Save the railway banks that inspired Edith Nesbit's Railway Children, campaigners say
27 January 2021 • 12:01am
The cutting is thought to be one of the inspirations for Edith Nesbit's The Railway Children
Credit: Baring Trust
The railway banks that inspired The Railway Children must be saved from developers and turned into a park to protect wildlife, campaigners say.
Locals in Lewisham's Grove Park area of south east London want to preserve the section of railway that Edith Nesbit's home overlooked before she wrote beloved 1906 children's book The Railway Children.
Currently a patchwork of privately-owned areas and council-owned land that is used by the community, campaigners want to turn it into an "urban national park", providing a haven for nature and for green space for local families.