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He first moved to Thamesmead in the 90s, into a flat on Binsey Walk, the lakeside terrace made famous by a watery tussle in A Clockwork Orange, which was sadly bulldozed in 2019. "I really.

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Thamesmead / ˈtɛmzmiːd / is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Erith.

Lakeside housing, Binsey Walk, Southmere, Thamesmead, Greenwich, London RIBA pix

The area currently being taken down is Binsey Walk. Homes here offered great views over Southmere Lake. Upon completion these buildings had 10,000 visitors arrive in just one year from 30 countries to take a look around at the future. In place of these long blighted homes will be Peabody's new blocks.

New Thamesmead housing at Binsey Walk finally moving Plans to go on show LaptrinhX / News

The location: Binsey Walk, Thamesmead. Discover Time Out original video The scene: In a sinister, dystopian London, antisocial delinquent Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has had it with his gang of.

Thamesmead Library Binsey Walk, Thamesmead, London SE2 9TR, UK BusinessYab

Binsey Walk named Southmere Village Phase2 here The highest density block in this next phase is located the furthest from shops and Abbey Wood Elizabeth line station beside an elevated roundabout. There's always the long running myth that all of Thamesmead is entirely cut off from transport which isn't the case for south Thamesmead.

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In the mid-1960s, a vast concrete housing estate began to rise out of a neglected marshland on the south bank of the River Thames. Headed by the Greater London Council (GLC), the scheme was seen as visionary; Thamesmead would provide a marina-esque lifestyle with plenty of greenery, and wide walkways that connected housing with schools and local amenities, all set within striking brutalist.

Southmere Lake and Binsey Walk, Thamesmead. © Plemper 1976. London, London life

After the abolition of the GLC, the estate's ownership transferred to a trust company and the founders' wishful vision of a futuristic community has largely been abandoned in favour of traditional British suburban housebuilding. Forecasts of Thamesmead's final population have halved from the original target of 100,000.

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Tavy Bridge shops and Southmere Lake, Binsey Walk, Southmere, Thamesmead, London, seen from Tilehurst Point with Southmere Towers in the distance RIBA Ref No RIBA70505 NOTES: Thamesmead was planned in 1965-1966 as a new town on the riverside marshes of south-east London between Plumstead and Erith.

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Enjoy the great outdoors. Thamesmead has a remarkable landscape, including great parks, wild open spaces, beautiful canals and lakes. It's the perfect place to get closer to nature and escape the busyness of city life.

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Vague plans for Binsey walk all there is after years of land ownership. This being Peabody, there's no submitted plan for housing on the neighbouring plot though they flattened the area at Binsey Walk in 2019. Homes to north demolished in June 2019. There's not even any final design drawn up - so it will be years before any work begins.

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A little special video blog where I have finally visited Binsey Walk in Thamesmead London where A Clockwork Orange was filmed back in 1971. Felt great to fin.

Binsey Walk, Thamesmead: The Droogs' stomping ground Photo by Martin Hearn Thamesmead is a large, 1960s concrete housing estate built on old marshland near Woolwich. Kubrick used the sprawling estate as 'Flat Block Marina', where Alex stomps around with his fellow Droogs.

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Today the flats on Binsey Walk are set to be demolished to make way for new housing, but the concrete walkways function as a brilliant stage. Perched on a grassy hill opposite, the audience can.

Binsey Walk Housing at Binsey Walk included some of the most iconic Thamesmead homes before being pulled down in 2019 by Peabody. I visited mid-way through demolition to capture the changing scene. Former buildings on site - taken in 2019 Replacement buildings see mid-rise blocks lining Southmere lake and what to be appears some odd massing.