London & South East Canals
These waterways have been almost entirely replaced by railways and redevelopment of the docks area of Surrey Quays. Indeed on this map you can see a spur which was the start point of the Croydon Canal that was entirely gone by 1900. The terminus of the Croydon Canal is now replaced by West Croydon railway station, but you’ll need a better imagination than mine to envisage it. Work continues…
Canals covered
Grand Surrey Canal & Docks
Thames & Medway Canal
Want to download the map to help you explore?
Here are two Google Maps that you can download for your personal use. (You will need to zoom in a lot to see the detail).
The map titled RSL shows canal as single lines, that titled RPL shows them as polygons that can be clicked to show more detail. Clicking the square brackets at the top right corner of the map will open it in your ‘Google My Maps’. See the ‘Explanatory Notes’ page for more detail.
Links to useful sites
GRAND SURREY CANAL & DOCKS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Surrey_Canal
https://www.londonslostrivers.com/grand-surrey-canal.html
https://waterways.org.uk/waterways/discover-the-waterways/grand-surrey-canal