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Encyclopedia > Thamesmead
Thamesmead
OS grid reference TQ475805
London borough Bexley
Greenwich
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district SE28, SE2
Post town ERITH
Postcode district DA18
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
UK Parliament Erith and Thamesmead
London Assembly Bexley and Bromley
Greenwich and Lewisham
European Parliament London
List of places: UKEnglandLondon

Coordinates: 51°30′14″N 0°07′34″E / 51.504, 0.1261 Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south east Greater London which forms, with other boroughs, part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... The London postal districts are divisions of the London post town in England and are primarily used for the direction of mail. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The SE (South Eastern) postcode area, also known as the London SE postcode area[2], is the part of the London postal district covering much of south east London, England. ... The DA postcode area is a group of 18 postal districts in south east Greater London and north west Kent which are subdivisions of 11 post towns. ... +44 redirects here. ... 020 is the dial code for Greater London in the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Erith and Thamesmead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Bexley and Bromley is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... Greenwich and Lewisham is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a partial list of places in London, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Thamesmead is a "new town" in London built on the southern bank of the River Thames, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) east of Charing Cross. It is located in the London Borough of Bexley, and also in the London Borough of Greenwich. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south east Greater London which forms, with other boroughs, part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. ...

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History

Much of the housing was initially built by the Greater London Council (GLC) for rent to families moving from Central London areas where slum clearance was under way. When the GLC was abolished in 1986, its housing assets and the remaining undeveloped land was vested in a non-profit organisation Thamesmead Town Limited (TTL). TTL was private company with an unusual form of governance. Its nine executive directors were made up of local residents whose continuation on the Board was subject to re-election on a periodic basis. Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ... Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ... A slum is an overcrowded and squalid district of a city or town usually inhabited by the very poor. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...


In 2000, TTL was wound down and two new organisations were created. In broad terms, Gallions Housing Association took over the ownership and management of the housing assets whilst Tilfen, later Tilfen Land, took over the remaining undeveloped land. Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low cost housing for people in housing need. ...


Most of the land Thamesmead was built on previously formed part of the old Royal Arsenal that extended over 'Plumstead Marshes' and 'Erith Marshes'. The area had been inundated in the North Sea Flood of 1953, so the original design placed living accommodation at first floor level or above, used overhead walkways and left the ground level of buildings as garage space. The older parts of Thamesmead are a mix of medium-rise and 12-storey blocks system-built in concrete which have featured in numerous filmings due to their 'rough urban look', the newer buildings were more traditional and in brick. The Royal Arsenal, originally known as the Woolwich Arsenal, carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research. ... The North Sea flood of 1953 and the associated storm combined to create a major natural disaster which affected the coastlines of the Netherlands and England on the night of 31 January 1953 – 1 February 1953. ...


Housing is still under construction here both by Gallions Housing Association (for rent and part rent/part buy) and private developers (for outright sale). Water remains an important feature of the parks and open spaces. Homes there are still relatively affordable by London standards, partly reflecting continuing travel difficulties and partly the stigma arising from its origins as a council-inspired overspill area. It is also under the flight path of airliners approaching London City Airport which detracts a little from the tranquil parkland character envisioned by its architects and planners. London overspill is the term given to the communities created - largely consisting of council houses - as a result of the policy of moving residents out of London, England into other towns. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...


District heating and cable radio broadcasting were pioneered there. The District Heating System was decommissioned around the turn of the millennium with those properties connected to it having wet radiator systems installed by the landlord. District heating pipe in Tübingen, Germany District heating (less commonly called teleheating) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements. ... Cable radio or cable FM is a complementary concept to that of cable television, bringing radio transmissions into homes and businesses via coaxial cable. ...


The Tavy Bridge area, now being redeveloped by Gallions in partnership with Wates Construction, (whose plans include homes with dwelling space at ground floor level, making them susceptible to any future flooding), was used as a setting for parts of the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange and also the Channel 4 film Beautiful Thing. Thamesmead shopping centre is rather twee and contrived: finished in brick, its design marked the end of an era when architects toyed with the notion that English people could be persuaded to enjoy living in overtly concrete, system-built structures. Some overhead pedestrian walkways have been demolished for reasons of public safety and some ground floor garages have been infilled, as incidents of crime deterred their use as parking space. Kubrick redirects here. ... This article is about the film. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Australian promotional poster for the film release Beautiful Thing is a play written in 1993 by Jonathan Harvey and the 1995 Channel Four production based on the play, with a screenplay revised by Harvey. ...


The local football team is Thamesmead Town F.C. who play at the soon to be redeveloped Bayliss Avenue ground. Thamesmead play in the Kent league and are currently managed by Keith Mcmahon. Thamesmead Town have a small but dedicated following that are known as The Thamesmead Hardcore. Thamesmead Town F.C. are a football club based in Thamesmead in the London Borough of Bexley, England. ...


The new prison of Belmarsh and the audacious, decorative and inventive sewage processing works at Crossness, built in the Victorian era, are on the western and eastern edges of Thamesmead respectively. The southern boundary is the covered South London Outfall Sewer, which has been landscaped as an elevated footpath called the Ridgeway. HM Prison Belmarsh is a high security prison in London, England. ... Crossness is a place in south-east London. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...


There is a wide variety of active community groups, local bands (The Bargains and a member of post-rock act From The Sky (band)) and a short-range commercial radio station - 106.8 Time FM - that grew from the original cable (subsequently FM) service "Radio Thamesmead". 106. ...


Thamesmead has recently appeared in an advert for the Metropolitan Police regarding their new insistance on more community support officers on the streets of London. Metropolitan Police redirects here. ...


Education

For education in the Bexley portion of Thamesmead see the main London Borough of Bexley article
For education in the Greenwich portion of Thamesmead see the main London Borough of Greenwich article

The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south east Greater London which forms, with other boroughs, part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Greenwich is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. ...

Transport and locale

Nearest places

Belvedere is a suburban area in the northern part of the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London. ... Dagenham is a suburban town in east London, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, situated 12 miles (19. ... Plumstead (founded circa 980) is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich, with the eastern end of the site of the former Royal Arsenal at its northern boundary and Shooters Hill to the south. ... Abbey Wood is an area on the eastern edge of the London Borough of Greenwich, between Plumstead to the west and Erith to the east, Abbey Wood takes its name from the nearby Lesnes Abbey and Bostall Woods. ... , Woolwich town hall dates from when this was a borough in its own right. ...

Nearest railway stations

This article is about the station in London. ... Plumstead railway station is a railway station in Plumstead, in South East London, between Woolwich Arsenal and Abbey Wood. ... Belvedere railway station is a railway station in South East London, between Abbey Wood and Erith. ...

References

'Ideal Homes: suburbia in focus - Thamesmead' [1] 'Description from the Hidden London website' [2]


External links

  • Gallions Housing Association
  • Tilfen Land

  Results from FactBites:
 
Thamesmead (3139 words)
Uniquely, although Thamesmead was a ‘new town’ and built on the scale of the early post-war towns, it was a new town built within a capital city.
The plan for Thamesmead was that it should be a self-contained, balanced community with facilities for such things as recreation, housing and education fully provided for within the town itself.
Thamesmead was developed and managed by the Greater London Council up until the abolition of the GLC in 1986.
Hidden London | Thamesmead (427 words)
After the land was vacated by the military the Greater London Council developed Thamesmead in fits and starts from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s.
Thamesmead Central offers the majority of the town’s retail facilities – but these are woefully inadequate for a settlement of such proportions.
Thamesmead North was the last of the municipally built zones, while Thamesmead West has recently seen private development on a major scale.
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