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The Grand Surrey Canal

Quite a few Surrey Canal overbridges remain

Bridges on the Surrey Canal

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, when the canal was still working. Being just down the canal from its entrance lock, the bridge had the honour of seeing the last boats on the canal in 1970
Blackhorse Bridge. This side is green and the other is, well a sort of blue! The architecture is typical of the Grand Surrey's more elaborate crossings
The towpath tunnel through Blackhorse Bridge. The Grand Surrey had several of these separate towpath arches, the main propulsion method on the canal was by sail rather than towing by horses
Another towpath tunnel, this time under the London and Greenwich arches near Trundleys Road, New Cross
A wider view of the London and Greenwich crossing. The canal ran through the wider section on the left
Behind the fencing one can see the original London and Greenwich canal arch stil lin existence
A photograph of the railway bridge just after the Surrey Canal Road had been built. This carries the lines that were built to supersede the Croydon Canal southwards
The same bridge today. This is the location at which the Croydon Canal started off on its journey southwards
The other railway bridge on Surrey Canal Road by Ilderton Road. This carries the lines to Queens Road Peckham
A 1985 view of the Old Kent Road canal bridge. It used to double as a subway. After the canal closed steps were constructed either side leading down to the canal level and one could walk along the section under the bridge. Note the mooring ring in the foreground - several of these some with chains, existed at this location years after the canal had closed. Many of the Grand Surrey bridges were built in a simlar style to this one. The lamps on the bridge are said to have been lit by gas, and were some of the earliest in London to be lit. As far as I remember, at the time I took this photograph, the lamps were either broken or the columns were missing
This is a stupendous construction as far as the canal is concerned. For a canal footbridge it was of gigantic proportions, and as far as one can see, it goes nowhere today, though one can always take a delight in walking over it!

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