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 Grand Surrey – the canal that aimed for Portsmouth…!
The Grand Surrey Canal …is the canal that aimed for Portsmouth but only got as far as Camberwell! An introduction to the Surrey Canal The…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Surrey – The Peckham branch & canal wharves
The route to Peckham was added as an afterthought, and was the last bit of the Surrey Canal ever to be built. Its probably the…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Surrey Canal – It's bridges and buildings
Oxestall Road bridge. The last bridge ever to be built over the Grand Surrey Canal. The bridge and surrounding estate were built in the 1960’s,…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Surrey's junctions & and place names
The Surrey Canal’s junctions Two junctions existed on the canal, connecting the Peckham and ‘Croydon’ sections. The junctions did not appear to have any official…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Surrey Canal – To Old Kent Road and Camberwell
From Ilderton Road to the Old Kent Road there isnt really anything to see of the canal’s route as the route is occupied by warehouses…
Continue ReadingAlong the Grand Surrey route – Plough Lane to Surrey Canal Road
Council estates were built in the 1960’s around the canal, which at that time was still busy at work as far as the Old Kent…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Surrey – Greenland Dock and drop down lock – start of the canal
The former entrance to the Grand Surrey Canal. The very tall building, known as Eddystone Tower which stands along the canal’s alignment at the Pepys…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Surrey – The old canal route through the Surrey Docks
The old route from the Thames to Plough Way was taken over by the large Surrey Docks complex. The docks themselves have been redundant since…
Continue ReadingCroydon Canal Maps 2
4) Sydenham to Anerley5) Anerley to Selhurst6) Selhurst to West Croydon THE MAPS:Page one covers: new cross~brockley / brockley~honor oak / honor oak~sydenham.Page two covers: sydenham~anerley /…
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