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Looking southwest, the canal passed from the Forest Wood section of Devonshire Road (remnants of the wood can be seen in Devonshire Road Nature Reserve) directly underneath the house on the right, and cut across what is now Honor Oak Park, diagonally to the left of where the cameraman (me) was standing.
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Looking west, the canal passed from the driveway (left) diagonally towards the bottom corner of the right-hand side junction.
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Looking east, the canal passed from right to left over this green, before continueing across what has become a yard used by Tree Surgeons.
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Looking east and west, respectively, on the other side of the Tree Surgeon's yard. The canal passed from south to north across both these views, quite close to where the cameraman was standing I'd imagine.
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Looking northeast in the same direction of where the canal ran towards that bank seen in the distance. One lock would have stood on the corner of the church yard green, and the next one only slightly further on, around the point where the bank ascends.
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Still looking northwest, at the foot of the bank/mound where that lock would have stood. The canal passed right underneath the cameraman's feet, but slightly more in the easterly direction.
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Looking northeast on top of the mound, the canal passed bottom to top, albeit far below current ground level. I wonder how this bank/mound was formed? Could it be from a former refuge tip, or earth left over from the railway cutting?
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Looking northeast in the direction of the canal with the edge of the tennis court just in view on the left and Shooters Hill in the background to the right--reminiscent of that painting. The railway cutting descends steeply to the right. Here, the canal made a slight turn from northeast more towards the northerly direction.
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Still looking northeast in the direction of the canal, which passed straight underneath that Tennis court.
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Back down to true ground level with the northern bank of the mound just behind us.
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Curious objects lining the eastern side of this area.
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Similar to previous views, but closer towards the tennis court.
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Side on view of the area between the Tennis court and mound. One lock would have been located to the left; another to the right.
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Looking northeast beyond the tennis court, facing the square rose garden and the course of the former canal.
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Looking back at the tennis court.
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Side on view of this area. The canal would have passed from one side of the picture to the other.
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Looking southwest roughly in the direction where the canal would have run over this square rose garden of the crematorium.
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The railway cutting and steepness of the bank is clearly evident here.
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Looking east, the canal passed across what is now this circular garden, from right to left in front of where the cameraman was standing. One lock would have been located to the left; another to the right; also, a swingbridge.
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Looking northeast, the canal passed through that fence and along Brockley Mews. Were 2 more locks located on the site of that first block of flats?
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Looking southwest, back in the direction of Brockley Mews.
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The Brockley Way footbridge seen from the east and west. The swingbridge would have been located just to the left of the lower view with 2 locks not far of either side.
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A look at the western bank of the railway, where the canal would have passed, still not aligned with the railway line at this point.
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Looking along the edge of the railway line, the course of the canal is now out of view, on the other side of the metal fencing. The last view shows the steep bank down to the railway line, where most of the canal must have been cut away. Several locks would have been located along this stretch.
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The Dalrymple Road footbridge, where another swingbridge would have formally been located, as well as two more locks.
Correction: no swingbridge here.
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Looking southeast at the top of the bank where the canal may have passed towards us.
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A look at the western bank, south of the footbridge.
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A look at the western bank, north of the footbridge. The canal would have now gone on to be completely aligned with the railway as far as Brockley station.