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Durand Close
Durand Close was a housing estate situated at in Carshalton, Greater London. It held over 300 homes when it was built in the 1960s. In 2009, the estate was demolished to make way for an £83m redevelopment by Rydon Construction Ltd. The River Wandle The River Wandle is a right-bank tributary of the River Thames in south London, England. With a total length of about , the river passes through the London boroughs of London Borough of Croydon, Croydon, London Borough of Sutton, Sutton, Londo ... passes through the estate from Culvers Avenue, with another opening at Buckhurst Avenue and also exits at Buckhurst Avenue. History Records have shown that before the estate was built, the estate was once a Manor House called the 'Limes'. The manor house was replaced by a horticultural nursery between the two world wars. Facilities When the estate was first built there were twelve blocks of maisonettes and flats, a sheltered accommodation for the elderly, an underground carpark, a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carshalton
Carshalton ( ) is a town, with a historic village centre, in south London, England, within the London Borough of Sutton. It is situated around southwest of Charing Cross and around east by north of Sutton town centre, in the valley of the River Wandle, one of the sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the south of the village. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Carshalton was in the Administrative counties of England, administrative county of Surrey. Carshalton consists of a number of neighbourhoods. The main focal point, Carshalton Village, is visually scenic and picturesque. At its centre it has two adjoining ponds, which are overlooked by the Grade II listed All Saints Church on the south side and the Victorian Grove Park (Sutton), Grove Park on the north side. The Grade II listed Honeywood Museum sits on the west side, a few yards from the water. There are a number of other listed buildings, as well as three conservation areas, including one in the village. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater London
Greater London is an administrative area in England, coterminous with the London region, containing most of the continuous urban area of London. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county also called Greater London, and the City of London. The Greater London Authority is responsible for strategic local government across the region, and regular local government is the responsibility of the borough councils and the City of London Corporation. Greater London is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Hertfordshire to the north, Essex to the north-east, Kent to the south-east, Surrey to the south, and Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to the west. Greater London has a land area of and had an estimated population of in . The ceremonial county of Greater London is only slightly smaller, with an area of and a population of in . The area is almost entirely urbanised and contains the majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rydon
Rydon is a British facilities management and property maintenance company which was founded in 1978. Its head office is in Dartford, Kent, and it has two maintenance offices in London. It employed an average of 423 people in the year to September 2022, and in the year to 30 September 2024 reported a pre-tax loss of £1.0m on turnover of £61.0m, its fifth successive loss. Until 2021, Rydon was also a building contractor and employed over 650 people. Rydon was the contractor responsible for refurbishment of the Grenfell Tower ( destroyed by fire in June 2017, killing 72 people) and was said to have given "inadequate thought to fire safety, to which it displayed a casual attitude" and bore "considerable responsibility for the fire". In 2021, Rydon divested its contracting operations to a new business, Real. This collapsed into administration in late 2023 owing over £8m. Controversies Grenfell Tower Rydon was the main contractor for refurbishment of the Grenfell Tower ( destroyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Wandle
The River Wandle is a right-bank tributary of the River Thames in south London, England. With a total length of about , the river passes through the London boroughs of London Borough of Croydon, Croydon, London Borough of Sutton, Sutton, London Borough of Merton, Merton and London Borough of Wandsworth, Wandsworth, where it reaches the Thames. A short headwater – the Caterham Bourne – is partially in Surrey, the historic county of the river's catchment. Tributaries of the Wandle include Carshalton Ponds and Norbury Brook. The Wandle Trail follows the course of the river from Croydon to Wandsworth. Toponym The name is thought to derive from a back-formation of Wandsworth ( meaning Wendle's Enclosure). History and boundaries In the pleistocene before the carving of the River Mole#Mole Gap, Mole Gap, water lapped the north of the area between the North Downs and Greensand Hills known as the Vale of Holmesdale taking the Caterham or Coulsdon Bourne routes, to form the muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
