be widened. This was unfortunately rejected and the River was turned into the new Canal by Robert Hooke in 1680.

The river gives its name to Fleet Street which runs from Ludgate Circus to Temple Bar at The Strand. During the 1970s, a planned London Underground tube was to lie under the line of Fleet Street and was originally named 'Fleet Line'. However, the construction of this section of the line was not yet underway when Sir Horace Cutler won a Conservative majority on the GLC and the line was terminated at Charing Cross. Nevertheless, the project was subsequently renamed the Jubilee line for Queen Elizabeth II's 1977 Silver Jubilee.

Taken on: June 6, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/8.0, 30 sec, 17mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	TS-E17mm f/4L
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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