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Old Kent Road

…had become too dilap­i­dated for reno­va­tion. The proposed Bakerloo line extension to Lewisham – with two new stations on the Old Kent Road – would…

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Cutty Sark

…years later by Elizabeth II. Cutty Sark station opened on the Docklands Light Railway in 1999. The original plan for the DLR extension to Lewisham

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New Cross Gate

New Cross Gate, Lewisham The western part of New Cross New Cross Gate takes its name from a tollgate erected in 1718 at the top…

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Park Langley

…the 20th century. In 1908 the Lewisham building firm H&G Taylor bought 700 acres of the estate, intending to create a garden suburb of the highest…

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Nunhead

Nunhead, Southwark/Lewisham A formerly run-down but now steadily improving district with a handful of high­lights, situated east of Peckham Rye A nunnery is supposed to…

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Sydenham Hill

Sydenham Hill, Southwark/Lewisham A station, road and wood lying on the western edge of Upper Sydenham This part of London is filled with place names…

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Crossharbour

…The World Is Not Enough. Postal district: E14 Station: Docklands Light Railway, Lewisham branch (zone 2)   View larger Open­StreetMap * The pictures of Crosshar­bour DLR…

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Pronunciation

…‘lemon’ Leicester Square, Street, Place, Court, etc. LESS-tə ˈlɛstə Lewisham LOO-ish-əm ˈluːɪʃəm Formerly LOO-iss-həm Leyton LAY-tən ˈleɪtən Leyton­stone LAY-tən-stone ˈleɪtənˌs­toʊn Hidden London doesn’t object to…

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