An automated light metro system, opened in 1987 and extended four times.
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Docklands Light Railway
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DLR extension to Lewisham - Greenwich
{Above the CGL Rail and DLR logos:} Docklands Light Railway Lewisham Extensio...
DLR extension to Lewisham - Lewisham
Docklands Light Railway This plaque was unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister...
Greathead shield at Bank
This 'Greathead' type tunnelling shield ws left at this point 18 metres below...
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Old Ford on River Lee
This is, approximately, the area where the Greenway crosses the River Lea, E3. In Roman times the ford was the most down-stream place where the River Lea could be crossed so it was an important po...
1 memorial
Post Office Railway
The Post Office Railway carried post from Paddington Head Sorting office to Eastern Head Sorting Office in Whitechapel, a distance of 6½ miles (10.5km), with eight stations. Closed because it had b...
1 memorial
Barry Mason
Cycling activist. He was known for supporting community and environmental projects in Southwark. For a time he managed school building projects for Southwark Council, before becoming manager of Sur...
1 memorial
St Saviour’s Dock
Our picture source, HSomerville provides a thorough history of this area and says "St Saviour's Dock was created in the 13th century by the Cluniac monks of Bermondsey Abbey."
1 memorial
Croydon airport
Croydon was London's first international airport. The terminal building, 1928 - 1959, was one of the first purpose-built terminal buildings in the world. The air traffic control tower is the first ...
3 memorials