Why would anyone take a photo of a block of south London flats? Simply because this is where the Crystal Palace High Level branch used to run on an embankment and the nearest block, seen from a route 363 bus on Wood Vale on 14th January 2023, is on the site of Honor Oak station. The line opened on 1st August 1865 by the LCDR, 11 years after the LBSCR first served Crystal Palace. Honor Oak was added on 1st December 1865 and closed with this electrified line from Nunhead on 20th September 1954. Three quarters of a mile away to the east (left of photo) Honor Oak Park station remains open with National Rail Southern trains and London Overground trains since 2010 when it was transferred to Transport for London control.

Location: Honor Oak (former)

Original line: Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway

Photographer: David Bosher

Contact photographer: David Bosher

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Photosets: Disused London stations, 1981-2022  Disused London stations 1981-2023  

Date: 14/01/2023

Image number: 84256

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