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Lee Green

Lee Green, Lewisham Situated at the eastern end of Lee High Road, this was the original centre of Lee, which expanded north and west to…

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Downham

Downham, Lewisham/Bromley A very large LCC-built estate – initially referred to as a ‘garden city’ – situated midway between Catford and Bromley Downham is named…

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Beckenham Hill

Beckenham Hill, Lewisham A station and road located between Beckenham Place Park and Bellingham This was Stumps Hill when John Cator acquired and rebuilt Beckenham…

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Blue borough

Blue borough   ‘Blue borough’ is a contem­po­rary urban slang term for the London Borough of Lewisham, from the vivid shade of cyan used for…

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Lee

Lee, Lewisham An aggre­ga­tion of several formerly separate settle­ments situated south of Black­heath and east of Lewisham Manor House Gardens Lee was first mentioned in…

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EU Referendum

…London’s percep­tion is that their presence is widely appre­ci­ated rather than resented. Neigh­bouring Wandsworth and Lewisham are also increas­ingly cosmopolitan boroughs (with numerous Antipodeans in…

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New Cross

New Cross, Lewisham A lively and diverse district located south-west of Deptford This was the site of a cross­roads on the Kent/Surrey border and New…

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Island Gardens

…DLR. The station was relocated under­ground in Millwall Park when the line was extended to Lewisham in 1999. Tower Hamlets’ improve­ments to Island Gardens in the…

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Sydenham

Sydenham, Lewisham (with parts in Bromley and Southwark) A formerly grand Victorian suburb situated south of Dulwich and Forest Hill This was Chipeham in 1206,…

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Brockley

Brockley, Lewisham A pleasing Victorian suburb situated south of New Cross and west of Lewisham Brockley’s name was first recorded in the early 1180s and…

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