Description and History of Site:-
Railway cutting initially made by the London & Croydon Railway (opened 1839) through a spur of London Clay projecting from the Norwood hills - subsequently widened - the railway departs from the Croydon Canal alignment here, taking this short cut whereas the canal had followed a circuitous 'contour' route to avoid expensive locks or earthworks.
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Key Words :- railway
Address :- South Norwood, London, Greater London, SE25
Grid Ref :- TQ 3415 6870
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.401476 , Long -0.072877
Local Authority :- Croydon London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database
Grid Ref :- TQ 3415 6870
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.401476 , Long -0.072877
Local Authority :- Croydon London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database