Thamesmead 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.
Aerial view of Thamesmead in July 2015
Pilkington Canal (also called Broadwater Canal) - used to connect to Woolwich Arsenal, now remains as a water feature.
Aerial view, looking south, of Thamesmead South and Central, with Southmere Lake which is fed by the River Wogebourne in foreground (2017)
The clocktower, originally in Deptford Dockyard, now in the pedestrianised central shopping area of Thamesmead
Royal Borough of Greenwich
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. The local council is Greenwich London Borough Council which meets in Woolwich Town Hall. The council's offices are also based in Woolwich, the main urban centre in the borough.
The Royal Observatory at left and the Queen's House right of centre
The Woolwich Buddy Bear
Woolwich Town Hall, the meeting place of Greenwich London Borough Council
Tourists at the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Observatory
