"health centre and a number of primary and secondary schools. Officials have also suggested the development of a ""green spine"" of parks and green spaces along the mostly disused Surrey Canal. Old Kent Road is the first property square on the British Monopoly board, priced at £60 and forming the brown set along with the similarly working-class Whitechapel Road. It is the only square on the board in South London and south of the Thames. The road makes several appearances in literature. In Charles Dickens' ""David Copperfield"", the titular character runs down the road trying to escape from London to"
"More London More London, also named London Bridge City, is a privately owned development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge in London. The southern exit is on Tooley Street. It includes the City Hall, a sunken amphitheatre called The Scoop, office blocks, shops, restaurants, cafes, and a pedestrianized area containing open-air sculptures and fountains lit by coloured lights. The Hilton London Tower Bridge hotel opened in September 2006. More London is in size and has planning consent for of mixed use space, of which up to two million square feet will be offices,"
"South Bank South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, next to the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster. It forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the London Borough of Lambeth (where it adjoins Albert Embankment) and the London Borough of Southwark, (where it adjoins Bankside). As such, South Bank may be regarded as somewhat akin to the riverside part of an area known previously as Lambeth Marsh and North Lambeth. While South Bank is not formally defined, it is generally understood to bounded by Westminster Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge, and to be centred"
"townscape arising from the grid layout and the repetition in the building frontages. The Peabody Trust owns most of the estate, but many homes are already privately owned, and the number keeps rising as the Trust gradually releases more units for sale. Shaftesbury Park Estate The Shaftesbury Park Estate, commonly known as The Shaftesbury Estate, is a residential estate in Battersea in South London, England. It lies north of Lavender Hill and Clapham Common and east of Clapham Junction railway station. The estate occupies a flat area of land at the edge of the River Thames flood plain just north"
"London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. It is governed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council and is divided into nineteen wards. The borough is home to the National Physical Laboratory and The National Archives. The attractions of Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace, Twickenham Stadium and the WWT London Wetlands Centre are within"
"London Heliport London Heliport , previously called Battersea Heliport and currently known officially as the NetJets London Heliport for sponsorship reasons, is London's only licensed heliport. The facility, which was built by W. & C. French and opened on 23 April 1959, is located in Battersea on the south bank of the River Thames, southwest of Westminster Bridge and between Wandsworth Bridge and Battersea Railway Bridge. The heliport, once owned by Westland and then Harrods, is a very small site, making use of a jetty to provide a helipad for take-off and landing, and onshore parking for three to four"
"up the centre of the Thames, with the exception that Blackfriars Bridge falls within the City; the City controls London Bridge (as part of Bridge ward) but only half of the river underneath it, a feature which is unique in British local administration. The boundaries are marked by black bollards bearing the City's emblem, and by dragon boundary marks at major entrances, such as Holborn. A more substantial monument marks the boundary at Temple Bar on Fleet Street. In some places the financial district extends slightly beyond the boundaries, notably to the north and east, into the London Boroughs of"
"was filled in during 2018. The site including its open spaces is owned by St Martins Property Group and managed by Broadgate Estates. More London More London, also named London Bridge City, is a privately owned development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge in London. The southern exit is on Tooley Street. It includes the City Hall, a sunken amphitheatre called The Scoop, office blocks, shops, restaurants, cafes, and a pedestrianized area containing open-air sculptures and fountains lit by coloured lights. The Hilton London Tower Bridge hotel opened in September 2006. More London"
"walk through the town centre from the main entrance. Morden Hall Park Morden Hall Park is a National Trust park located on the banks of the River Wandle in Morden, south London. It covers over 50ha (125 acres) of parkland with the River Wandle meandering through it spanned by numerous footbridges. The estate contains Morden Hall itself, Morden Cottage, two Snuff Mills and the restored Stableyard with a dog-friendly cafe, exhibition space and second-hand bookshop. Morden Hall Park is also home to the National Trust's only Garden Centre. The estate land was originally owned by Westminster Abbey. There is evidence"
"Morden Hall Park Morden Hall Park is a National Trust park located on the banks of the River Wandle in Morden, south London. It covers over 50ha (125 acres) of parkland with the River Wandle meandering through it spanned by numerous footbridges. The estate contains Morden Hall itself, Morden Cottage, two Snuff Mills and the restored Stableyard with a dog-friendly cafe, exhibition space and second-hand bookshop. Morden Hall Park is also home to the National Trust's only Garden Centre. The estate land was originally owned by Westminster Abbey. There is evidence of an earlier manor-house originally built by the Garth"
"Sugar Quay Sugar Quay is a quay alongside the Thames in the City of London, London, England. The quay is located on the North banks of the Thames, between Customs House and the Tower of London. It stands between Lower Thames Street and the Thames. The quay was named after the sugar trade, which relied on African slaves. In 1970, architect Terry Farrell designed the current buildings. In May 2014, it was announced that Barratt Developments and CPC Group (owned by Christian Candy) would develop 165 luxury apartments. Moreover, the CPC Group is redeveloping 110,000 square feet into a 230,000"
