South Mere

Lake, Pool, Pond, Freshwater Marsh in Kent

England

South Mere

A Creekmouth Jetty This is a jetty at the eastern end of Creekmouth looking across the Thames towards Thamesmead — A Creekmouth Jetty Credit: Glyn Baker

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South Mere Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.499756/0.12591858 or Grid Reference TQ4780. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

A Creekmouth Jetty

This is a jetty at the eastern end of Creekmouth looking across the Thames towards Thamesmead

Glyn Baker

Thamesmere

Looking across Thamesmere Lake towards the Thamesmere Leisure Centre. Rather prosaically the Environment Agency pumping station on the lake refers to the location as "Lake 4".

Glyn Baker

Park in Thamesmead

This is a canalised stream through a recreation ground in Thamesmead. The photograph was taken looking north.

Glyn Baker

Dagenham Dock

Dagenham Dock in all its glory. Sand and gravel seem to be the potential cargo.

Glyn Baker

Water Works

A relatively new addition to the Thames Water sewage works at Halfway Reach.

Glyn Baker

Cross Ness Treatment Tanks

Sewage treatment tanks at the Cross Ness sewage works near Halfway Reach.

Glyn Baker

Southmere, Thamesmead

Southmere (variously spelt as one word or two) is the lake at the heart of the huge Thamesmead housing development (started in the 1970's and still expanding).

Stephen Craven

Crossness STW

The main bank of filters at Crossness sewage treatment works

Stephen Craven

golf driving range

The golf driving range, situated at the end of Fairway Drive (where else?) in Thamesmead

Stephen Craven

Cathedral of sewage

The large, ornate brick building at Crossness is the original pumphouse where four large steam-powered beam engines lifted half London's sewage into the Thames. Now it is treated at the extensive adjacent works but one of the old steam engines has been restored by volunteers.

Stephen Craven

Thamesmead: A2016 Eastern Way footbridge

This footbridge links the Southmere area with the main area of Thamesmead.

Nigel Cox

Thamesmead: A2016 Eastern Way

This is the view from the footbridge in TQ4780 : Thamesmead: A2016 Eastern Way footbridge, looking towards the eastern overbridge carrying the A2041 over the dual carriageway.

Nigel Cox

Crossness beam engine house

A detail of the restored Victorian ironwork inside the beam engine house at Crossness TQ4881 : Cathedral of sewage.

Stephen Craven

Steam engine in motion

The restored steam-powered beam engine at Crossness TQ4881 : Cathedral of sewage in motion. it is only operated on a few days per year.

Stephen Craven

Thamesmead: The Harrow Canal

One of the network of watercourses in Thamesmead, this one is at the rear of the houses in Austen Close. Apart from the coot in the water a heron is just visible lurking on the top of the bank to the right. The Thamesmead development has been built on the former Plumstead Marshes.

Nigel Cox

River Thames: Cross Ness lighthouse

Owned and operated by the Port of London Authority this lighthouse was at one time in an isolated location at the northern end of Plumstead Marshes. However the residential area of Thamesmead has now been built up to the river bank here, and a housing estate is behind the photographer. On the far side of the river are the tanks and the wind turbine in Dagenham Dock.

Nigel Cox

Crossness Sewage Treatment Works: Sludge powered generator

Up until 1998 the sludge from Thames Water's Crossness Sewage Treatment Works was carried out to the North Sea and dumped from a ship. However to accord with an EC directive banning such activities, Thames Water built this generator which uses the sludge and generates up to 5 megawatts of electricity, about ¾ of the works' requirements.

Nigel Cox

River Thames: Crossness Sewage Treatment Works outfall

This is where the treated effluent from the sewage treatment works is discharged into the River Thames. The water quality is strictly monitored by Thames Water before being released. This stretch of the river is Halfway Reach and the jetty where the sludge disposal ships used to load their cargo until 1998 is visible in the middle distance to the left. On the far side of the river is Dagenham Dock with its wind turbine.

Nigel Cox

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South Mere is located at Grid Ref: TQ4780 (Lat: 51.499756, Lng: 0.12591858)

Unitary Authority: Bexley

Police Authority: Metropolitan