Crane Park Island, Upstream End
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Crane Park Island, Upstream End
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 13 Nov 2011
Crane Park Island is an area between the river Crane and a mill stream cut to power gunpowder mills which operated here until 1926. The main flow goes down the channel on the left in this picture. The right hand channel is the mill leat, which although it looks wider here is now silted up and overgrown and carries only a small flow. Remains of the powder mills can still be seen on the island. There are some foundations, water channels and mill wheel bays still visible in the undergrowth. The island is now a nature reserve run by the London Wildlife Trust.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.444341
Longitude
-0.380031