The canal that wouldnt go away! The houses in Thriftwood kept subsiding and eventually the cause was attributed to poor drainage caused by the filling…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 11) The canal's remnants at Dacres Wood
There is a myth about the Croydon Canal which is quite wrong. It is asserted that the only remains of the canal are at Betts…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 9) The canal at Dacres Wood & to Venner Road
There is a myth about the Croydon Canal which is quite wrong. It is asserted that the only remains of the canal are at Betts…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 10) Towards Sydenham Park and the site of the reservoir
The is some debate as to the exact route the Croydon Canal took after Forest Hill. Some possible evidence shows it may have taken an…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 8) The route at Forest Hill Station & Sydenham Park
Forest Hill was an important location on the canal, with a wharf and swingbridges. Nowadays its just an urban crossroads with shops and a railway…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 9) The route past Forest Hill Station
Forest Hill was an important location on the canal, with a wharf and swingbridges. Nowadays its just an urban crossroads with shops and a railway…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 7) The Davids Road elevated walkway at Forest Hill
The houses along Davids Road are said to be built on the bed of the canal. Looking south east towards the Dartmouth Road junction in…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 8) The Davids Road elevated walkway at Forest Hill
The houses along Davids Road are said to be built on the bed of the canalLooking south east towards the Dartmouth Road junction in Forest…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 6) Through the former Forest Wood
Forest Wood was a quite large tract of woodland up in the hills above London. To give an idea of what the route must have…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 7) Through the former Forest Wood
Forest Wood was a quite large tract of woodland up in the hills above London. To give an idea of what the route must have…
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