LOST RIVERS OF BRITAIN - The Angling History They Buried

Описание: Across Britain lie rivers that once offered small, local fishing — brooks where kids caught dace at dawn, culverts holding roach beneath iron grates, and forgotten meanders where chub and trout shaped early angling lives.
Most are hidden now: buried under streets, paved into silence, or redirected until their swims exist only in memory.

This episode explores eight such waters: the Fleet, Rea, Irwell old course, Frome, Bybrook mill race, Tyburn, Medlock, and the forgotten side channels of the Wandle. Each one held real angling history — everyday swims, childhood fishing grounds, and pockets of wild fish now sealed under concrete or lost to time.

If you fish, these stories matter. Britain’s lost rivers weren’t just watercourses — they were small fisheries where generations learned the craft. Their disappearance is a reminder of how fragile and temporary our favourite waters can be.

Featuring:
• High-detail cinematic reconstructions
• Historically accurate angling scenes (1700s–1900s)
• Cutaways of the buried rivers beneath modern neighbourhoods
• First-hand period accounts from anglers
• Ghost-water imagery showing where fish once swam

If you enjoy local angling history, urban exploration, or Britain’s hidden waterways, this is your episode.

Music Credits

The following music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) is included in this video.
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
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“Calmant”, “Light Thought var 1”, “Dark Walk”, “Fluidscape”, “Ghostpocalypse 1”, “Autumn Day”, “Echoes of Time”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Memory Lane”, “Immersed”

This film uses artist-directed AI imagery and composites to visualise scenes that cannot be practically filmed.

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