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What is the history of Thamesmead?
Thamesmead is a sprawling new town funded by the GLC in the 1960s to house the capital’s growing population. When it was first built, it was hailed as the town of the future. It was supposed to be like living in the country with green spaces, a nature reserve and a lake close to homes.
Is Thamesmead rough?
Crime. Thamesmead suffers from a higher crime rate than the London average, with some estate residents claiming that gangs have been left untouched by police.
What is Thamesmead famous for?
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.
Is Thamesmead still there?
The area currently being taken down is Binsey Walk. Homes here offered great views over Southmere Lake. Upon completion these buildings had 10,000 visitors arrive in just one year from 30 countries to take a look around at the future. In place of these long blighted homes will be Peabody’s new blocks.
Who designed Thamesmead?
Architect Robert Rigg
Architect Robert Rigg also suggested that the design take certain cues from Sweden, where it was believed that lakes and canals reduced crime amongst young people. He introduced water features in the estate as a means of calming residents. The complex had two artificial lakes and a network of canals.
What local authority is Thamesmead?
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Thamesmead (SE28) | Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Why was Robin Hood Gardens demolished?
This ministerial decision endorsed the recommendation of English Heritage that Robin Hood Gardens “fails as a place for human beings to live” and did not deserve statutory heritage protection, leaving the way open for Tower Hamlets Council to proceed with its demolition and redevelopment.
Which borough is Plumstead in?
Plumstead Common | Royal Borough of Greenwich.
What council is Thamesmead?
What council is Plumstead?
Contact us | Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Who built Robin Hood Gardens?
Robin Hood Gardens is a residential estate in Poplar, London, designed in the late 1960s by architects Alison and Peter Smithson and completed in 1972.
What replaced Robin Hood Gardens?
Scandinavian firm CF Møller has been appointed alongside Haworth Tompkins and Metropolitan Workshop on the housing scheme that will replace Robin Hood Gardens, the brutalist estate in east London designed by Alison and Peter Smithson.
Why was Thamesmead built in South East London?
Rising from London’s Erith marshes on the bank of the River Thames during the late 1960s, Thamesmead in south-east London was London County Council’s bold attempt to build a new town to address the city’s housing shortage after the Second World War What is Brutalist architecture? Navigating the concrete jungle of blocky, monolithic structures
Is there demolition going on in the Thamesmead?
Demolition work is underway on some of the Thamesmead’s most well known and iconic areas as Peabody finally begin building long-promised new housing. I’ve been hearing reports of ongoing demolition in recent days and so had to go down to see the latest state of play.
How many people live in the Thamesmead estate?
Its brutalistic architecture became the envy of housing estates around the country, with its futuristic appearance seeing it used as the backdrop for Stanley Kubrick’s dystopian crime film Today, Thamesmead is home to more than 40,000 people, but over the years, economic, political and social pressures have left their mark.
Where was the Berber area in Thamesmead Stage 3?
Below: Overlay shows where the “Berber” area was located in Thamesmead Stage 3, Linton Mead Primary School area. Central Way was “Berber Road” Little do people know that Linton Mead was on a site of a busy railway system. I have marked up the exact location.