• Citizen W @CitizenW Mod Brixton - updated 4y

    The Remains of Croydon Canal

    The canal opened in 1809 and originally connected #Croydon and the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross. It was 9.25 miles long. However, the canal was never a success and already closed in 1836. The section at Betts Park was used as a boating lake, an area then called Anerley Tea Rooms.

    The only bit of the canal still in existence nowadays is at Betts Park, south-east of Crystal Palace Park.

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