On the subject of the canal: I was looking at a local map from the 1890's and it shows a short section of the canal still there on land then yet to be built on but now Boveney Road. A quick look at Google Maps suggests that (sadly) it is no longer there. But can Boveney residents cast any light on the matter - a large trench running through their back gardens perhaps?

As an aside I note, from the same map, that the road running south along the eastern edge of the sports ground at Catford Bridge has had it's name changed. It's currently called Canadian Avenue. But what was it called previously?