Walbrook, previously known as LIBF Walbrook Institute London – our name may have changed, but our mission hasn’t. Inspired by the historic River Walbrook, which once flowed through London’s financial …

The Walbrook is a subterranean river in London. It gives its name to the Walbrook City ward and to a nearby street. It played an important role in the Roman settlement of Londinium.

May 18, 2025 · Beneath the bustling streets of the City of London once flowed a river called the Walbrook. It’s now buried about 30 feet below ground level, and it’s part of a network of ‘lost rivers’ …

Despite its short course the Walbrook is counted as one of London's major waterways since it carved a route through the historic City of London and was an influence in the settlement of Romans in …

May 3, 2025 · The Walbrook is one of London's many lost rivers. I traced its route, following the folklore and history of London along the way.

The Walbrook, once bustling river in medieval London, takes its name from the Old English wala, meaning “of the Welsh,” and broc meaning “brook.” Although currently known as Walbrook, in the …

Nov 23, 2023 · The Walbrook would have flowed just west of here. The street is dominated by the block-length, Norman Foster-designed Bloomberg building, which has an undulating profile that hints at the …

The Walbrook was a key feature of life in Roman Londinium, founded around 47 CE. It ran through the middle of the city, with the River Fleet carving out its western edge.

When the Romans built their city wall around Londinium, in around 200AD, it was built across the Walbrook, which was channelled underneath it. It’s thought the name that we now use for the river, …

Walbrook is a Ward of the City of London and a minor street in its vicinity. The ward is named after a river of the same name. The ward of Walbrook contains two of the City's most notable landmarks: the …