Knowledge

Lower Lea Valley

Source 📝

22: 178: 163: 136: 189:
Dane's Yard – the first phase of Vastint's 26 acres (11 ha) Sugar House Island project. Dane's Yard is a Conservation Area sensitively being refurbished into a business hub for creative industries. The Sugar House, a Victorian warehouse on site, is one of the development's buildings being
464: 650: 424: 607: 468: 916: 725: 170:
The redevelopment of the Lea River Park opens up 45 acres (18 ha) of new space creating walkways and cycle paths. The project completes the 26-mile long
314: 625: 911: 208:). Later the mills ground grain to make gin, and a large distillery was set up on Three Mills Island. Owned at the time by Nicholson, it fuelled the 705: 752: 185:
It takes an hour to walk the entire Lea River Park with the opportunity to stop off and learn about some of the area's rich history, including:
255: 843: 393: 545: 450: 96:
changes course at this point, changing from a SSW to a SSE direction for the last 5 miles (8.0 km) before its confluence with the
857: 906: 710: 428: 720: 527: 371: 259: 611: 745: 490: 266:
including Silvertown Quays, Royal Albert Dock and Royal Albert Basin. Current areas identified for redevelopment are:
509: 124: 120: 738: 217: 581: 563: 204:). The mills were originally used to grind grain for flour (Stratford bakers were renowned and mentioned by 896: 148: 931: 225:
Bow Ecology Park – a thriving wildlife sanctuary with newts, water scorpions and flocks of wading birds.
412: 81: 327: 112: 901: 235: 171: 116: 21: 921: 65: 651:"Where young Londoners should look for new waterside homes without paying a Thames-side premium" 350: 238:– a formerly derelict dock which is being transformed into a thriving creative community space. 89: 85: 385: 549: 283: 69: 50: 8: 177: 162: 25:
Canal towpath overlooking Three Mills Wall River with a view across to Sugar House Island
926: 825: 780: 531: 228: 101: 363: 254:
Responsibility for the redevelopment of most of the area was under the remit of the
64:
focused on the history and landscape of the Lower Lea Valley. The film was made by
795: 775: 298: 715: 308: 263: 213: 144: 770: 331: 304: 242: 46: 42: 494: 406: 890: 872: 859: 258:
until 2012. The area around the Olympic site is now under the control of the
201: 815: 810: 805: 790: 156: 105: 97: 139:
Three Mills is a former working tidal mill mentioned in the Domesday book.
830: 785: 193: 152: 135: 730: 820: 59: 34: 626:"New 'cut price' office space seeks to lure start-ups from Shoreditch" 80:
The Lower Lea Valley can be described as the part to the south of the
209: 197: 196:– a beautiful and historic area which is home to the world's biggest 93: 38: 585: 465:"Canning Town and Custom House Regeneration Programme Masterplan" 425:"The Royal Docks Enterprise Zone | Greater London Authority" 318: 205: 147:
and the Lea River Park, a collection of six parks which connect
676: 271: 510:"Let's move to Stratford and the Olympic Park, east London" 174:
which connects Ware in Hertfordshire to the River Thames.
386:"One-of-a-kind footbridge tumbles over to let boats pass" 706:
London Planning Dept. - Lower Lea Valley Master Plan
711:Details: on the London Development Agency website 917:Geography of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 888: 564:"London 2012 Olympic Park suburb names unveiled" 166:Three Mills Lane, looking out from the tide mill 16:Southern end of the Lea Valley in Greater London 49:redevelopment area and was the location of the 241:The banks of the Lea at the Bow Brewery where 746: 256:London Thames Gateway Development Corporation 451:"Tesco Bromley-by-Bow scheme gets go-ahead" 753: 739: 912:Geography of the London Borough of Newham 760: 507: 176: 161: 134: 20: 374:from the original on 11 September 2022. 