The Town of Tomorrow 50 Years of Thamesmead adventure Edition of 250

Edition of 250

before the commercialization of dreams

This area was subsequently converted into a new urban district

and Caniche

The Town of Tomorrow 50 Years of Thamesmead adventure Edition of 250Rising from Londons Erith marshes in the 1960s, Thamesmead was London County Councils bold attempt to build a new town to address the citys housing shortage after the Second World War. Noted for its daring, experimental design concrete modern terraces, blocks of flats and elevated walkways built around a system of lakes and canals the town received attention from architects, sociologists and politicians throughout the world but also gained notoriety