I was an Emergency Handyman for Thamesmead Town council 35 years ago. Ive been in every inch of that place. So many memories. 😊

@jjfrom2814

2 ай бұрын

Dam remember thamesmead town lol

This channel deserves more than 6.7k subscribers. Excellent channel.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Working on it!

@zulkiflijamil4033

3 жыл бұрын

Yes i totally agree.

@BruceLeroyUK

Жыл бұрын

Almost double that now!

Grew up in thamesmead and loved every minute.. Gonna miss the old estate!

wow thats another blast from the past, i know those streets and side walks and under/over passes like the back of my hand. from the pegasus to the bargepole to the wild fowler, from abbeywood comp to the riverside, from sewell rd to tavey bridge, from the adventure playgrounds to the milk round before school so i could buy myself 10 lambert and butler...for 90p. must be 34 years ago, feels like someone elses life.

@pauliepaul3697

11 ай бұрын

And the cutty sark do you remember the pyramid club 🤔 and gogis 😅

Ah memories, I grew up in Abbey wood from '66 to' 76 and used to spend a ton of time in Thamesmead, mostly on my bike, good memories, been in Australia since '76. Thanks for the vid.

@pauliepaul3697

11 ай бұрын

Fair dinkum remember the wildfowler 😂

I lived in Thameo for about 15 years or so during the late 70’s to mid 90’s. I had some fun times there as a kid, the 1’o clock club near riverside. Saturday morning pictures at the Pyramid Club. Saying that, the amount of junkies and gluey’s knocking about in the parking garages along with the stench of urine was crazy. There were a few suicide cases of people throwing themselves off the high rise apartment blocks near Yarnton Way. There were a number of frequent Paedo attacks too. I escaped the clutches of one myself. A man followed me right up to a friends front door and only took off when he heard they owned an Alsatian barking loudly. I think at that time Thanesmead took in pretty much anyone across London willing to live under those conditions. It did bring in a community spirit but I’m so glad I got out.

@pauliepaul3697

11 ай бұрын

I live on thamesmead and it's basically turned into a mini Lagos 😂

I was a plumber when thamesmead was very first built! And the last houses I worked on were on Ampleforth road number 64, 😮Mike.

Great - as usual. Learnt more about Thamesmead in 11 minutes than as many years. Thanks for your succinct yet detailed work again.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciated - stay tuned.

There's nothing wrong with the architecture of Thamesmead. It's the neglect that followed after it was built that caused it to be a no-go area. Both in terms of upkeep and looking after the tenants in so many ways..

All currently being bulldozed now (Thank God!) Well done on another fantastic video, keep doing us proud!!

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Blue Bunny

Thanks for your great documentaries, music and research. Recommending them to anyone I can.

Cheers Dewayne really enjoyed that as it was one of my old stomping grounds 👍

Really nice video! Learnt to sail on Southmere Lake and went to school in Thamesmead some nearly 20 years ago.

Excellent video. It's always good to learn more about your neighbourhood

Really interesting! Thank you for this.

You are one clever Humanaut! Love yer voice, info, eye, music, walkin' ...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻...big up from California!

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Why thank you Jools. All the way from Cali, nice!

Again, nicely presented and filmed.

Amazing. I live in Thamesmead for now and I’m enlightened. Your descriptions are beyond compare and your voice is wonderful

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

I'm honoured :)

@IlfordRetro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes totally right about Dewyne's voice.

@angusmeigh5141

3 жыл бұрын

I used to live in a similar area called New Addington back in 1995. Like Thamesmead it was first planned as a new town way back in the 1930s. But development did not get really underway until the late 1940s and 1950s. It was completed at the end of the 1960s but quickly became a rundown crime ridden estate.

@imbotchickyfam857

3 жыл бұрын

my nabour

Went to Thamesmead for a 3hr walk last afternoon and now checking your video..which made me think I hadn't done justice to the place on my walk! You should do more videos! Appears that you have stopped.

I love living here ❤

Never visited Thamesmead but I should. It looks photogenic. You have a great eye for images.

I always wondered what Thamesmead looked like, and this excellent video has shown me. I really like your visual inflections, the wipes and short reversals, plus a self-made soundtrack - really good work.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you for that!!

@IlfordRetro

3 жыл бұрын

@@LondonDistricts A pleasure, great channel

@jennyoshea1958

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Wish you had more subscribers as your channel documentation skills are exemplary. Great music too.

Great narration and cinematography.

I enjoyed this video. Came to it after viewing the original Thamesmead promotional video from 1970. Seeking updated information and personal stories in the comment section. Anyway greetings from the US.

@jennyoshea1958

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. An excellent and informative update; beautifully narrated by Dewyne. Thamesmead It looks nicer here that in other videos.

Well done. It was nice to see this approach to an area that was a colossal failure. I reckon had they build the tube stop, DLR stop, overgound stop - any transportation hub and proper shopping from DAY ONE the fait of this area wouldn't have become so dire. Thank you for your lite-version of this area of very south London. Cheers

As part of the comprehensive amenities they have Belmarsh prison to accommodate the criminals of Thamesmead. A useful feature so that local families can visit their loved ones easily.

