The outlet for the Effra river empties into the Thames by Vauxhall Bridge, from which this shot was taken. (October 2005)

The River Effra is a river in south London, England. It is now underground. Image File history File links Effra_vauxhall_2. ... Image File history File links Effra_vauxhall_2. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ...

When the London sewerage system was constructed during the mid-19th century, its designer Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated flows from the River Effra into his 'high-level interceptory sewer', also known as the Effra sewer, running from Herne Hill eastwards under Peckham and New Cross to Deptford. In the early 19th Century the Thames was practically an open sewer, with disastrous consequences for public health in London. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Memorial to Sir Joseph Bazalgette on Victoria Embankment Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (28 March 1819 – 15 March 1891) was one of the great Victorian civil engineers. ... Herne Hill is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London. ... Peckham is a place in the London Borough of Southwark about a mile (1. ... New Cross is a district on the north tip of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... Deptford is an area of the London Borough of Lewisham, on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. ...

The main course of the River Effra was diverted into a sewer and culverts. It can be accessed through the sewers on Effra Road in Brixton, South London. Sewers transport wastewater from buildings to treatment facilities. ... A culvert is a flowing body of water which passes underneath a road, railway, or embankment, or the part thereof that does so. ... Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ...

The river rises near Crystal Palace, London, then flows through Norwood and then Brixton before emptying into the River Thames near Vauxhall Bridge. The source of a river, usually a lake or a spring, is the farthest point of a river from its estuary or confluence with another river. ... Crystal Palace or Upper Norwood is an area in south London, England within the postcode London SE19, named after the Crystal Palace, relocated to Upper Norwood in 1854. ... Norwood is the name of several places: In Australia: Norwood, South Australia, suburb of Adelaide Norwood, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston In Canada: Norwood, Ontario (near Peterborough) In the United States of America: Norwood, a neighborhood of the Bronx, New York Norwood, Colorado Norwood, Massachusetts Norwood, New Jersey Norwood, New York... Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... Vauxhall bridge and the south shore from Pimlico. ...

In 1992 a project by the London arts group 'Platform' sparked a local campaign to dig up the river. The 'Unearthing the Effra' project was based around a mock 'Effra Redevelopment Agency', which included a public office. The project gained publicity in local newspapers and radio stations. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

See also

• Subterranean rivers of London
• Rivers of the United Kingdom

The subterranean or underground rivers of London are the tributaries of the River Thames that were built over during the growth of the metropolis of London. ... This is a list of rivers of Great Britain. ...

External links

Platform's Unearthing the Effra project.