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Neckinger (547 words) |
 | The pressure for land meant that the river hampered rather than drove the economy and the ancient Saxon river was filled in and built over, reduced to a mere trickle. |
| Where the Neckinger joined the Thames, it was converted to a commercial dock, St. Saviour's, lined with warehouses catering for the valuable trade in exotic spices and coffee. |
| Life in the area was far from exotic, on the east bank of the river was the notorious slum of Jacob's Island, the home of Bill Sykes in Dickens' Oliver Twist, where the long-suffering Nancy met her early death, and the location for the rubbish gatherers in Dickens' Our Mutual Friend. |
| River Neckinger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (178 words) |
| The River Neckinger is a subterranean river that rises in Southwark and flows through London to St Saviour's Dock where it enters the River Thames. |
| The name of the river is believe to derive from the term "devil's neckcloth" (i.e. |
| The area where the Neckinger meets the Thames at St Saviour's Dock was historically known as Jacob's Island (now the wealthy area known as Shad Thames). |
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