@pauliepaul3697

11 ай бұрын

You talk crap that prison is for terrorists 🙄

it's such a shame that the awesome original 60's archetecture was pulled down, boy do i wish it stayed, shame it wasn't listed :(

@racosin

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to agree with you, but the old estate was just too unsafe. Consecutive govts hadn't done enough to help, unfortunately it had to go. I do hope the new Peabody led district is a success rather than just a developers dream with empty flsts like Olympic park in Stratford has become.

@michaellondonxxx4860

2 жыл бұрын

They were listed … for demolition!

@pauliepaul3697

11 ай бұрын

​@@michaellondonxxx4860don't give up your day job 😂

@pauliepaul3697

11 ай бұрын

​@@racosinpeashoddy as we call them in thamesmead are a joke! new builds are falling apart and new flats for 3/4 of a million pounds 🙄 plus you have to pay part rent have shared ownership then service charges and flats are leasehold so in 40 years time it will be deja vu again 😢

Absolutely fascinating thanks

How fascinating and insightful.

Excellent video.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. One of my faves too!

Love the videos covering the different areas of London. Please can you make a video about Welling, I would love to find out more. Keep up the good work

Great video with a well balanced view of thamesmead another new town like basildon in essex that looking back failed eventually which is a shame as the idea of the towns was excellent

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Well said

I enjoy Thamesmead as a location Really nice camera work

Interesting and informative, nice one, thanks.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video, really really interesting.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great video

The part near the beginning where you talk about the estates reminds me of the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham. That's built in a similar way with the flats being elevated. They also used to have elevated walkways (they called it the deck level) which became hotbeds of crime back in the day. I understand the area has improved a lot since the infamous riots in the 80s though.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting! The built environment has a say in these things.

Good video.lived in Thamesmead mid 80s.Gary Oldman film Tbe Firm used wildfolwer pub for some scenes.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think i've seen that film. Have to have a butchers.

Brilliant.

Beautiful Thing..

Began working at Thamesmead around 1969,designing and laying out landscaping,not sure about living there though.

Great video 👍🏾 Do you make any other video content?

Rlly enjoy u vids mate. I grew up in Brixton and now live in Bromley and have a lot of south east London. Ur narrating and cinematography is rlly great and hope u continue 👍

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Moe. I'll be in your new area soon.

@jneal21

3 жыл бұрын

@@LondonDistricts cheers matey

Dewyne, I'm watching you on London live as we speak 😂

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Oh sweeet. stay tuned :)

Sublime.

Amazing. Please do one on Forest Gate.

A great film. It’s not the Thamesmead that I remember from 30 years ago. Please make another video on Thamesmead. It should be one of the best places to live in the UK because of its design but the occupants have ruined it. Such a shame.

@thornbird6768

2 жыл бұрын

The architecture is fascinating , it reminds me of Alexandra Rd and Rowley Way estate . That one got grade 2 listed !! So why not Thamesmead ??

I have a soft spot for Thamesmead. As a fresh-faced country boy moving to London for the first time, Woolwich and Plumstead was my first introduction to London and I went to a few parties in Thamesmead (if you bunged up the drain hole on the cantilevered balconies, you could create a paddling pool which was great for parties!). I have always liked Brutalist architecture so it had an attraction for me as I thought it was exciting. There was nothing much fundamentally wrong with Thamesmead but a combination of factors led to it gaining a reputation. 1. The walkways were necessary in case of floods, but this was a new design feature introduced in the 1960s that was looking for trouble. 2. The GLC never really got a chance to finish Thamesmead properly 3. Too many impoverished people moved in which led to many not wanting to move there and it went into a spiral. In the 1970s and 80s, the population of London was so low that there was plenty of accommodation (compared to now) that in some blocks one could get a council tenancy really quickly on the 'Hard-To-Let' list. I actually had one of these briefly in Rotherhithe, and it's hard to imagine now. And if you wanted to buy a property in Thamesmead in the mid-1980s they were the most affordable in London with a 3-bed house costing £30K (and it had a garage!). 4. Transport. The train service was rubbish, and the buses to Woolwich were rubbish (before they dualed the main road to Woolwich, you would be stuck in traffic all the way back to Plumstead). Basically, if you didn't have a car or motorbike in the early 1980s, you were stuck in Thamesmead. With Crossrail, Thamesmead becomes a viable proposition for many people.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the addition history from a resident POV :)

which part of london do you live in?

I need to live there!

0:32 Whoa! What is that yellow building? Has that always been there? Don't remember seeing that before moving away from Thamesmead in 2010. But then, we lived at number 17 and never really went further down Wolvercote Road (Hinksey Path).

The film "The Beautiful Thing" was also filmed at Thamesmead.

