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| '''Leamouth''' is a ] |
'''Leamouth''' is a locality in the ] area of ], in the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lmu.ac.uk/ces/lss/lsa/All%20abstracts.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050117001255/http://www.lmu.ac.uk/ces/lss/lsa/All%20abstracts.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 January 2005 | title=Pg24, citing study into West Hams community ties | publisher=Leeds Metropolitan University | format=PDF | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The area takes its name from the former ''Leamouth Wharf'' and lies on the west side of the ] of the ] stretch of the ], at its confluence with the ]. | ||
| The neighbourhood consists of two small peninsulas, separated from the rest of ] by |
The neighbourhood consists of two small peninsulas,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols43-4/pp646-655| title = Leamouth Road and Orchard Place: Historical development {{!}} British History Online}} </ref> separated from the rest of ] by the remaining part of the ]. The northern peninsula lies in a hairpin ] and is named ''Goodluck Hope'' after one of the adjacent reaches of the ], while the other is known as ''Orchard Place''. The area was traditionally the easternmost part of ], with ] on the other side of the Lea. | ||
| The area was long referred to locally as ''Bog Island'', due to its inaccessibility and propensity to flood; however the building of the ] and the artificial raising of the more vulnerable riverside land, means the nickname refers to a now much reduced threat. | The area was long referred to locally as ''Bog Island'', due to its inaccessibility and propensity to flood; however the building of the ] and the artificial raising of the more vulnerable riverside land, means the nickname refers to a now much reduced threat. | ||
| ==Administration== | |||
| ⚫ | The area was historically part of the ''Hamlet of Poplar'', an autonomous area of the ]. The ''Hamlet of Poplar'' became an independent ] in 1817. The civil parish of Poplar had a ] committee which organised services such as ] and road maintenance.<ref> Poplar ecclesiastical parish map</ref><ref> 1994, Hermione Hobhouse (Gen. Ed.)</ref> | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ] | |||
| ⚫ | The area was historically part of the ''Hamlet of Poplar'', an autonomous area of the ]. This part of ] was traditionally the easternmost part of ]. The ''Hamlet of Poplar'' became an independent ] in 1817. The civil parish of Poplar had a ] committee which organised services such as ] and road maintenance.<ref> Poplar ecclesiastical parish map</ref> |
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| Orchard Place was the name of its ] on the spit; this had become an eponymous ] from 1800–60. Orchard Place gives its name to the area's main street with extends into both of the local peninsulas. | |||
| ===Isolation=== | |||
| Orchard Place was the name of its ] on the spit; this had become an eponymous ] from 1800–60. When the docks were constructed, the area became isolated, with the only access via the dock road, from ]. Residents were engaged at the glass works, the iron and engineering works, or the ], ] and ] ship yards. When the ] closed in 1874, many of the hands – who had migrated to the area from ] and ] in the 1840s – followed the glassworks to New Albany, ]. To house the workers, there were about 100 small two-storied cottages – built from the 1820s and condemned in 1935.<ref>The cottages typically consisted of four rooms and a wash-house.</ref> There was the Bow Creek school (founded in 1865), but few shops, and ''The Crown'', a public house, opened about 1840.<ref>Charles Lammin ''Memories of Orchard House'' (East London History Society, 1961)</ref> | |||
| Always an isolated location, Leamouth was made more inaccessible by the construction of the ], which opened in 1806. After that, the only access was from Leamouth Road which connects to a remote part of the ]. Improved road connections were made available in the late 20th century. | |||
| ===Social condition=== | |||
| By the late 19th century the vicinity of Orchard Place had become a deprived and overcrowded area. In the late 1930s, all homes and shops were demolished in a slum clearing project with residents were moved out of the area.<ref>https://www.hidden-london.com/gazetteer/leamouth/amp/ {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref> | |||
| To house the area's workers, there were about 100 small two-storied cottages – built from the 1820s and condemned in 1935.<ref>The cottages typically consisted of four rooms and a wash-house.</ref> There was the Bow Creek school (founded in 1865), but few shops, and ''The Crown'', a public house, opened about 1840.<ref>Charles Lammin ''Memories of Orchard House'' (East London History Society, 1961)</ref> By the late 19th century the vicinity of Orchard Place had become a deprived and overcrowded area. In the late 1930s, all homes and shops were demolished in a slum clearing project with residents moved out of the area.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hidden-london.com/gazetteer/leamouth/amp/| title = Leamouth - Hidden London}} </ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ===Industry=== | ||
| ⚫ | The London City Island is a major redevelopment project by architects ] that will provide 1,706 homes, stores, shops, restaurants, cafés, and arts facilities including the ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glennhowells.co.uk/project/london-city-island/|title=GHA Project {{!}} London City Island|website=Glenn Howells Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref> | ||
