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Lee, London
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{{infobox London place|
|Place= Lee
|Borough=
London Borough of Lewisham Lewisham
|Traditional=
Kent
|Constituency=
|PostTown= LONDON
|PostCode=
London SE12 SE12
|DiallingCode= 020
|GridReference= TQ395745
|GLA=
Greenwich and Lewisham
}}
'''Lee''' is a place in the
London Borough of Lewisham in south-east
London. It lies to the east of
Lewisham, approximately one mile south of
Blackheath, London Blackheath village.
St Margaret's Church (built 1839-41,
architect:
John Brown (architect) John Brown) is the burial place of three
Astronomer Royal Astronomers Royal:
Edmond Halley,
Nathaniel Bliss and
John Pond.
Interestingly, it has two
public houses with almost identical names - ''The Old Tiger's Head'' and ''The New Tiger's Head'' - facing each other on opposite sides of the same road.
Famous residents
*Sir
Francis Baring, founder of
Barings Bank Baring Brothers Bank, bought the Manor House (attributed to
architect Richard Jupp) in Manor Lane (now a library and its grounds a public park, Manor House Gardens) in
1796.
*
Henry Thomas Buckle, English
historian and
author of ''A History of Civilization'' was born in Lee.
*
Poet Ernest Dowson was also born in Lee.
*Sir
Gregory Page built a large mansion house (demolished in 1787) at Wricklemarsh in Lee.
*
Reggie Schwarz,
South African
cricketer, was born in Lee.
*
Stanley Unwin (publisher) Stanley Unwin, publisher, lived in Handen Road.
Transport
Nearest places:
*
Catford, London, England Catford
*
Blackheath, London Blackheath
*
Kidbrooke, London, England Kidbrooke
*
Lewisham
Nearest railway stations:
*
Blackheath railway station Blackheath
*
Lee railway station Lee
*
Lewisham station Lewisham
*
Grove Park station Grove Park
Category:Districts of London
Category:Lewisham
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