Coldharbour Estate

Coldharbour Estate
Coldharbour Estate
Coldharbour Estate shown within Greater London
Population 13,062 (2011 Census. Coldharbour and New Eltham Ward)[1]
OS grid reference TQ427722
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district SE9
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament
London Assembly

The Coldharbour Estate is a housing estate in South East London, England, located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is situated 8.6 miles (13.8 km) east south-east of Charing Cross.

The Coldharbour Estate was originally developed in 1947 on the site of Coldharbour Farm, between the towns of Mottingham and Chislehurst, by the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. It was created in a garden suburb style in order to house borough residents made homeless by The Blitz. The first house to be built, no. 2 Wynford Way, was opened by Aneurin Bevan, the Minister for Health, in 1947. The estate was due to be officially opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in May 1952, but that part of her tour was cancelled. When she finally arrived to "commemorate the completion of the Coldharbour Housing Estate" on 9 May 1957, the Kentish Independent''s headline the following day was "Five Year Wait For Royal Visit But It Was Well Worth It".[2]

Coldharbour Farm and subsequently the Coldharbour Estate were a civil parish of Kent until 1889 when it became part of the County of London and from 1900 formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. The metropolitan borough was abolished in 1965 and Coldharbour then became part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Naming and Location

The Coldharbour Estate is built on the site of Coldharbour Farm, a former dairy farm. William Barefoot Drive forms the main road running through the estate; this road was originally named Hellensmead until renamed in honour of a former Eltham councillor and three times Mayor of Woolwich. Many of the roads retain the names of the ancient fields they were built on, including Littlemede, Southold Rise, Altash Way and Woodcroft. Other roads on the estate are also named after local personalities and historical events, such as Kingsley Wood Drive and Great Harry Drive.

Education

The two primary schools located on the Coldharbour Estate are Montbelle Primary School (formerly Ruxley Manor Primary School) and Greenacres Primary School.

In the 90's the primary schools had nicknames given by the children from opposite schools, Ruxley Manor was known as Rusty Spanners & Greenacres was known as Bellyachers.

References

  1. ↑ "Greenwich Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ The Kentish Independent 10 May 1957
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