The top of the long climb from New Cross culminated in a staircase lock with a swing bridge across the lower chamberThe previous set of…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 5) From Brockley & ‘the locks’ to Honor Oak
This was the location at which the canal rose steeply on its climb to Honor Oak – no other such comparable broad canal ascent can…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 5) From Brockley up 'the locks' to Honor Oak
This was the location at which the canal rose steeply on its climb to Honor Oak – no other such comparable broad canal ascent can…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 4) Along Shardeloes Road
One of those quite rare stretches of waterway that have now become a road (this is however NOT a ‘rarity’ in London when one considers…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 3) Through Goldsmiths to Barriedale
This section of former canal route as far as Barriedale, is on land belonging to Goldsmiths College and is not open for public access. Permission…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 2) The route through New Cross
The Croydon and Rotherhithe company lost its opportunity for an independent route to Rotherhithe, having to share a common route with the Grand Surrey Canal.…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 1) The junction with the Grand Surrey Canal near Hatcham
In the begining plans for the canal anticipated a connection with the Thames, thus it was known officially as the Croydon and Rotherhithe Canal. The…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon and Rotherhithe Canal – Tracing the former route into Surrey
The canal’s full title to begin with was the Croydon and Rotherhithe Canal, in anticipation of a direct link to the Thames. The Croydon Canal,…
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The Cumberland Arm
The Regents Canal’s long lost branch to the Euston/Great Portland Street area View of the entrance to the Cumberland Arm, with the chinese restaurant visible…
Continue ReadingCongreve’s Hydro-Pneumatic Canal Lift
The abortive lift scheme on the Regent’s Canal Before any locks were built on the Regent’s Canal, problems with acquiring a reliable water supply, forced…
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