Pepys Estate

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Pepys Estate
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Daubeney tower block on the Pepys Estate
Pepys Estate
General information
Coordinates 51°29′22″N0°02′08″W / 51.4894°N 0.03562°W / 51.4894; -0.03562
Area Deptford
Populationc. 5000
No. of unitsc. 1500
Construction
Constructed1966-1973
Authority Greater London Council
Style Modernist incorporating existing Georgian buildings
Other information
Governing
body
Lewisham Council

The Pepys Estate is one of the largest council estates in London, England, situated on the banks of the river Thames opposite the Isle of Dogs, and within view of Canary Wharf.

History

The Pepys estate was a redevelopment by the Greater London Council of the disused London Docklands, that had been bombed during World War II. [1]

References

  1. Potts, Gareth, "Deptford Case Study" (PDF), University College London, p. 20

51°29′N0°02′W / 51.48°N 0.04°W / 51.48; -0.04