Kidbrooke

Kidbrooke
Kidbrooke Kidbrooke shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ415765
London borough	Greenwich
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE3, SE9
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
London Assembly	Greenwich and Lewisham
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Coordinates: 51°27′55″N 0°02′34″E / 51.4652°N 0.0429°E / 51.4652; 0.0429

Kidbrooke is a district of south east London, located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located north west of Eltham and 7.4 miles (11.9 km) east south-east of Charing Cross.

The district takes its name from the Kyd Brook, a watercourse which runs from Orpington to Lewisham, by which point it is part of the River Quaggy. It is a tributary to the River Ravensbourne.

Housing

A map showing the Kidbrooke ward of Greenwich Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916.

The area contains a large amount of 1920s and 1930s domestic housing, developed partly as the Kidbrooke Park Estate, between Shooters Hill and Rochester Way.

Kidbrooke was also home to the Ferrier Estate, one of the largest and most deprived council housing developments in London. The housing estate has since been demolished and redeveloped as Kidbrooke Village, a development of 4200 homes masterplanned by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands.

Features

Houses and gardens in Kidbrooke, January 1980

Immediately south of the Ferrier Estate is Sutcliffe park which includes a lake, acting as a flood defence, and created by partly releasing the Kyd Brook from concrete conduits underground in which it had run until 2006.

Rochester Way, a road which was built along much of the course of the old country lane Kidbrooke Lane, was intended as a bypass for Shooters Hill to the north. Rochester Way has itself now been bypassed by a dual carriageway – part of the A2 road – built in the 1980s over most of Kidbrooke Green. A small remaining piece of this open land, alongside the road, is now Kidbrooke Green Park, and adjacent to that, a small nature reserve managed by Greenwich Council. The nature reserve is visible, but not open to the public.

Some of the land encroached on by the dual carriageway, adjacent to the railway line serving Kidbrooke railway station, was formerly a Royal Air Force equipment store. Some of the buildings remain, beyond the houses of Nelson Mandela Way, but the site is now little used.^[1] The nearby Thomas Tallis School is built on the former site of an RAF aerodrome, formerly a barrage balloon centre.^[2] (There are several other military facilities in the general vicinity, which is also close to a surviving base in Woolwich, long home to the Royal Artillery and now to other parts of the British Army.)

Transport links

The A2 road gives the area rapid access to the London Inner Ring Road, the South Circular Road, London and the M25 London Orbital Motorway.

The area falls within Transport for London's "Zone 3".

Nearest railway stations:

Education

For more on education in Kidbrooke see the main Royal Borough of Greenwich article.

Primary schools

Wingfield School
Kidbrooke Park
Holy Family R.C

Secondary schools

Corelli College (formerly Kidbrooke School) — opened in 1954; the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Britain
Thomas Tallis School — opened in 1971

Notable inhabitants

Famous residents have included comedian Jim Davidson, who grew up in Holburne Road; interior designer Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen, who lived in a bungalow on Kidbrooke Park Road until 2004; and singer Sandie Shaw. English AFC Bouremouth player Junior Stanislas.^[3]

References

External links

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Districts	Abbey Wood Avery Hill Blackheath Charlton Coldharbour Deptford Eltham Greenwich Greenwich Peninsula/North Greenwich Kidbrooke Longlands Mottingham New Charlton New Eltham Plumstead Shooter's Hill Thamesmead Westcombe Park Woolwich

Attractions	The Bob Hope Theatre Charlton House Cutty Sark Eltham Palace Emirates cable car Fan Museum Royal Artillery Barracks The Royal Artillery Museum Greenwich Theatre National Maritime Museum The O2 arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) Old Royal Naval College Ranger's House Royal Observatory Severndroog Castle St Alfege Church Thames Barrier The Valley (Charlton Athletic Football Club) Woolwich Ferry

Street markets	Greenwich Market

Parks and open spaces	Avery Hill Park Bostall Heath and Woods Charlton Park East Greenwich Pleasaunce Eltham Common Eltham Park Greenwich Park Hornfair Park Maryon Park Maryon Wilson Park Oxleas Wood Plumstead Common Sutcliffe Park Woolwich Common

Constituencies	Erith and Thamesmead Eltham Greenwich and Woolwich

Bridges and tunnels	Blackwall Tunnel Greenwich foot tunnel Woolwich foot tunnel

Rail stations	Abbey Wood Charlton Cutty Sark Deptford Bridge Eltham Elverson Road (in LB of Lewisham) Greenwich Kidbrooke Maze Hill Mottingham New Eltham North Greenwich Plumstead Westcombe Park Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Dockyard

Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

Approved and current major construction projects in London

Development Sites	Battersea Power Station Brent Cross Cricklewood Chelsea Barracks Convoys Wharf Earls Court Elephant & Castle (Heygate Estate) Embassy Gardens Greenwich Peninsula Kidbrooke Village King's Cross Central Lewisham Gateway London Riverside Northumberland Development Project One Tower Bridge Olympic Park (East Village) Paddington Waterside Royal Albert Dock Southall Gas Works Wembley City Westfield Croydon Westfield London Phase 2 Wood Wharf

Buildings	1 Blackfriars 20 Fenchurch Street 40 Leadenhall Street 52-54 Lime Street 100 Bishopsgate 122 Leadenhall Street Baltimore Wharf City Pride Columbus Tower Croydon Gateway Arena Block A Heron Quays West North Quay One Park Place Principal Place Riverside South Saffron Square St George Wharf Tower The Blade 1 The Pinnacle (on hold)

Transport	Crossrail (Bond Street station, Paddington station, Tottenham Court Road station) Northern line extension to Battersea Victoria Underground station Thameslink Programme (Farringdon station, London Bridge station)

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