For over 167 years, a four-mile canal snaked its way through Southwark, supplying south London with everything from timber to toys. Although the Grand Surrey Canal’s builders are long buried, and its waters filled in, evidence of the waterway remains in the bridges, streets and signs dotted around the borough. But, in many ways, the … Continue reading Makeshift rafts, timber and stickleback fish: A History of Southwark’s Grand Surrey Canal