Super interesting as usual! Would love if you could do Vauxhall :)

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Coming soon! Thank you Nahuel

Stanley Kubricks Clockwork Orange ran for 2 hrs and 18 mins. Only about 5 mins of it were filmed on Thamesmead.

The new flats and maisonettes that will replace these buildings will not have these large balconies and generous size rooms !! Prime location for gentrification right by the river .

Concrete dystopia, just like Milton Keynes, Irvine, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride and all the other “new towns”

I love your videos, your shot composition is incredible, what kind of set up are you using? And you do all the music yourself as well?! Do you make any other kinds of music that is available to listen to?

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rory, DM me on IG for the long answer...

@djlondon7956

3 жыл бұрын

It's true... It's really beautifully done.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the new London Districts Soundtrack here yeththar.bandcamp.com/follow_me

You forgot the movie "A Beautiful Thing", that was made in Thamesmead.

Did they film scenes from the misfits here ?

@romeoiwu8390

3 жыл бұрын

The entirety of the misfits was filmed here

I used to live in thamesmead

@AndrewChapman

Жыл бұрын

So did I.

Tavy Bridge Estate 0:18-0:56, 9:31-10:31 was the residence of the hate crime victim Rolan Adams (21/3/1975-21/2/1991) the murder occured on Bentham Road. 10:31-10:41 the largest national minority group is Nigerians.

Its now a no go area for everyone else

there can only be one Jago Hazzard!

I lived in Thamesmead for 10 years now I live in Eltham.

@Martindyna

3 жыл бұрын

Was it so bad?

@da31d70

3 жыл бұрын

@@Martindyna wdym? Bad...

@Martindyna

3 жыл бұрын

@@da31d70 Can you enlarge? Did you feel unsafe, were the flats really difficult / expensive to heat? etc. / were the buildings falling apart or leaking?

Clock work orange estate (film)

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

True

R u stalking me i live around there and i lived in crystal palace and catfird

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm eerie. I assure you, there is nowt stalking going on!

@sheltonobi4830

3 жыл бұрын

OMG U ANSWERED

A truly dismal; a place to live it seems. I think you have captured well its character featureless, Not a place to attract me. Shame the dream of a government died because of other political figures. Well done for the hard work you put into your videos.

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciated Paul.

I lived near 09:00

@LondonDistricts

3 жыл бұрын

It's 12:37pm now, are you still alive?

Do Kingston

this guy was talking about drugs but he is already on them 😂

Very interesting but it must be horrible living there. Starmer is talking about New Towns and being a YIMBY,never heard such garbage in all my life.

Shitty public housing was a staple of all political parties. Even the well intended was ruined with underfunding, under planning and wholesale graft from top to bottom.

Who else come from storrors vid

Sorry mate i spelt your name wrong on previous comment ,bloody dyslexia 😬

These days the native British are the minority. No need to travel to Africa, just visit Thamesmead.

the horse 😂 in all seriousness I know Thamesmead is starved of transport and beauty but its going to be different not seeing the interesting designs of the times

Thamesmeads never been racist it was just more white than black people who lived here

@gpethst24

3 жыл бұрын

Thamesmead itself was never racist... Although in the overlapping decades of its diverse population, a certain percentage of its residents made life uncomfortable for everyone who just kept their heads down... C18 was a thing there, and you had the national front headquarters in welling, justifying a certain pattern of behaviour towards non English residents... But then that was also all over the country, but it was highlighted in thamesmead due to Rohit dougals stabbing and death...

@mattyboy584

3 жыл бұрын

Your right and the killing of lee rigby was also racist yet was not called a RACIST KILLING strange how its only a racist killing when the murderers are white

@gpethst24

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattyboy584 yes I agree it was racist... But it wasn't called a racist killing because it got put into an even worse category.... Terrorism...

@mattyboy584

3 жыл бұрын

@@gpethst24 yh i agree actuslly

That's where the film "Beautiful Thing" was filmed in '95/'96, and to think I was going to try to go there to spot the exact places where scenes were filmed. I wouldn't go there now. However, this is an example of how communism fails.

@alisa2702

3 жыл бұрын

it’s not a question of communism here (private effort was involved here, ruling out communism) more of urban planning

@gdcat777

3 жыл бұрын

@@alisa2702 Government funded housing is communism or collectivism take your pick.

music sounds like a kid practicing on a keyboard they got for Christmas

And thamesmead now is more racist than ever as the black people are racist towards whites so in your next video be sure to include that part cheers

@gpethst24

3 жыл бұрын

And yeah there may be an element of that now but the video is of the history of places...

@gpethst24

3 жыл бұрын

And remember.... We reap what we sow...

@JA-zg2cb

3 жыл бұрын

@Craig wells in the 2011 census it was 50 percent black and 40 percent white

@mattyboy584

3 жыл бұрын

Thamesmead used to be a nice place now its just shit

@destinyenglish2750

3 жыл бұрын

@@JA-zg2cb so who’s fault is that...? Is that racism? I’m confused..

wicked