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.
What was filmed in Thamesmead?
Filming Location Matching “Thamesmead, London, England, UK” (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
- No Time to Die (2021)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Misfits (2009–2013)
- Beautiful Thing (1996)
- St George’s Day (2012)
- The Optimists (1973)
- Sodabikes (2020)
- Still Tickin’: The Return of A Clockwork Orange (2000 TV Movie)
Was Thamesmead a success?
It is not generally seen as a success. Thamesmead was expected to have a population of 100,000 with all the amenities of a town but these were not forthcoming. Crucially, the projected Fleet underground line from the West End and City to Thamesmead was abandoned in 1979, so the town was always peripheral to London.
Is Thamesmead up and coming?
A game changer for south-east London: new £1 billion town centre at Thamesmead to bring 20,000 riverside homes with Crossrail connections. Thamesmead’s ugly post-war sprawl is going. Coming in are 20,000 new homes, thousands of jobs and the Elizabeth line.
What is the estate in misfits?
Wertham, often simply called The Estate, is a fictional borough of inner-city London, United Kingdom, and the setting for the events seen in Misfits. The show was filmed around Thamesmead in South East London, which stands in for the fictional Wertham.
Who built Thamesmead?
Most of it was built by the Greater London Council for families to move to from the overcrowded Victorian housing of south-eastern parts of inner London. The masterplan was developed in 1967, but only stages 1 and 2 were completed along the plans outlined.
Where was beautiful things filmed?
East London
The story is set and filmed on Thamesmead, a working class area of South East London dominated by post-war council estates.
What local authority is Thamesmead?
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Thamesmead (SE28) | Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Is Abbey Wood a town?
Abbey Wood is an area in south east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 10.6 miles (17 km) east of Charing Cross….
| Abbey Wood | |
|---|---|
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
Which zone is Abbey Wood?
4
Abbey Wood railway station
| Abbey Wood | |
|---|---|
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2016–17 | 2.989 million |
| 2017–18 | 3.125 million |