"square feet of office buildings. Sugar Quay Sugar Quay is a quay alongside the Thames in the City of London, London, England. The quay is located on the North banks of the Thames, between Customs House and the Tower of London. It stands between Lower Thames Street and the Thames. The quay was named after the sugar trade, which relied on African slaves. In 1970, architect Terry Farrell designed the current buildings. In May 2014, it was announced that Barratt Developments and CPC Group (owned by Christian Candy) would develop 165 luxury apartments. Moreover, the CPC Group is redeveloping 110,000"
"Ham House Ham House is a historic house with formal gardens set back 200 metres from the River Thames in Ham, south of Richmond in London. It is claimed by the National Trust to be ""unique in Europe as the most complete survival of 17th century fashion and power."" The house itself is designated on the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. Its park and formal gardens are listed at Grade II* by Historic England in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Ham in the early 17th century was bestowed by James I on"
"Hammerton's Ferry Hammerton's Ferry is a pedestrian and cycle ferry service across the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England. The ferry links the northern bank near Marble Hill House in Twickenham with the southern bank near Ham House in Ham. It is one of only four remaining ferry routes in London not to be replaced by a bridge or tunnel. Although ferries (and later bridges) had crossed the river to the east at Richmond since 1459 and to the west at Eel Pie Island since at least 1652, the lands to the south of"
"Hampton, London Hampton is a suburban area on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, which includes Hampton Court Palace. Hampton is served by two railway stations, including one immediately south of Hampton Court Bridge in East Molesey. Hampton adjoins Bushy Park on two sides and is west of Hampton Wick and Kingston upon Thames. There are long strips of public riverside in Hampton and the Hampton Heated Open Air Pool is one of the few such swimming pools in Greater London. The riverside, on the reach above Molesey Lock, has"
"launched the company's website listing the company's entire portfolio. He left the firm in 2010. Amsprop Amsprop is the property company of Alan Sugar. Amsprop now holds the majority of Sugar's £800 million wealth and owns several office building freeholds in Mayfair and other parts of London. Amsprop also owns the Sampson House building on the South Bank of the Thames, which is currently leased back to IBM. The fund is continuing to be active during current market turbulence, acquiring a large freehold property recently on Oxford Street for £31.25m. Amsprop is run by Alan Sugar's son Daniel, and formerly"
"dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free). There is a locally moored boat, the West Molesey houseboat, which is moored on the river Thames. Molesey Molesey is a suburban district comprising two large villages, East Molesey and West Molesey, in Surrey, England, just outside the edge of Greater London and situated on the south bank of the River Thames. East and West Molesey share a high street, and there is a second retail restaurant-lined street (Bridge Road) close to Hampton Court Palace in the eastern part of the district, which is also home to Hampton Court railway station"
"Trinity Buoy Wharf Trinity Buoy Wharf, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is the site of London's only lighthouse, by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek, at Leamouth. The lighthouse no longer functions, and is the home of various art projects such as ""Longplayer"". It is sometimes known as Bow Creek Lighthouse. In 1803, the site came to be used by ""The Elder Brethren of Trinity House"" which is now known as Corporation of Trinity House, and the seawall here was reconstructed in 1822, built by George Mundy of Old Ford. The site was used as"
"two historic tugboats, the ""Knocker White"" and the ""Varlet"" from the Museum of London Docklands. Both vessels are listed by National Historic Ships on the National Register of Historic Vessels. <br> Trinity Buoy Wharf Trinity Buoy Wharf, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is the site of London's only lighthouse, by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek, at Leamouth. The lighthouse no longer functions, and is the home of various art projects such as ""Longplayer"". It is sometimes known as Bow Creek Lighthouse. In 1803, the site came to be used by ""The Elder Brethren of"
"Shaftesbury Park Estate The Shaftesbury Park Estate, commonly known as The Shaftesbury Estate, is a residential estate in Battersea in South London, England. It lies north of Lavender Hill and Clapham Common and east of Clapham Junction railway station. The estate occupies a flat area of land at the edge of the River Thames flood plain just north of the slope rising to Clapham Common. Historically the area was occupied by Battersea Fields, the poorly drained common land covering the area as far as the river. The Heathwall Ditch ran along the foot of the slope and drained into the"
"Cadogan Pier Cadogan Pier is a pier on the River Thames in London, UK. It is located on the North Bank of the river, immediately next to the Albert Bridge on Cheyne Walk near Chelsea Embankment. It has been Chelsea's only river transport link for over 150 years. It was erected by Earl Cadogan by 1841 and designed by Nathaniel Handford. It was rebuilt around 1875 following the completion of Albert Bridge. The London County Council obtained the pier from the Thames Conservancy Board and repaired it in 1905. In 1996 it was bought by Cadogan Pier Limited from the"
"City Hall, a new building on the south bank of the River Thames, next to Tower Bridge. The GLA is different from the Corporation of the City of London with its largely ceremonial Lord Mayors, which controls only the Square Mile of the City, London's chief financial centre. In 1986, the Greater London Council was abolished by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. Many people have surmised that the decision to abolish the GLC was made because of the existence of a high-spending left-wing Labour administration under Ken Livingstone, although pressure for the abolition of the GLC had arisen before"
