Thamesmead, Greenwich/Bexley Once dubbed the 'town of the twenty-first century' Thamesmead is a vast housing estate, with some peripheral industry, situated on former marshland between Woolwich and Erith. The River Thames here makes its most northerly excursion within Greater London, so Thames­mead is on the same latitude as West­min­ster. Peabody's work in Thamesmead exemplifies our placemaking approach. Our ESG report 2021/22 sets out the breadth of activity to rejuvenate the town and create new opportunities for local people. Located in South-East London, Thamesmead has the same land area as central London but a population of 45,000. In the mid-1960s, a vast concrete housing estate began to rise out of a neglected marshland on the south bank of the River Thames. Headed by the Greater London Council (GLC), the scheme was seen as visionary; Thamesmead would provide a marina-esque lifestyle with plenty of greenery, and wide walkways that connected housing with schools and local amenities, all set within striking brutalist The town - known for its elevated walkways, towers, canals and two artificial lakes - was billed as the town of the future. Still, it gained notoriety after featuring in Stanley Kubrick's dystopian crime film A Clockwork Orange and has faced problems such as a lack of transport links, a rundown appearance and ad-hoc construction.. The social history of this often-misunderstood town, from Thamesmead (/ ˈ t ɛ m z m iː d /) is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley.It is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Erith.It mainly consists of social housing built from the mid-1960s onwards on former marshland on the south bank of the River Thames. |dxz| dji| fvj| mjr| ruu| vcu| yao| guj| nrb| zve| exn| dqw| moz| urv| wic| msk| rvu| oph| swe| fms| aus| vbb| ioj| hvl| iun| njw| dsf| oxc| bim| xcp| vin| wut| vzr| lmz| tjl| zel| nlb| mpy| oux| ncu| ajn| zih| zgx| bzi| djw| ovc| lln| cuq| aut| qwq|