Edith's Streets

This entry relates only to the south bank of the river in this square Railway line from London Bridge to Gravesend The line continues south eastwards Post to the west Erith Post to the south Erith Post to the north Wennington Marshes   and Shared part square to the north Coldharbour Point Post to the east Great Coldharbour Bexley Road Bexley Road also seems to be the name of the steps going down to the High Street from Bosworth House. 33 Celestial Church of Christ – this is an old retail, tyre workshop building. 33 Redeemed Christian Church of God, as above Bronze Age Way This is the Erith -Thamesmead Spine Road opened in 1997 and named Bronze Age Way after archaeological discoveries during its construction.  It is the A2016. Chandlers Drive Modern housing which part of a development called Ocean Park. To the north and west is a succession of industrial buildings based in West Street or Gas House Lane – predecessors to Telcon’s Ocean Works. Chichester Wha...

Railway from London Bridge to Gravesend The railway continues south eastwards Post to the north Belvedere Marshes Post to the east Erith   and Post to the east Coldharbour Point Alford Road Road built with houses from the 1890s along one side. The other side is a steep slope with trees and at the far end steps leading down to Fraser Road Pom Pom Fish Bar . Chip shop named for the locally produced “Pom Pom” Machine Gun. Athol Road Road built with houses from the 1890s along one side. The other side is a steep slope with trees – going down to what would have been a pit Battle Road Road built with houses from the 1890s along one side and on the other a belt of trees with steps going up towards the main, Lower Road and later the railway with a retaining wall. 57 Shri Guru Ravidass Bhawan. Hindu Gurdwara Birch Walk A pathway between Kempton Close and Fraser Road Birch House . Offices and trading units. G.E.C. (Process Engineering) Limited , Fraser & Chalmers D...

Railway between London Bridge and Gravesend The railway goes south eastwards TQ 50245 80262 As companies expanded and inner London sites filled up so industries moved to marshland areas down river - and still with river access.  Several famous names came here among many many more successful works. They were served by river wharves and by a network of industrial rail lines.  One of the few London industrial buildings to be listed is here. Many of them have been replaced but it is still an area of busy workplaces.  This was once a marshland haven for wildlife, and some pockets remain - but much of it has gone, along with the travelling families who once saw this as home. Post to the west Belvedere Post to the south Erith Post to the east Wennington Marshes Post to the north Jenningtree Anderson Way Road presumably named for William Anderson, of Anderson and Amos, Erith steam engine manufacturers.  The road appears to be built along the line of one of the m...

Railway between London Bridge and Gravesend The railway continues eastwards but, after Belvedere Station, begins to turn south eastwards TQ 49471 79167 Somewhere here there might be the site of an old marshland village, or even of a respectable working class neighbourhood - with a large and transient community of travellers on the marshes.  Now it seems every facility Belevere ever had is closing, and there are flats, superstores and a statue of a horse. Post to the west Yarnton Way Post to the east Belvedere Marshes Post to the north Belvedere Bronze Age Way This is the Erith -Thamesmead Spine Road opened in 1997 and named Bronze Age Way after archaeological discoveries during its construction.  It is the A2016. Eastern Way This section of Eastern Way, A2016, from Thamesmead to the roundabout with Picardy Manorway was completed in the mid-1980s. Gilbert Road Gilbert Road is named for the last owners of Heron Hill. St Augustine. A large red brick church bui...

Railway from London Bridge to Gravesend The railway continues eastwards Post to the west Thamesmead Post to the east Belvedere Post to the north Crossness Sewage Works Alsike Road Parkway Primary School Centurion Way Anchor Bay . Southern England offices of construction materials Supply Company Northwood Place Northwood Primary School . St Augustine Road St.Augustine of Canterbury . Church of England Primary School and Children’s Centre. This school is in a building clearly older than other local schools. Veridion Way Horizon Business Centre . Light industry and trading areas in Veridion Park Thames Innovation Centre . Business units and support Woodland Way Nature Reserve. Area off Yarnton Way designated as a Nature Reserve. This constituted CrossDyke2 and Alders Dyke which were habitats for water voles. Since destroyed Yarnton Way Wurth .  The British head office of a German company set up in 1954 and with outlets worldwide trading in assembly and fas...

Railway from London Bridge to Gravesend The railway continues eastwards Post to the east Yarnton Way Post to the north Thamesmead Abbey Way This footpath leads for from Southmere to the Lesnes Abbey ruins and the woods. It is mostly on a ridge, created using soil excavated from Southmere. It is carried by bridges across main roads and the railway line.   It is described as a linear park. Binsey Walk The earliest residential buildings in Thamesmead were built here as a linear block of maisonettes and old people’s accommodation. The construction method turned out to be inappropriate for industrialised construction methods.  These early homes were restricted to having no ground floor rooms because of by-laws against flooding. This area has now largely been demolished. Newacres Library . Thamesmead Library managed by Bexley Council. This has now been demolished and a new library is planned. Boxgrove Road Mulberry Park Childrens' Centre . This includes Grace Neigh...

Railway from London Bridge to Gravesend The railway continues eastwards TQ 46485 78406 Area between Plumstead and Abbey Wood with much woodland and open space on hillsides. Housing by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Post to the west Plumstead Abbey Wood Road 25-27 on the site of Abbey Wood Baptist Church, built and closed before 1914 Bostall Heath Bostall comes from an Old English word meaning a 'place of refuge or protection', from Old English. The word also can mean in the south-east a 'winding path up a steep hill'. The Heath was part of the Waste of the Manor of Plumstead but also partly in East Wickham. The spread of housing in the 19th threatened the Heath. It was then owned by Queens College, Oxford, who attempted to enclose it in the 1880s and following riotous protests by commoners it was acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works as public open space. Bostall Hill 26 Maybloom Club . Working men’s club. Now demolished Bostall Lane Bos...

Railway from London Bridge to Gravesend The railway continued eastwards Post to the west Plumstead Post to the east Co-op Estate Amar Court This close off Benares Road provides accommodation for Asian elder. The Plumstead Tithe Barn seems likely to have been situation at the eastern end of the area. Plumstead Tithe Barn . This was part of Plumstead Manor Farm. It was very large, thatched, and latterly use by a building contractor. It was demolished in 1908. Bannockburn Road. 1-11 Quantum Theatre . Old Button Factory. Quantum Theatre for Science was founded in 1988 to meet the need for educational drama available to schools about numeracy and science 1 Button Factory . This was a factory for William C.Seamons, button, buckles, etc. Since moved to Eltham, 63-67 Shree Radar Krishan Dham . Greenwich Hindu Temple (Mandir). This was founded in 1978 and initially, members met at each other’s homes. St. Nicholas Mission Hall was purchased in 1984 and was converted into a Temple. M...