Tyburn (Bach)
The Tyburn is a completely subterranean creek in London that runs as part of the London sewer system in King's Scholars' Pond Sewer . He is the namesake of the village of Tyburn .
The Tyburn originally had two springs, one in Shepherd's Well (now Fitzjohn's Avenue) and the other in the area of Belsize Manor, which no longer exists, but is the namesake of some streets in South Hampstead . From here the creek took a southerly direction through what is now Marylebone and Mayfair . In the area of what is now St. James's Park , the Tyburn divided into three arms. Two of them formed the Werder Thorney Island , on which Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) were built. There the river originally flowed into the Thames .
Due to its proximity to London, the Tyburn served as a source of drinking water early on. In 1236 a pipe from the upper course of the stream, which was laid repeatedly in the following time, brought water into the city. However, the high population in its catchment area and the associated heavy use of the body of water led to a reduction in the amount of water it had, while at the same time being polluted. At some point in the late Middle Ages, its mouth was moved south and was then near what is now the Vauxhall Bridge in Pimlico .
In its current course, the Tyburn is led above ground over Regent's Canal , then crosses under Regent's Park and follows Marylebone Lane to Oxford Street (originally Tyburn Road) and Park Lane (originally Tyburn Lane). Later he crossed under Buckingham Palace towards Victoria Station . Shortly before its former mouth at Vauxhall Bridge, the Tyburn releases its water into a deep sewer. The remaining stretch to the Thames is closed by flood gates at the end .
Part of Tyburn is believed to be in the basement of an antique shop on Davies Street in Mayfair. Since the creek has become a sewer, the open trench with goldfish cannot communicate with the Tyburn.
See also
literature
- Nicholas Barton: The Lost Rivers of London: A Study of Their Effects Upon London and Londoners, and the Effects of London and Londoners on Them , Historical Publications, ISBN 0-948667-15-X
Web links
- Silent UK - Urban Explorations: River Tyburn
- Exploring the Tyburn on undercity.org with lots of photos