WATER WORKS
The reservoirs are fed by the River Lea which continues southwards through the Olympic Park and into the Thames. I think the “spacious open area known for football” is the 73 pitches of Hackney Marshes which are actually a bit further south. We’ve all played there on a Sunday morning - with a hangover. And Hackney Marshes was the scene of a memorable TV ad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9FLYr57maQ Nike’s 1997 commercial to the soundtrack of Blur’s Parklife was one of the standout adverts of the 90s. A bunch of pub league players showed up to play on Hackney Marshes in east London one ...