2012-03-18 - London's Famous Subterranean London

Cheers for sorting kt/nick and for the handouts nick - scarily professional.
Interesting to think how London was much smaller and significantly physically lower, and all the remaining clues of physical and societal past. Interesting how many sights in London look like cocks to the trained eye.

Thanks to david for getting down and dirty, nick for the sub stunt, Dan, James, Ali, Bill, Matt and David for chipping in with facts and spots off the cuff.

Great ride guys, though i think the hardest part of the ride was getting to the Flask...

Black Mary's Hole!

+1!

Great ride guys, though i think the hardest part of the ride was getting to the Flask...

Black Mary's Hole!

Still wanna know where that is!

http://people.bath.ac.uk/liskmj/living-spring/sourcearchive/fs1/fs1cp1.htm

And, http://thedabbler.co.uk/2011/11/the-slang-guide-to-london-black-marys-hole/

Basically the first couple of hits from Google.

The Flask

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The ride

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Pub time!

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Thanks to KT, Nick and all involved - it was an entertaining meander. I was sorry to miss the Camberwell shenanigans and beers in the Effra, but like a grumpy cabbie
I wasn't going south of the river at that time of night. Good to meet so many friendly folk on my first forum ride. Cheers all.

^ Highlight for me was you buggering off down that drain, made me lol!

Made me smell of Scent of Fleet

C360_2012-03-18-14-08-26 by middle of nowhere, on Flickr

we should have closed that before he managed to get out...

Next time

And parked a car on it

Definitely the most educational bike ride I've been on. Thanks to everyone who organised this and taught us about London, and all the people who chimed in with their own facts.

Looking forward to photos, especially the submarine ones.

Great ride.. only sorry not to be able to stay on after Blackfriars (and to do my usual trick of not learning enough forum names so I don't know who who is when I get back here.)

Well done Nick and Katie, looking forward to a South version soon.

Howard//lightgreylangster

Iain/White prolite

I was the one with the LFGSS green cycling top, glasses and grey cap. I was on the white prolite

Not sure if there were any other defining features about me

^So just to confirm you were on the white prolite?

Not sure if there were any other defining features about me

Moar Jaw on your forum jersey sharks mouths...

^So just to confirm you were on the white prolite?
Purple hipster bike with silly plastic triSpok with odd northerner

Moar Jaw on your forum jersey sharks mouths...
MOAR JAW :-)

Many thanks to Kt and Nick and everyone for making this a top day,Ive ordered the book....
**London's Lost Rivers: A Walker's Guide (Paperback) **

by Tom Bolton (Author),there are a few left on Amazon......be quick

Thank you all for making that ride so good, loved all the contributions and sharing on London's secret london.

A few pics:

'That iron pipe carries the stuff that makes the river'

David? Are you there?

and the one you've all been waiting for...

Won't be forgetting this weekend for a while!
Really looking forward to seeing David's underground shots

^trying to work out if you're falling over there, or breakdancing...

Falling off after running and trying to jump onto the submarine before the camera timer goes off.

Sorry it seems as though I'm laughing, but I'm not alone.

Really looking forward to seeing David's underground shots

Here's a quick one from underground.

Need some time to upload the rest of the pics.
Many more to follow when I get a chance will be adding them to this flickr set http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-dansky/sets/72157629257294594/