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But the OP's post was from yesterday morning?


There was a burst main on the South Circular yesterday early afternoon ..... don't know when it started, but the road was flooded for a considerable distance on the side opposite the park. There was one tiny Thames Water van there when I passed .....


I don't think it could have affected Lordship Lane though. Was there a burst main somewhere else as well?

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I saw what OP is referring to.


It showed a few shops along LL.


William Rose, the fishmonger, that cheese shop, and A J Farmer. Maybe another. Shot relatively early in the morning as the streets and roads were quiet, looked like the shops were only just opening.


I was running the blender at the time so I don't know what they said, but it was pretty generic footage that moved on after about 10 seconds, so I don't think it was all that important whatever they said.

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