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Walk: Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich (pt 1)
An westerly walk along the Thames Path
(Photos © urban75, Saturday 28th June 2008)

After taking a quick peek around the the Millennium Dome/O2, we took the Thames Path into Greenwich.

The walk takes you through an area in rapid change, past vast empty spaces awaiting development, remnants of the once-thriving docks and past a few remaining industrial areas.

It's a very interesting walk but one that seems strangely little-known: despite it being a glorious day, we passed less than ten people over the entire length into Greenwich.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Old and new. A boarded up house contrasts with Canary Wharf across the Thames.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Old dock wall with the towers of Canary Wharf in the background.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Disused barrier building, with the ventilation structures of the Dome behind.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Button inside the abandoned cabin.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Wasteland on the Greenwich Peninsula. This is a scene set to change rapidly, with huge residential and commercial developments on their way.

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Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
This scene really reminded me of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Abandoned building.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Flowers amongst the rubble.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Looking north across the Thames to Canary Wharf.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Canary Wharf with passing 'Clipper' boat in the foreground. We tried to get one of these back into central London but the queues stretched for a loooong way.

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Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Groovy new buildings on the north bank of the Thames.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Old tyre in the Thames.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Millennium Dome towers and remains of old quay.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Across the river.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Low tide.

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Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Thames Path signpost.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
There's a huge tract of empty, cleared land to the west of the Dome.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Abandoned house in a sea of concrete.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Pier.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Delta Wharf, one of the few buildings left standing along this stretch of the walk.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Floating dock thing.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Detail.

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Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Old dock.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
The big cranes are long gone, but you can still see the embedded rails that they used to run along.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Concrete blocks outside the works of Stema Shipping, 'suppliers of high quality aggregates.'

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Cheerful graffiti.

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Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Railings, old sleepers and sand.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Quayside detail.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Looking north east along the quayside.
Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Greenwich old power station in the distance.

Riverside walk from the Millennium Dome (The O2) to Greenwich and Greenwich Park along the River Thames, south east London, 2008
Old dock workings.


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