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Daily Photo: 16/02/2011 – John Humphries House

February 16, 2011 By Rob Powell

When I had an office in the annexe of John Humphries House in Stockwell Street, I never considered it to be a pleasant building, but the 60s office block which housed a local authority computer centre actually manages to look quite attractive in this lovely photo taken by Robert Carr.

An application for the demolition of the building has been submitted as part of the University of Greenwich’s redevelopment plans for the site. Find out more about their plans and the dates of their public exhibition on their dedicated webpage.

Filed Under: Daily Photo Tagged With: SE10

Daily Photo: 15/02/2011 – Guy Awford at the Guildford

February 15, 2011 By Rob Powell

Guildford Upstairs Restaurant (18)

Greenwich.co.uk food columnist, Guy Awford, has been busy working on a brand new restaurant above the Guildford Arms and has shared this photo to show how it’s looking. It’s currently undergoing a soft launch and will officially open March 1st.

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University of Greenwich student murdered

February 14, 2011 By Rob Powell

A “popular and able” student from the University of Greenwich was murdered close to Penge East railway station on Saturday night.

Samuel Guidera, 24, died from a knife wound after being found in the street at the junction of Bailey Place and Newlands Park, SE26. Police believe Samuel may have been the victim of a robbery as he made his way from the railway station to a bus stop in Newlands Park.

Samuel was studying history and politics at the University of Greenwich’s Greenwich campus.

A statement on behalf of his family reads,

“Samuel was a hard working man, who was passionate about his studies. He was also very family orientated. We are devastated and cannot understand why this has happened. We would appeal to anyone who has information about our son to contact the police.”

A spokesperson for the University of Greenwich commented:

“Everyone at the University of Greenwich will be shocked and saddened by this terrible news. Samuel was a first year History student at the University of Greenwich. He was part of the university’s School of Humanities & Social Sciences, based on the Greenwich Campus.

“Samuel was a popular and able student who had made excellent progress in his studies, achieving very good grades. He earned  the respect and affection of his tutors and fellow students and  will be sadly missed by those who taught and knew him.”

An incident room has opened under the Homicide and Serious Crime Command

Detective Chief Inspector John McFarlane, said:

“Mr Guidera had spent the day watching football with friends. He travelled on the 21:17 train from Bickley to Penge East. We are keen to speak with anyone who remembers seeing him either on the train or getting off just after 21:30.

“Mr Guidera, who was carrying a pink T-mobile carrier bag, crossed the footbridge over the railway to the Newlands Park exit en route to meet a friend. He went into the local convenience store before walking towards the bus stop on Newlands Park where he was attacked. We are considering a number of possibilities, but believe this may have been a robbery. There would have been a number of people in the area and we are keen to speak with them.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives on 020 8721 4205 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: crime

Daily Photo: 14/02/2011 – Google Street View car

February 14, 2011 By Rob Powell

Google’s car was out and about in Greenwich on Saturday collecting new images for its Google Maps Street View feature – thanks to Alex Brooks for sharing this picture he took.

Filed Under: Daily Photo Tagged With: SE10

Movement planning application submitted

February 11, 2011 By Rob Powell

A planning application for a large development of new apartments, hotels and student accommodation at the corner of Greenwich High Road and Norman Road has been submitted.

Proposals for the mixed use development, named The Movement, include 181 residential apartments, 358 student accommodation units, a 104 bedroom three star hotel and a 30 bedroom boutique hotel.

The site of the proposed development is the Greenwich Industrial Estate which fronts onto Norman Road and is adjacent to the North Pole pub.

The plans also include space for shops, a health club, a nursery, cafe and office space with a dedicated business start up area.

The number of student accommodation units and residential apartments is less than was first suggested in the scoping report for this development that Greenwich.co.uk first reported on back in August 2010.

The developer behind the proposal is Cathedral Group – the same developer that redeveloped Devonport House into a hotel and student accommodation and is working on the large “Deptford Project” regeneration.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greenwich High Road, Norman Road, SE10

House fire in Fingal Street

February 11, 2011 By Rob Powell

A house in Fingal Street was damaged last night after a fire broke out

Six fire engines and 30 firefighters attended the blaze after after a call was made to the emergency services at 8pm. The occupants – two adults and one child – had already evacuated the two storey mid terrace property by the time firefighters arrived at the scene.

Paul Ryan, a Watch Manager at East Greenwich Fire Station who attended the incident, said: “Firefighters worked hard to prevent the blaze from spreading to the neighbouring properties. When the fire was out, we visited other homes in the area and checked that they had working smoke alarms. The affected property had a smoke alarm on the ground floor but not on the first floor where the fire started. It’s always best to have a working smoke alarm on each floor of your home so that alarm can be raised as soon as the fire starts.”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SE10

Daily Photo: 10/02/2011 – The 108 to Lewisham

February 10, 2011 By Rob Powell

Thanks to George Austin for emailing this photo of the 108 to Lewisham with the Canary Wharf skyline in the background. The 108 route started in 1914 and is described on Wikipedia as being “agonisingly slow”.

Filed Under: Daily Photo

Daily Photo: 09/02/2011 – Geese on the heath

February 9, 2011 By Rob Powell

Thanks to Lorraine from the Greenwich Communication Centre for this photo she sent me.

Filed Under: Daily Photo

Daily Photo: 08/02/2011 – Greenwich Park this morning…

February 8, 2011 By Rob Powell

It’s been a beautiful day and Andy Williams took these stunning photos in Greenwich Park this morning. Many thanks to Andy for allowing me to share them with Greenwich.co.uk readers here.

Filed Under: Daily Photo

University’s £76million Stockwell Street plans submitted

February 4, 2011 By Rob Powell

Stockwell Street - University of Greenwich

The University of Greenwich has submitted its planning application for a new £76million development in Stockwell Street.

The proposals, designed by Heneghan Peng, include a new campus library, a School of Architecture & Construction and other facilities such as TV studios and editing suites.

The new buildings, which would be bring up to 1,800 additional students into Greenwich each week, would restore Stockwell Street’s traditional curved street line with “an elegant glazed frontage opening onto a gallery, café and exhibition space” which would all be available to the public. “Living roofs”  have been incorporated, which the University says will create “a haven for wildlife in the centre of the town.”

The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Baroness Blackstone, says: “We hope that people in Greenwich will be as excited by these plans as we are. The high quality design of the new university building will greatly enhance the town centre. With some facilities and services open to local people and organisations, it will add to the creative and cultural energy of Greenwich and benefit our wider community.”

The former Village Market site had previously been ear-marked for a mixed use development but the University acquired the land last year. Most of the buildings have now been cleared although the 60s office block, John Humphries House, remains. The building was originally a pioneering purpose built  computer centre, handling data processing for several Metropolitan boroughs.

The initial designs were exhibited by the University at an eight day consultation last July. When asked if feedback received through the consultation event had resulted in changes to the scheme, a spokesperson told Greenwich.co.uk that there had been a “a reduction of the building mass; in height and stepping it back away from the neighbours gardens” and also a “a relocation of service facilities.”

Local residents and businesses will have another chance to examine the plans at a public exhibition from February 23rd to February 26 – click here for full details of times.

Stockwell Street - University of Greenwich

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SE10, Stockwell Street, University of Greenwich

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