London’s Lost Rivers: The Hackney Brook and other North West Passages June 22, 2009

Speaker: Iain Sinclair

Iain Sinclair will take a look at the rivers of London which have either faded out of the
minds of Londoners or else disappeared completely. He will consider what relationship these
'lost' rivers have with the idea of 'northness' within London and beyond.
This is a part of the series of events which will be held in
collaboration with the City of London Festival, which runs from the 19 June to 9 July
2009.

Exciting events for the 2009 Festival are being advanced. The tradition of 'trading places'
with other locations, culturally and commercially, will be maintained. This year the festival
will navigate the latitude of 60 degrees North and reinforce links between the City of London
and seven Baltic and Nordic cities: St Petersburg, Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo,
Kirkwall (Orkney) and Reykjavik, all of which share the 'white nights' of midsummer, a special
quality of light and the maritime environment which uniquely define the 'northness'. There
will be a special focus on the environment and sustainability in this year's Festival.

Full details of the Festival programme can be obtained from www.colf.org.

Official Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=886