"North London North London is an informally and inexactly defined part of London, England which covers ""some"" of the area of the capital lying north of the River Thames. North London extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshire. The constituent districts were traditionally part of Middlesex with the exception of a small area around Barnet which was part of Hertfordshire. North London is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it"
"led by the Homes and Communities Agency with support across government and local stakeholders. Thames Gateway The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching east from inner east London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. The area, which includes much brownfield land was designated during the early years of the Blair ministry a national priority for urban regeneration, taking advantage of the development opportunities realised by the completion of the High Speed 1 (officially known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link). First named by the UK government, which is unusual in the United Kingdom,"
"River Race and is on the course of the Twickenham Regatta. As the ferry has right-of-way over rowed craft, the races have to be carefully timed to ensure that the ferry does not interfere with their running. Hammerton's Ferry Hammerton's Ferry is a pedestrian and cycle ferry service across the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England. The ferry links the northern bank near Marble Hill House in Twickenham with the southern bank near Ham House in Ham. It is one of only four remaining ferry routes in London not to be replaced by a"
"Chelsea, London Chelsea is an affluent area of South West London, bounded to the south by the River Thames. Its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above Sloane Square Underground station. The modern eastern boundary is Chelsea Bridge Road and the lower half of Sloane Street, including Sloane Square. To the north and northwest, the area fades into Knightsbridge and Brompton, but it is considered that the area north of King's Road as far"
"Amsprop Amsprop is the property company of Alan Sugar. Amsprop now holds the majority of Sugar's £800 million wealth and owns several office building freeholds in Mayfair and other parts of London. Amsprop also owns the Sampson House building on the South Bank of the Thames, which is currently leased back to IBM. The fund is continuing to be active during current market turbulence, acquiring a large freehold property recently on Oxford Street for £31.25m. Amsprop is run by Alan Sugar's son Daniel, and formerly employed Simon Ambrose, winner of the 2007 series of ""The Apprentice"". In March 2008 Ambrose"
"Minerva House Minerva House was built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank with Twigg, Brown & Partners as architects. The yellow brick building features narrow windows between closely paired piers. It sits on the south bank of the River Thames just west of London Bridge. Cartographic sources show that the site has previously housed: Minerva House was sold for around £42 million in 2005 and for £60 million in 2012. Following the acquisition of Grindlays by Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, the building was refurbished during 2006 and is now in mixed use with of"
"utilised as a means of transport with piers along the South Bank at the London Eye, Royal Festival Hall and Bankside. South Bank South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, next to the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster. It forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the London Borough of Lambeth (where it adjoins Albert Embankment) and the London Borough of Southwark, (where it adjoins Bankside). As such, South Bank may be regarded as somewhat akin to the riverside part of an area known previously as Lambeth Marsh and North Lambeth. While South"
"Evelyn's entire southern border follows the railway line. Evelyn (ward) Evelyn is an electoral ward in the northernmost part of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located in the Deptford area on the south bank of the River Thames, and is the only Lewisham ward that borders the Thames. Occupying the northern corner of the London Borough of Lewisham, the Evelyn ward borders only one other Lewisham ward, which is ""New Cross"" to the south. But Evelyn borders wards from three other London Boroughs, ""Greenwich West"" in the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the east, ""Surrey Docks"" of the"
"Richmond Lock and Footbridge Richmond Lock and Footbridge is a lock, rising and falling low-tide barrage integrating controlled sluices and pair of pedestrian bridges on the River Thames in south west London, England and is a Grade II* listed structure. It is the furthest downstream of the forty-five Thames locks and the only one owned and operated by the Port of London Authority. It was opened in 1894 and is north-west of the centre of Richmond in a semi-urban part of south-west London. Downstream are Syon Park and Kew Gardens on opposite banks. It connects the promenade at Richmond with"
"Hampton Court Bridge Hampton Court Bridge crosses the River Thames in England approximately north–south between Hampton, London and East Molesey, Surrey. It is the upper of two road bridges on the reach above Teddington Lock and downstream of Molesey Lock. The bridge is the most upstream crossing of all of the Thames bridges of Greater London; uniquely one bank is within the county. The Thames Path crosses the river here. The location of the bridge had been a ferry crossing point since at least the Tudor period. In 1750, James Clarke obtained a private parliamentary bill to construct a privately"
"London Eye Pier The London Eye Pier (or Waterloo Millennium Pier) is directly in front of the London Eye Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in Central London, England. It is served by various river transport and cruise operators. It should not be confused with the former Waterloo Police Pier, on the opposite side of the river on Victoria Embankment next to Waterloo Bridge, which has since been renamed the Tower Lifeboat Station and has been the base for the RNLI's Thames lifeboat service since 2006. The pier was designed by Beckett Rankine and Marks Barfield"