Area Guide - Buying Properties in Greenwich

Description

Greenwich Peninsula is a new yet ancient neighbourhood on a finger of land in the loop of the Thames.  It also has an exciting future in the provision of 15,000 new homes.  The landmarks of The Dome (now the O2) and the Emirates Air Line are unique in London and attract many visitors to the area.
 

History

For hundreds of years, the peninsula was marshes which were drained in the 16th century but the land remained bleak and was where pirates' corpses were exhibited in gibbets.  The main gunpowder store supplying the military was here from 1695 to 1771 and industry came in the 19th century.  This was primarily ordnance, metal, cables and chemicals and the gas works for about 100 years until 1980.  Much of the land was contaminated.  The area remained 'remote' from London due to the absence of transport links.  The old factories fell into disuse and were demolished and the land cleaned.  The 1990s brought the beginning of redevelopment with the arrival of an underground and bus station in preparation for the visitors to the Millennium Dome (now the O2).

Leisure & Amenities

Places to go and things to do:

  • O2 arena

Active Life:

  • Up at the O2 - climb The Dome

Eating and drinking ideas:

  • Many restaurants and bars on The Avenue in the O2

Transport

  • North Greenwich station - Jubilee line and buses
  • Emirates Air Line - cable car across the Thames to the north shore at Royal Docks.
  • North Greenwich Pier - for river buses

Education

  • Ravensbourne College - university
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