889: 249: 216:, an independent film studio, home of 68:in conjunction with British pop group 734: 716:blitzandblight.com / Lower Lea Valley 277:Canning Town and Custom House, Newham 260:London Legacy Development Corporation 181:Photo of the Cody Dock Rolling Bridge 111:The north-west of the area is in the 286:, the former Olympic village, Newham 721:BBC: Lower Lea & Thames Gateway 231:– home to London's only lighthouse. 13: 669: 396:from the original on 7 March 2023. 14: 943: 699: 212:in London. The distillery is now 907:Redevelopment projects in London 125:London Borough of Waltham Forest 643: 618: 600: 574: 556: 538: 520: 123:, and the north-east is in the 121:London Borough of Tower Hamlets 508:Dyckhoff, Tom (27 July 2012). 501: 483: 457: 443: 417: 400: 378: 356: 344: 1: 337: 222:and many British-made films. 149:Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 75: 7: 130: 119:, the south-west is in the 115:, the south-east is in the 33:is the southern end of the 10: 948: 368:programme.openhouse.org.uk 353:Retrieved 26 November 2011 58:What Have You Done Today, 839: 766: 726:Map of the Lea River Park 677:"Bromley by Bow gasworks" 328:Bromley-by-Bow gasholders 324:Sweetwater, Tower Hamlets 262:. Part of the area is an 200:(which was listed in the 159:; linked by the Leaway. 113:London Borough of Hackney 408:Cody Dock Rolling Bridge 172:Lee Valley Regional Park 117:London Borough of Newham 92:Warwick Reservoirs. The 82:long chain of reservoirs 844:London Plan sub-regions 681:Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks 292:Marshgate Wharf, Newham 270:Bromley-by-Bow, led by 143:The Lower Lea includes 182: 167: 140: 26: 761:Sub-regions of London 280:Chobham Manor, Newham 180: 165: 138: 24: 351:Saints of the screen 295:Pudding Mill, Newham 51:2012 Summer Olympics 45:. It is part of the 37:which surrounds the 897:Geography of London 869: /  614:on 24 October 2012. 497:on 4 November 2012. 250:Redevelopment areas 84:which end with the 56:A 2005 documentary 932:London sub-regions 655:Homes and Property 582:"Silvertown Quays" 471:on 23 October 2012 315:Sugar House Island 289:East Wick, Hackney 229:Trinity Buoy Wharf 183: 168: 141: 27: 852: 851: 546:"Marshgate Wharf" 431:on 9 October 2012 245:was first brewed. 234:Cody Dock – with 939: 884: 883: 881: 880: 879: 874: 873:51.550°N 0.017°W 870: 867: 866: 865: 862: 801:Lower Lea Valley 796:London Riverside 755: 748: 741: 732: 731: 693: 692: 690: 688: 673: 667: 666: 664: 662: 647: 641: 640: 638: 636: 630:Evening Standard 622: 616: 615: 610:. Archived from 608:"Stratford City" 604: 598: 597: 595: 593: 584:. Archived from 578: 572: 571: 570:. 2 August 2011. 560: 554: 553: 548:. Archived from 542: 536: 535: 530:. Archived from 524: 518: 517: 505: 499: 498: 493:. Archived from 487: 481: 480: 478: 476: 467:. Archived from 461: 455: 454: 447: 441: 440: 438: 436: 427:. Archived from 421: 415: 409: 404: 398: 397: 392:. 3 March 2023. 382: 376: 375: 364:"Rolling Bridge" 360: 354: 348: 299:Silvertown Quays 31:Lower Lea Valley 947: 946: 942: 941: 940: 938: 937: 936: 902:Areas of London 887: 886: 877: 875: 871: 868: 863: 860: 858: 856: 855: 853: 848: 835: 762: 759: 702: 697: 696: 686: 684: 675: 674: 670: 660: 658: 649: 648: 644: 634: 632: 624: 623: 619: 606: 605: 601: 591: 589: 588:on 12 June 2011 580: 579: 575: 562: 561: 557: 552:on 28 May 2013. 544: 543: 539: 534:on 28 May 2013. 