Favour please: pothole pic near Crystal Palace

Hi folks,

I’d be very thankful if someone who goes by Crystal Palace Park could send me a picture of a pothole I slammed into and nearly decked it. In my recollection the hole is a sizeable (approx) 30 x 20 x 15 cm, large enough to pinch flat both my high pressure road tyres.

IIRC it’s the only one of its size on that stretch of road, in the bus lane, somewhere in the middle, in the area circled below. Sorry I can’t be more precise; my attention was distracted by how close I came to kissing the concrete, and then on fixing a double puncture in the rain.

Thanks!

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I'll be heading past that way tomorrow afternoon if nobody else is in the area beforehand!

Thank you, that would be awesome!

I live nearby and am happy to help tomorrow/during the week if needed

I’ll have a look tomorrow lunchtime, i live on the ‘C’ of The Crystal Palace on you screengrab of the Map.
how far out from the kerb?

Thanks @Bezzin and @Mr_Smyth! Tbh I don’t remember exactly how far out it is from the kerb, but I believe on the right-most third of the bus lane (I expect the bus wheels created it). It’s on the side of the street heading from Jasper Road towards the Shell station in the screenshot. It’s deep and most noticeable, the few others towards Jasper Road weren’t a big deal.

was easy to find, about 100 yards from the traffic lights at college road junction
size 8 for scale

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Fuck me, that's a whopper!

Not sure who owns it, could be Southwark or maybe Lewisham (assuming boroughs deal with potholes)

Legend!! Thank you! Going by the shoe size, the hole is approx. 65 x 30 x 15(?)cm. Do you reckon that’s about right?

My carbon road bike make a cracking sound when I hit it, similar to a (seat clamp) slipping () under a rider’s weight. I was out of the saddle on impact, so not looking forward to inspecting everything carefully today…

I’ll find out who owns the stretch of road to file a report. Thanks everyone!

I think it's Lewisham but could be wrong. That area is right on the edge of at least 3 different boroughs.
Edit: looks like I am wrong, I think it's Southwark after all!

it’s probably a bit wider than that about 40cm, and easily 15cm deep.
not a road to get down on ones knees with a tape measure unless there’s 2 of you wearing hi-viz.
i guess it is southwark side assuming the boundary is down the middle of the road, it’s Bromley on the other side as they own the park.

That's clearly the footprint of a Titan. Be careful out there.

Word is there’s prehistoric beasts in the area.

Check out
Fix my street.
Looks like it’s already been reported.

Ooof

That person has the gift of foresight: they posted at 14:44, and my WhatsApp trail indicates I hit it at around 14:50.