Pump it up - London's Water

London sits on a natural water basin, with water draining from the surrounding hills. This was great for drinking and industry in times gone by, all you needed to do was put a pipe in the ground and pump up your water, like this pump in Bedford Row. These days, nobody uses it like that any more, and the rising water levels threaten to flood the tube all the time. You won't be surprised to hear that Thames Water are working on how to use this water.