Leamouth

Leamouth an area west of the Lea to the Thames. The northern part of this area lies in a loop of the River Lee, the southern part is bounded on the west by the former East India Docks, on two sides by the Lea and south of the Thames. The area therefore consists of two headlands - often mistakenly referred to as peninsulas, the northern called Good Luck Hope and the east pointing Orchard House.

The name of the latter comes from a manor house at the tip; 1800-1860 there was a pub of the same name. When the dock built, this portion was separated and was only to be accessible from the Dockstraße Poplar. The residents worked at the glassworks, iron and engineering companies in Samuda Bros., at Orchard House Yard or at the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering. When the Thames Plate Glass Works ( Eng.: Thames flat glass works ) 1874 closed their gates followed by many workers who were contracted in the 1840s from the North of England, Tyneside or St. Helens, the glassworks to the new location in New Albany ( Indiana). As workers' dwellings there were approximately 100 small, two-story houses that have been built since the 1820s and in 1935 demolished. It was founded in 1865 Bow Creek School, but few shops, and the Crown, a pub was opened in 1840.

A street, Orchard Place runs through the former industrial area and the Lower Lea Crossing crosses the narrow strip of land between the two headlands. On the northern part was essentially the premises of Pura Foods Ltd.. ( Edible oil manufacturer ) on the site of the former Thames Plate Glass Works. The southern part was home to engineering companies, shipyards, the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd.. , The Orchard House Yard and Trinity Buoy Wharf London 's only lighthouse. There is also some container -Cities, built from old shipping containers accommodations. The Jubilee footbridge over the Lee connects the area to the east bank of the Lea and the Canning Town Station.

The Leamouth Peninsula Project was, Owings and Merrill designed by architecture firm Skidmore and looks up to 1,837 new homes, a community center, an art gallery and a primary school for up to 371 children on the peninsula. The 176 516 m² large area is very densely built up with houses that are to be grouped around a central walkway that connects the property to the future Lea Valley Linear Park and the Olympic Park for 2012. Are to develop residential towers of 44-85 m height there. The site will be built in two phases; One concerns the area north of the only access road, the other south to the Trinity Buoy Wharf. The construction was started but discontinued at the beginning of 2009 because of the poor state of the housing market.