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Lewisham, LONDON, SE23 9EY

The railway here follows the line of the Croydon Canal which ran for nearly ten miles from Croydon, via Forest Hill, to the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross. It opened in 1809, and closed in 1836, making it the first canal to be formally abandoned by an Act of Parliament. Much of the alignment was used by the London & Croydon Railway Company (to whom the canal had been sold for £40,250). The station was opened by the original London & Croydon Railway in 1839 as Dartmouth Arms after the name of the local inn. The line was also used by the London & Brighton Railway from 1841 and the South Eastern Railway from 1842. In 1844, the station was chosen by the London & Croydon Railway as the northern terminus for Phase 1 of an experimental Atmospheric railway to West Croydon operated by the railway. In 1847, 'Atmospheric' working was abandoned, and the station became Forest Hill for Lordship Lane. In the early 1850s, the line was quadrupled. The London Brighton & South Coast Railway station buildings, were destroyed by bombing during the Second World World. London Overground trains now operate from the station, as well as Southern trains.

Clyde Terrace, and railway signal for trains passing through Forest Hill heading north

Perry Vale in Forest Hill, in South East London.

In the distance the spire of Christ Church Forest Hill.

The railway here follows the line of the Croydon Canal which ran for nearly ten miles from Croydon, via Forest Hill, to the Grand Surrey Canal at New Cross. It opened in 1809, and closed in 1836, making it the first canal to be formally abandoned by an Act of Parliament. Much of the alignment was used by the London & Croydon Railway Company (to whom the canal had been sold for £40,250). The station was opened by the original London & Croydon Railway in 1839 as Dartmouth Arms after the name of the local inn. The line was also used by the London & Brighton Railway from 1841 and the South Eastern Railway from 1842. In 1844, the station was chosen by the London & Croydon Railway as the northern terminus for Phase 1 of an experimental Atmospheric railway to West Croydon operated by the railway. In 1847, 'Atmospheric' working was abandoned, and the station became Forest Hill for Lordship Lane. In the early 1850s, the line was quadrupled. The London Brighton & South Coast Railway station buildings, were destroyed by bombing during the Second World World. London Overground trains now operate from the station, as well as Southern trains.

Now trading as All Inn One.

Also known as The Foresters.