Nick Higham is a Journalist, formerly of the BBC and lives in Stoke Newington.
His book on how water from the Thames has supplied London contains much material on the New River.
He used to head 'Meet The Author' for the BBC, now you can meet the author and journalist Nick Higham at Bruce Castle this coming week to hear more about his new book 'The Mercenary River'.
Tickets available here
My Thanks to Hugh of Harringay Online for bringing this to my attention
Come and find out about the fascinating story of the over 400 year old New River that still runs through Haringey today.
How did north London's New River transform the way Londoners lived and the way Britain did business?
For centuries London struggled to supply its citizens with reliable, clean water. The Mercenary River tells the story of that struggle from the middle ages to the present day.
Nick will tell the tale of remarkable technological, scientific and organisational breakthroughs at the time; but also a story of greed and complacency, high finance and low politics.
Among the breakthroughs was the picturesque New River, neither new nor a river but a state of the art aqueduct completed in 1613 and still part of London’s water supply: the company that built it was one of the very first modern business corporations, and also one of the most profitable.
Signed books will be for sale.
www.brucecastle.org
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