Downham

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Downham

TitleDownham

CountyCambridgeshire

CoordinatesLat : 52.4333333 Lon : 0.25

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Description Incorrect Description? Tell Us!Downham is a district spanning the boundary between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Bromley. The dominant feature of the area is the Downham Estate built by the London County Council during the late 1920s. The area is served by bus routes 124, 181, 136, 208, 336, and night bus routes N36 and N47.

The Downham Estate provides an example of the programme of building council housing occurring in Britain between the first and Second world wars. Among other similar developments around London (for example Becontree), it was developed to help alleviate the chronic shortage of housing in London, partly brought about by the complete cessation of building during WWI. It was intended to show what could be achieved by public-sector house-building: particularly in order to provide better housing for those who had lived in the slums of the city. The building of the Estate attracted subsidies from central government and was constructed under the auspices of the London County Council.

The estate covered an area of 522 acres (2.1 km²), of which 461 acres (1.9 km²) were in the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham, (from 1965 the London Borough of Lewisham) and 61 acres (0.2 km²) in the Municipal Borough of Bromley (from 1965 the London Borough of Bromley); altogether it covered a distance of 1.25 miles (2 km). The land had previously been mainly rural although around Grove Park railway station in the east of the area there had been some development; between Lewisham and Bromley was virtually the end of London at that time. 5659 houses were constructed of varying sizes; and there were also 408 flats (apartments) in blocks up to four storeys in height.

Downham was named in honour of Lord Downham, who was chairman of the London County Council between 1919-20. The first tenants of the estate were mainly former residents of inner city areas, such as Rotherhithe and the accommodation was spacious and luxurious compared to their former dwellings.

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Local Campsites

Riverside Caravan and Camping Park is 3.12 Miles away
Stanford Park is 11.27 Miles away

Local Tourist Attractions

Paradise Swimming Pool is 2.33 Miles away
The Wicken Fen Vistors Centre is 8.64 Miles away
The Farmland Museum is 9.96 Miles away
Denny Abbey is 10.31 Miles away
DENVER WINDMILL is 11.31 Miles away
National Trust Anglesey Abbey is 13.59 Miles away

Local Golf Courses

Ely City Golf Club is 2.72 Miles away
March Golf Club is 10.19 Miles away
Royal Worlington & Newmarket Golf Club is 12.31 Miles away

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