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New Charlton is the area along the south bank of the River Thames at Charlton, London, and forms part of the London Borough of Greenwich. It was historically primarily an industrial zone.
History
Industrial development began there in the middle of the 19th century, especially after the opening of a private railway branch line to Angerstein Wharf in 1852. The flat land adjoining the Thames at New Charlton has been a significant industrial area since Victorian times. A notable establishment was the Siemens Brothers Telegraph Works opened in 1863, which manufactured two new transatlantic cables in the 1880s,[1] and contributed to the PLUTO project in World War 2. By the 1930s the area was thriving, but since the 1960s the area had sunk into industrial decline, with most of the original factories closing.
New Charlton today
There have been regeneration projects recently, starting in the late 1990s. These are mostly retail warehouses, supermarkets, and retail shopping centres. The sole remaining major industrial facility is the Cemex construction aggregate and ready mix cement works at Angerstein Wharf on the River Thames at the border of the Greenwich Peninsula and Charlton. The southern end of the Thames Flood Barrier is on the river bank at New Charlton.
References
Coordinates: 51°29′25.51″N 0°2′10.44″E / 51.4904194°N 0.0362333°E
Categories:- Districts of London
- Districts of London on the River Thames
- Districts of Greenwich
- Port of London
- London geography stubs
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