It turns out that, about a year ago, when a school was demolished at the back of Anerley Park, these long trenches (pictured below) were dug out and left! That's what the locals told me. Obviously, the workmen had discovered remains of the Croydon Canal / towpath!!!





This is really quite incredible! How could this evidence have gone unreported for so long!?



I reckon the alignment could be slightly more to the right...

Green or blue could be the most accurate I reckon!

This bank is blatantly connected to the canal--ran underneath that building to the right--so is of the canal cutting.