sentences:  As the railways continued to expand, more room was needed, and another Act was obtained by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1899, which allowed the canal above Ebury Bridge to be closed.This took place around 1902, resulting in the canal being half its original length.Since 1866, a local authority called the Vestry of St George, Hanover Square had used the canal to transport household refuse away from the area.