Key Words :- railway

Address :- Vesta Road, London, Greater London, SE4
Grid Ref :- TQ 362 768
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.473776 , Long -0.040313
Local Authority :- Lewisham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose

Description and History of Site:-
SELIA (1982): 'An original cutting which was the site of locks on the Croydon Canal. The canal was purchased by the London & Croydon Railway and the cutting widened and deepened in 1839.'

Further Reading and References:-
Goldsmiths College Industrial Archaeology Group. 'The Industrial Archaeology of South-East London'. SELIA, 1982

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