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    The Croydon Canal 8) The route at Forest Hill Station & Sydenham Park

    The 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…

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    The Croydon Canal 8) The Davids Road elevated walkway at Forest Hill

    The 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…

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    The Croydon Canal 7) The Davids Road elevated walkway at Forest Hill

    The 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…

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    The Croydon Canal 7) Through the former Forest Wood

    The 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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    The Croydon Canal 6) Through the former Forest Wood

    The 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…

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    The Croydon Canal 6) Honor Oak Park and the site of the top of the 28 locks

    The Croydon Canal 6) Honor Oak Park and the site of the top of the 28 locks

    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…

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    The Croydon Canal 5) From Brockley up 'the locks' to Honor Oak

    The 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…

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    The Croydon Canal 5) From Brockley & ‘the locks’ to Honor Oak

    The 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…

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    The Croydon Canal 4) Along Shardeloes Road

    The 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…

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    The Croydon Canal 3) Through Goldsmiths to Barriedale

    The 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…

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