Croydon Waterworks cover, Church Road SE19
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Croydon Waterworks cover, Church Road SE19
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 18 Sep 2012
This metal cover, judging by its size, conceals a stopcock. 1864 is very early in the life of this suburb: the Crystal Palace had only recently moved to this hilltop site, provoking development in which villas were laid out around it.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.412819
Longitude
-0.084624