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It's a frieze alongside what was the towpath of the Croydon canal, which ran from its connection to the Surrey Canal, not so far from your Convoys Wharf tag. It ran south through Brockley (Brockley Barge is a pub so-named because of the canal connection) through Forest Hill - which is where the above image was taken - opposite the train station, below The Hob, you can still see a short stretch of cobbles where the pavement ramps up - almost certainly part of the towpath. A couple of water-filled sections remain to this day, one in Dacres Wood Nature Reserve in Dacres Road, Forest Hill. The other is a stretch of ornamental water in Betts Park in Anerley. Doubtless the Jolly Sailor and The Ship pub in South Norwood is so named because of its close proximity to where the canal ran. Until the late 70's it was possible to spot sections of the towpath from a train as it pulled in to West Croydon station, where the canal terminated. Much of the land reclaimed after the canal was drained was used for the construction of the railway which runs along there today.
A contemporary map showing the route of the canal can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/odekm8h