Three Mills and River Lea

Join Joolz on a fascinating East London walk along the tidal River Lea, starting at Pudding Mill Lane and journeying down to Cody Dock. Along the way, we explore the incredible industrial and royal history of the Bow Back Rivers: • The House Mill & Three Mills: A special tour inside the world’s largest surviving tidal mill, exploring centuries of flour, gunpowder, and gin milling. • Abbey Mills Pumping Station: Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s Victorian masterpiece, famously nicknamed the “Cathedral of Sewage”. • Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks: The towering Victorian gasometers, the Imperial Gaslight and Coke Company, and the Congreve rocket factory that inspired “the rocket’s red glare” in the US National Anthem! • Queen Mathilda’s Bow Bridge: The turbulent history of England’s first stone arched bridge. • Bromley Hall: The oldest brick house in London and a former royal hunting lodge for Henry VIII. • Hidden Memorials & Forgotten History: The tragic heroism behind the Nicholson’s Gin distillery memorial, the buried rubble of the grand Euston Arch, and the Wild West connection to Cody Dock! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share with your fellow history buffs!