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the line of the Turnpike road as far as Deptford Broadway
and diverge therefrom into and along Church street, passing
under Deptford Creek at the Dock by the Flour Mills, at
this point the Low Level will be pumped up into the High
Level Sewer, and thence by one large Sewer will ultimately
continue through Greenwich and Woolwich to Erith
Marshes.
I would here beg to remark that the construction of even
this portion of the great work will tend to more important results
than at first sight may be apparent—for by the interception
of the drainage from the high grounds the flooding of
the lower levels will be prevented, even if it were not intended
eventually to construct similar Sewers for these
lower portions which at present are always deluged on the
occasions of heavy rains such as have occurred through the
recent storms, and when as an additional misfortune (from
the accident of the high tides at the time of the storms, and
consequent closed up condition of the tidal flaps next the
River Thames) the basements and cellars throughout the
lower area of the district were submerged, and considerable
damage resulted to house property. For it is indisputable
that these floodings occasion incalculable injury to house
property, and cause depreciation of the value of the holdings
and consequent loss in the parochial rating.
Effra Relief
Line of the
Southern
Main Drain
age.
The Effra Relief Line which forms an important part of
the work I have just described, is intended to commence
near to Croxted lane, at the parish boundary, passing along
the narrow path leading from the bridge (crossing the Effra
Sewer there) to Back lane, continuing along the same past