| The ] was a major employer until its closure 1874; many of the hands – who had migrated to the area from ] and ] in the 1840s – followed the glassworks to New Albany, ]. The site of the glass works was subsequently occupied by Pura Foods Pura Foods vegetable oil refinery until its closure in 2006. For many years the sugar firm Fowler's, a significant maker of ], was in Leamouth. | |||
| There were iron and engineering works, and shipping interests such as ], ], ] and the ]. The Thames Ironworks was based at the mouth of ] at the confluence of the Lea and Thames.<ref>Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44, edited by Hermione Hobhouse, 1994</ref> The yard started at Leamouth Wharf, on the Blackwall side of the Lea, and subsequently extended to include a much larger site at Canning Town, in the parish and borough or ], on the eastern side. These two parts of the shipyard were linked by a chain ferry capable of carrying 200 workers at a time. The yard was responsible for many shipbuilding and other engineering projects including the revolutionary ] and the dreadnought ]. | |||
| ==Geography== | |||
| One street, ''Orchard Place'', runs through the former industrial area and the Lower Lea Crossing crosses the narrow strip of land between the two tongues. The northern part was principally occupied by Pura Foods vegetable oil refinery – on the site of the former Thames Plate Glass Works; and the south by engineering works, ]s (] and | |||
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| ⚫ | ==Industry== | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ===Sporting legacy=== | |||
| Known as Leamouth Wharf, one of it most significant industries was the ] and ] site called ], which was based at the mouth of ] right at its confluence with the ].<ref>Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44, edited by Hermione Hobhouse, 1994</ref> | |||
| The Thames Ironworks Yard shut in 1912, but its work team ], founded in 1895, continues to the current day as ]. Another Leamouth shipyard was the repair yard of the Castle Shipping Line, their works team ] would indirectly merge with the Thames Ironworks football team in 1895. | |||
| ==Contemporary Leamouth== | |||
| Little industry remains in Leamouth today. One of the last survivors, the Pura Foods edible oil works, in a loop of ] at Orchard Place, closed down in 2006. This site had once been occupied by the Thames Plate Glass Works. For many years the sugar firm Fowler's, a significant maker of ], was in Leamouth. | |||
| ⚫ | ] contains London's only lighthouse. There are also live-work units, many in the form of the ]. | ||
| ===Redevelopment projects=== | |||
| ==Access== | |||
| ⚫ | The London City Island is a major redevelopment project by architects ] that will{{when?|date=May 2024}} provide 1,706 homes, stores, shops, restaurants, cafés, and arts facilities including the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glennhowells.co.uk/project/london-city-island/|title=GHA Project {{!}} London City Island|website=Glenn Howells Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref> Goodluck Hope is a residential-led development by Todd Architects<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd Architects |url=https://www.toddarch.com/}}</ref> comprising 804 apartments, lofts and townhouses.{{cn|date=May 2024}} | ||
| ⚫ | {{Main|Poplar, London#Transport}} | ||
| ===Roads=== | |||
| The Leamouth Peninsula has historically had poor transport links compared to the rest of Poplar, today it is connected to it by a main road splitting its halves: the A1020 Lower Lea Crossing which is a local by-pass of the ]. | The Leamouth Peninsula has historically had poor transport links compared to the rest of Poplar, today it is connected to it by a main road splitting its halves: the A1020 Lower Lea Crossing which is a local by-pass of the ]. | ||
| ===Public transport=== | |||
| ⚫ | Leamouth has been served by the ] network for the first time by the D3 to ] which starts and ends on Orchard Place since 2017.<ref> Transport for London</ref> The N550 between Canning Town station and Blackwall was rerouted via Leamouth to provide night links whenever access to Canning Town station is restricted;<ref>https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/routes-d3-n550/ |
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| ⚫ | {{Main|Poplar, London#Transport}} | ||
| The "Jubilee" pedestrian bridge across the Lea links the area to the east bank of the Lea, and ]. | |||
| ⚫ | Leamouth has been served by the ] network for the first time by the D3 to ] which starts and ends on Orchard Place since 2017.<ref> Transport for London</ref> The N550 between Canning Town station and Blackwall was rerouted via Leamouth to provide night links whenever access to Canning Town station is restricted;<ref>{{cite web| url = https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/routes-d3-n550/| title = Have Your Say Transport for London}} </ref> implemented in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/permanent-bus-changes#on-this-page-3| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180318195043/https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/permanent-bus-changes| archive-date = 2018-03-18| title = Permanent bus changes - Transport for London}} </ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Human settlement in England
| Leamouth | |
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  LeamouthLocation within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ394807 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | E14 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
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| London Assembly | |
| 51°30′39″N 0°00′23″E / 51.510719°N 0.006317°E / 51.510719; 0.006317 | |
Leamouth is a locality in the Blackwall area of Poplar, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The area takes its name from the former Leamouth Wharf and lies on the west side of the confluence of the Bow Creek stretch of the Lea, at its confluence with the River Thames.
