You can see that the roots of the buddleia have lifted rows of bricks - the wall is being ripped apart and a pedestrian is eventually going to get a brick on his head. 'Good' say half the forum dwellers.

Well I also think this is quite a historically interesting wall. 'Destroy it now' say the other half.
Bear with me - but I think it could be far more interesting than that much loved fraudulent wall on Davids Rd with its engravings and plaques.

A significant wall must have been built here when the railway came - one that could keep 6' to 12' of earth held back from the existing Perry Vale.
All the many visible repairs and varied structures like the 'columns' are consistent with an old wall that has been repeatedly modified over time.

So I recklessly suggest that some of today's wall is the original wall built in 1839. And I also boldly suggest that in that case, it may be one of the oldest existing brick structures in central Forest Hill if not SE23 (cottages aside).

It should be maintained and positively celebrated, and not hidden behind billboards of bald TV personalities.