The canal through Betts Park was considerably more attractive before the improved concrete trough was built!Moving on from the previous section, we are on the…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 11) Betts Park and Norwood
The canal through Betts Park was considerably more attractive before the improved concrete trough was built! Moving on from the previous section, we are on…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 14) The Anerley Tea Rooms Gardens
Anerley Tea Rooms and Gardens were a popular tourist destination in Victorian times. A great day out for all was had with a boat trip…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 13) Penge Station and the mythical 'canal loops'
The pictures showing a horse grazing as the canal makes a very tight loop at Penge is a somewhat romanctised view of the canal. Maps…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 10) Penge, its mythical ‘canal loops’ & Anerley
The pictures showing a horse grazing as the canal makes a very tight loop at Penge is a somewhat romanctised view of the canal. Maps…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 12) From Thriftwood to Venner Road
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 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…
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