The neighbourhood consists of two small peninsulas, separated from the rest of Poplar by the remaining part of the East India Docks. The northern peninsula lies in a hairpin meander and is named Goodluck Hope after one of the adjacent reaches of the Lea, while the other is known as Orchard Place. The area was traditionally the easternmost part of Middlesex, with Essex on the other side of the Lea.
The area was long referred to locally as Bog Island, due to its inaccessibility and propensity to flood; however the building of the Thames Barrier and the artificial raising of the more vulnerable riverside land, means the nickname refers to a now much reduced threat.
Administration
The area was historically part of the Hamlet of Poplar, an autonomous area of the Manor and Ancient Parish of Stepney. The Hamlet of Poplar became an independent parish in 1817. The civil parish of Poplar had a vestry committee which organised services such as poor relief and road maintenance.
History
Orchard Place was the name of its manor house on the spit; this had become an eponymous public house from 1800–60. Orchard Place gives its name to the area's main street with extends into both of the local peninsulas.
Isolation
Always an isolated location, Leamouth was made more inaccessible by the construction of the East India Docks, which opened in 1806. After that, the only access was from Leamouth Road which connects to a remote part of the East India Dock Road. Improved road connections were made available in the late 20th century.
Social condition
To house the area's workers, there were about 100 small two-storied cottages – built from the 1820s and condemned in 1935. There was the Bow Creek school (founded in 1865), but few shops, and The Crown, a public house, opened about 1840. By the late 19th century the vicinity of Orchard Place had become a deprived and overcrowded area. In the late 1930s, all homes and shops were demolished in a slum clearing project with residents moved out of the area.
Industry
The Thames Plate Glass Works was a major employer until its closure 1874; many of the hands – who had migrated to the area from Tyneside and St Helens in the 1840s – followed the glassworks to New Albany, Indiana. The site of the glass works was subsequently occupied by Pura Foods Pura Foods vegetable oil refinery until its closure in 2006. For many years the sugar firm Fowler's, a significant maker of treacle, was in Leamouth.
There were iron and engineering works, and shipping interests such as Samuda Brothers, Castle Shipping Line, Orchard House Yard and the Thames Iron Works. The Thames Ironworks was based at the mouth of Bow Creek at the confluence of the Lea and Thames. The yard started at Leamouth Wharf, on the Blackwall side of the Lea, and subsequently extended to include a much larger site at Canning Town, in the parish and borough or West Ham, on the eastern side. These two parts of the shipyard were linked by a chain ferry capable of carrying 200 workers at a time. The yard was responsible for many shipbuilding and other engineering projects including the revolutionary HMS Warrior and the dreadnought HMS Thunderer.
Sporting legacy
The Thames Ironworks Yard shut in 1912, but its work team Thames Ironworks F.C., founded in 1895, continues to the current day as West Ham United. Another Leamouth shipyard was the repair yard of the Castle Shipping Line, their works team Castle Swifts would indirectly merge with the Thames Ironworks football team in 1895.
Contemporary Leamouth
Trinity Buoy Wharf contains London's only lighthouse. There are also live-work units, many in the form of the Container Cities.
Redevelopment projects
The London City Island is a major redevelopment project by architects Glenn Howells that will provide 1,706 homes, stores, shops, restaurants, cafés, and arts facilities including the English National Ballet. Goodluck Hope is a residential-led development by Todd Architects comprising 804 apartments, lofts and townhouses.
Roads
The Leamouth Peninsula has historically had poor transport links compared to the rest of Poplar, today it is connected to it by a main road splitting its halves: the A1020 Lower Lea Crossing which is a local by-pass of the A13.
Public transport
Main article: Poplar, London § TransportThe "Jubilee" pedestrian bridge across the Lea links the area to the east bank of the Lea, and Canning Town station.
Leamouth has been served by the London Buses network for the first time by the D3 to Bethnal Green which starts and ends on Orchard Place since 2017. The N550 between Canning Town station and Blackwall was rerouted via Leamouth to provide night links whenever access to Canning Town station is restricted; implemented in September 2018.
References
- "Pg24, citing study into West Hams community ties" (PDF). Leeds Metropolitan University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2005.
- "Leamouth Road and Orchard Place: Historical development | British History Online".
- Church of England Website Poplar ecclesiastical parish map
- A Survey of London 1994, Hermione Hobhouse (Gen. Ed.)
- The cottages typically consisted of four rooms and a wash-house.
- Charles Lammin Memories of Orchard House (East London History Society, 1961)
- "Leamouth - Hidden London".
- Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44, Leamouth Wharf edited by Hermione Hobhouse, 1994
- "GHA Project | London City Island". Glenn Howells Architects. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "Todd Architects".
- Bus Services Changes 19 August to 8 October inclusive Transport for London
- "Have Your Say Transport for London".
- "Permanent bus changes - Transport for London". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
External links
- Leamouth Road and Orchard Place: Historical development, Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 646-655
- A pedestrian and cycle bridge connecting Leamouth to Canning Town tube station, opened in 2006.