526: 525: 521: 506: 502: 491:"Chobham Manor" 489: 488: 484: 474: 472: 463: 462: 458: 449: 448: 444: 434: 432: 423: 422: 418: 407: 405: 401: 384: 383: 379: 362: 361: 357: 349: 345: 340: 274:, Tower Hamlets 264:enterprise zone 252: 214:3 Mills Studios 145:Hackney Marshes 133: 78: 17: 12: 11: 5: 945: 935: 934: 929: 924: 922:Thames Gateway 919: 914: 909: 904: 899: 878:51.550; -0.017 850: 849: 847: 846: 840: 837: 836: 834: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 771:Central London 767: 764: 763: 758: 757: 750: 743: 735: 729: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 701: 700:External links 698: 695: 694: 668: 642: 617: 599: 573: 555: 537: 519: 500: 482: 456: 442: 416: 399: 377: 355: 342: 341: 339: 336: 335: 334: 325: 322: 312: 305:Stratford City 302: 296: 293: 290: 287: 281: 278: 275: 251: 248: 247: 246: 243:India Pale Ale 239: 236:Rolling Bridge 232: 226: 223: 191: 132: 129: 77: 74: 47:Thames Gateway 43:Greater London 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 944: 933: 930: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 894: 892: 885: 882: 845: 842: 841: 838: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 768: 765: 756: 751: 749: 744: 742: 737: 736: 733: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 703: 682: 678: 672: 656: 652: 646: 631: 627: 621: 613: 609: 603: 587: 583: 577: 569: 565: 559: 551: 547: 541: 533: 529: 523: 515: 511: 504: 496: 492: 486: 470: 466: 460: 452: 446: 430: 426: 420: 414: 410: 403: 395: 391: 387: 381: 373: 369: 365: 359: 352: 347: 343: 333: 329: 326: 323: 320: 316: 313: 310: 306: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 288: 285: 282: 279: 276: 273: 269: 268: 267: 265: 261: 257: 244: 240: 237: 233: 230: 227: 224: 221: 220: 215: 211: 207: 203: 202:Domesday Book 199: 195: 192: 188: 187: 186: 179: 175: 173: 164: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 137: 128: 126: 122: 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 73: 71: 70:Saint Etienne 67: 63: 61: 54: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 23: 19: 854: 816:South London 811:Outer London 806:North London 800: 791:Inner London 685:. Retrieved 680: 671: 659:. Retrieved 657:. 1 May 2018 654: 645: 633:. Retrieved 629: 620: 612:the original 602: 590:. Retrieved 586:the original 576: 568:The Guardian 567: 558: 550:the original 540: 532:the original 522: 514:The Guardian 513: 503: 495:the original 485: 473:. Retrieved 469:the original 459: 445: 433:. Retrieved 429:the original 419: 402: 389: 380: 367: 358: 346: 284:East Village 253: 218: 190:refurbished. 184: 169: 157:River Thames 142: 110: 106:Canning Town 79: 57: 55: 30: 28: 18: 876: / 831:West London 786:East London 528:"East Wick" 194:Three Mills 153:Royal Docks 41:in eastern 891:Categories 821:South Bank 687:22 October 592:11 October 475:11 October 435:11 October 338:References 332:St William 219:MasterChef 66:Paul Kelly 60:Mervyn Day 35:Lea Valley 927:River Lea 776:Docklands 516:. London. 390:New Atlas 330:, led by 317:, led by 309:Westfield 307:, led by 210:Gin Craze 198:tide mill 102:Blackwall 76:Geography 39:River Lea 826:West End 781:East End 394:Archived 372:Archived 321:, Newham 311:, Newham 301:, Newham 155:and the 131:Parkland 861:51°33′N 413:YouTube 319:Vastint 206:Chaucer 151:to the 683:. 2022 661:4 June 635:4 June 98:Thames 864:0°1′W 272:Tesco 689:2022 663:2018 637:2018 594:2012 477:2012 437:2012 104:and 90:West 88:and 86:East 29:The 411:on 100:at 94:Lea 893:: 679:. 653:. 628:. 566:. 512:. 388:. 370:. 366:. 127:. 108:. 72:. 53:. 754:e 747:t 740:v 691:. 665:. 639:. 596:. 479:. 453:. 439:. 62:?

Index


Lea Valley
River Lea
Greater London
Thames Gateway
2012 Summer Olympics
Mervyn Day
Paul Kelly
Saint Etienne
long chain of reservoirs
East
West
Lea
Thames
Blackwall
Canning Town
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Newham
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Waltham Forest

Hackney Marshes
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Royal Docks
River Thames

Lee Valley Regional Park

Three Mills
tide mill

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.