The Long Water and the Serpentine Bridge. Kensington Gardens, London. In this photograph, the bridge in the distance is the Serpentine Bridge, which allows traffic to cross this delightful "40-acre artifical lake" in the midle of London that was created "by damming the West Borne, a stream that no longer exists" (Wurman, 72). Shelley's first wife, Harriet Westbook drowned herself here in 1818.
Photograph by George P. Landow may be freely used without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL.]
Other views
- Walking towards the Long Water
- Waterfowl
- Sunny path
- Mossy tree
- Matthew Arnold's "Lines in Kensington gardens" (1852) text (U. of Toronto site)
References
Richard Saul Wurman. London Access. 3rd edition. New York: Harper Collins, 1993.
Last modified 31 March 2008