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The programme was launched in 2002 by deputy prime minister John Prescott, [3] with the coalition government led by David Cameron ending funding in March 2011. [6]Supporters of the scheme claimed that it would " renew failing housing markets and reconnect them to regional markets", "improve neighbourhoods and" "encourage people to live and work in these areas."
Located on the Greenwich Peninsula by the Thames in south-east London, the works was built between 1881 and 1886. Most of the works was built on a greenfield site on Greenwich Marshes. [1] [2] The start of work on the site was complicated by proposals to build a dock system on the peninsula, similar to that on the Isle of Dogs across the river ...
Greenwich Powder Magazine (as it appeared in 1738) The peninsula was drained by Dutch engineers in the 16th century, allowing it to be used as pasture land. In the 17th century, Blackwall Point (the northern tip of the peninsula, opposite Blackwall) gained notoriety as a location where pirates' corpses were hung in cages as a deterrent to other would-be pirates.
East London Transit (ELT) is a part-segregated [2] bus rapid transit, operated as part of the London Buses network. The East London Transit opened in phases between 2010 and 2013, designed to meet the existing and anticipated demand for public transport in East London caused by the Thames Gateway redevelopment. [3]
The village is on the southern banks of the River Thames, about one mile upstream (west) from the Thames Barrier and adjacent to the purpose-built Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park, cycle paths and recreational areas. The village currently has the Millennium Primary School, a GP surgery, and a few shops. East of the village, at Peartree Wharf ...
Peninsula was an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and last used for the 2018 elections . It returned three councillors to Greenwich London Borough Council .
Greenwich Peninsula is an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections . It returns three councillors to Greenwich London Borough Council .
The Millennium Dome was the original name of the large dome-shaped building on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England, which housed a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium. As of 2022, it is the ninth largest building in the world by usable volume. The exhibition was open to the public from 1 January ...