The 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...
The 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...
The 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...
The 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Croydon Canal 3) Through Goldsmiths to Barriedale
This section of fomer canal route as far as Barriedale, is on land belonging to Goldsmiths College and is not open for public access. Permission...