Multimedia from the Croydon Canal event
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falkor
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Perryman
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25-10-2009 04:49 PM
Did many go on the canal walk from Sydenham to the Hob yesterday?
I meant to go but assumed it was happening today (Sunday).
I'm quite disappointed as I had a couple of questions.
Are there any presentation notes available on the web?
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thenutfield
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25-10-2009 08:55 PM
I was there (you can see me on my Dad's shoulders in a couple of the pictures). I think someone said there were about 120 people in all.
It was great! The rain held off and there was the unexpected treat of a (professional?) singer singing some old waterman associated songs from the late 18th/early 19th century (apologies if I have got the history wrong).
I didn't stay for the lecture - my Dad's span of attention is not that good, but the walk was really good for making you look at all the familiar places with a little insight into what went before.
Thanks to Steve Grindlay, the singer and everyone else involved in making it happen.
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falkor
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27-10-2009 03:35 PM
Just to let you guys know that videos are on Facebook (Sydenham SE26 Lovers) and slideshow on the Forest Hill Society website.
If you have any questions about the Croydon Canal, I think this would be a good place to post them.
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falkor
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27-10-2009 03:56 PM
BTW, I remember having a major in-depth discussion about the Croydon Canal on the Sydenham Town Forum just under 2 years ago, and the biggest source of confusion and unending arguments was regarding the alignment from Honor Oak Park to Crofton Park--and whether the canal crossed the railway line! This problem still remains unsolved to this day...
can of worms
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