tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post1595524598321223832..comments2024-03-19T12:00:16.160+00:00Comments on The Deptford Dame: Norman Road industrial estate redevelopmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-87435781832390837522013-08-15T07:02:10.143+00:002013-08-15T07:02:10.143+00:00Redevelopment was needed on that side as it was a ...Redevelopment was needed on that side as it was a long time the old industrial sheds were making mess in that area due to their large sizes and old structures.Industrial Shedshttp://www.durasteel.co.nz/shop/industrial-sheds.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-40723175290797846652012-11-03T21:36:12.877+00:002012-11-03T21:36:12.877+00:00According to the 1871 census, my great great grand...According to the 1871 census, my great great grandfather lived in Norman road with his brother and parents, and it seems he became good friends with the next door neighbour's son who later became his best man. There are also many other families listed along this road, so it was almost certainly still residential 4 years after that 1867 map. Unless I'm reading the streetname in the census records incorrectly. You could always double check that by doing an address lookup on findmypast.co.uk, I guess.Andrew Johnshttp://andrewjohns.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-85474123438222126222010-08-15T20:45:47.030+00:002010-08-15T20:45:47.030+00:00Thanks for posting that up, DD. I was wondering w...Thanks for posting that up, DD. I was wondering whether this development was going to be put on ice or not. <br /><br />But how can they write nonsense like this:<br /><br />''the earliest historical map indicates that the site was developed with industrial properties by 1867'' (2.2.1 on the scoping report) <br /><br />How can 1867 be the ''earliest historical map'' when this map (http://www.mappalondon.com/london/south-east/greenwich.htm) from 1862 shows that it was still residential - Vansittart Place and Vansittart Terraces. I think they might mean the earliest historical map that shows it as industrial was 1867. Which is a completely different assertion. But I'd like them to back that up with a reference. (I'm lucky enough to still have a view of the observatory, Flamsteed House and the Point from where I live - it gives me a sense of space and greenery - but this Movement thingy will be directly in the way. Bastards, new developments have already taken my view of the Thames away!)Marmosethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393430738344326838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-66397846351103534742010-08-14T12:54:56.606+00:002010-08-14T12:54:56.606+00:00To be fair Kat, there's no indication yet what...To be fair Kat, there's no indication yet what standard of hotel or residential units will be provided, and it is certainly within Greenwich council's power to demand an improved standard if the quality does not meet certain standards. However I agree that the long-term viability of the hotel is questionnable - what will happen after the Olympics have been and gone?Deptford damehttp://deptforddame.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397970649062371366.post-59450216563050981722010-08-14T12:40:18.593+00:002010-08-14T12:40:18.593+00:00It is rediculous that they would even consider thi...It is rediculous that they would even consider this and yet ANOTHER low budget hotel...Greenwich High Road, literally about 200 meters away from this proposed site, has just had high rise flats and a Premier Inn built to add to the other collection of cheap hotels already in existence in Greenwich. The fact of the matter is that Greenwich town centre cant expand any larger to cater for the influx of thousands more residents and tourists. This will put a massive strain on the already overcrowded centre/market/shopping facilities. I dont deny the current site looks grotty as it is and I do welcome that they want to do something with it, however, their plans seem extremely lack-luster. More student villages, more cheaply made homes and more low budget hotels. Is nothing built with a bit of pride and consideration anymore~?Katnoreply@blogger.com