passing Rivers of London thought

[incandescens]

Given that the Serpentine takes its water from the Thames, I wonder if it is linked to one of Mama Thames' daughters? Or if it will be inhabited by for a future one?

I suppose it's not strictly a river, but . . .

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[flemmings.livejournal.com]

It's not? (googles. Oh, a lake)

But if it's Thames water, I'm sure Mama will shoehorn a daughter in there somewhere. *Such* a fashionable address, and a remembrance of Westbourne of blessed memory. Though (googles some moar) Westbourne's still around. I can see sibling rivalries coming into this if Mama introduces a younger daughter into what used to be *my* lake. "It is of similar size to the Fleet." This cannot end well.

[incandescens]

I think Westbourne might have been one of Father Thames' sons who died (or at least disappeared -- Sir Tyburn's appearance in Whispers Underground is making me wonder if there is More Going On Than We Currently Know -- in the Great Stink. Possibly the Westbourne itself will be collecting a tutelary deity in the future, when Mama Thames has another daughter spare. I don't think the Westbourne is mentioned in scenes where collections of her daughters show up.

Or maybe Westbourne's just out of the city: Beverley Brook mentions in Rivers of London that another of her sisters, the Crane, is out of the country travelling, so presumably Westbourne could be as well, and just not have shown up in the story yet.

[incandescens]

Oh, wait. It's Olympia. I was going through Whispers Underground to look up something, and there's a bit where Peter introduces Reynolds and Kumar to Chelsea and Olympia:

"Agent Reynolds, Sergeant Kumar, let me introduce the goddesses of Counter's Creek and the River Westbourne," I said, and bowed for good measure.

I can imagine that the Serpentine might be an issue between Olympia and her mother in the future, though...

[rvdammit.livejournal.com]

There was me thinking its Old Father Thames...

[incandescens]

No, he's further upstream. :)

[flit.livejournal.com]

I love that series!

[incandescens]

Same here. :)