Sydenham Town Forum

could be right, then. I'd imagine the towpath went with the canal. the tow path could have been left as a right of way. if , as you said, people continued to use it, and, acted as a boundary ... it would be interesting to see if ther e are any records of the work building the crematorium, or the gen...

I've just tried lining up the still visible 'keepers triangle. with the areial pic... If we could pin down the position and angle of this top lock, we've cracked it ! Falkor, do you fancy having a go at this allignment with your maps, if you havent already done so...then we can compare notes... It d...

well...I've done a bit of alignment.....(best guess)... heres the overlay of honor oak/contours/canal.... interestingly, the railway wont line up...so that too could have been straightened and probably widened since 1858 other than that its fairly accurate...and shows the canal crossing to the east ...

sorry...wrong station...but it was 1972!

I just found this...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/223 ... a648_o.jpg

I just found this..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/223 ... 3172_o.jpg

(the 1968 flood, taken at Winsford Rd)

...looking at the contour map.... it would seem that the 'loop' accross devonshire rd would have had to be on and embankment across to garthorne rd.....theres at least a 20ft difference.. also, if the 'rope walk' bush thing is still there next to the boat inlet...then the nature reserve should still...

thanks for that map, Steve...very helpful, indeed. (and thanks for the many excelent images) ...and cheers, Falkor! (well...its winter...i'm not well...etc etc..) but really...its always fascinated me...and i havent had access to any real data before ....so its worth looking as deep as possible to g...

extrapolating (wow!) from that image... there are access paths at the points of the locks; the area beyond the bank is higher than the nearer area; the raised area narrows towards the bridge; i've roughly placed it on google earth... it may just pull the course slightly westwards again http://farm3....

these are the sections about the boat house and the painting....it seems it was the view up from lock 25 after all.

I once went through the 2 tunnels....one grey winter morning. the torch fell apart at the bend in the paxton one....pretty scary few minutes till i got the batteries back in.... anyway...I think...maybe a breakthrough... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/2229590052_af56e5b023_b.jpg http://farm3.st...

yeah, cracked rib ..but a chest infection on top....so its a bit debilitating...
but as soon as i feel capable i'll be there.
yeah..it would be an interesting walk...
(I need to do the sydenham woods, high level line walk as well.....time to top up on the actual topography, eh?~0

thinking logically... a lock would have a standard footbridge accross the lock, being narrow. a swing bridge would be where the canal narrows like at Dartmouth Arms, where the road isnt too important,. sometimes there would be a swing bridge before a lock, but not often. I dont reckon there were 30 ...

certainly a view from the allotments would be the best way to get it into perspective...i've always wanted an excuse to have a look round on that side of the hill...
I reckon I might well be up to town next week...

a footbridge over the canal would be more likely....
quite common for bridges to be added when neccessary...but very unusual for a swing bridge to be added afetr the building of the canal..

i didnt think the lock co incided with the road...being some way to the north...
there could well have been a bridge built over it, but unlikey to be a swing bridge...
the dalrymple road bridge crosses about 10 yards to the south of the lock.

you can see brockley way bridge, and the signalmans cottage...the lay out and shape is very different...low area where the crematorium is now...i must compare this with a modern image.

the aerial photo steve grindley posted...

i'm glad you put that image in....i'd forgotten that view. well...it could be the dead lane lock (number 22)...it certainly looks like one tree hill...however... I dont think there were ever houses on one tree hill, and itappears too close to the canal... I reckon its artistic licence again...its ne...

do you have a link for that image, mate?