The names of the five new neighbourhoods at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park have been revealed.
The new suburbs which will contain around 8,000 new homes are to be called Chobham Manor, Eastwick, Marshgate Wharf, Sweetwater and Pudding Mill.
Nearly 2,000 suggestions for the neighbourhoods were made to the Olympic Park Legacy Company in a competition earlier this year.
The suggestions had ranged from the likes of those chosen to the less serious Plastic Fantastic, Redgravia and Little Athens.
The winners were judged by a panel including representatives from Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest councils and the Museum of London.
The homes will include modern versions of London's traditional Georgian and Victorian squares and terraces, as well as riverside properties.
Up to 35% of them will be affordable housing, in-line with the Mayor of London's plan.
The park will open in phases to the public from 2013, with families moving into the first new homes in 2015.
I dont suppose that any new or revised bus routes have been planned as yet , but with 8000 new homes over 20 years ( a stunning rate of build of 400 a year on average or just over 1 a day I guess things will evolve over time )
From the BBC
WINNING NAMES
Chobham Manor (north-east): Suggested by Gary Davidson-Guild from Lambeth, south London
East Wick (north-west): Suggested by Oliver O'Brien from Hackney, east London
Sweetwater (west): Suggested by Kevin Murtagh from Reading
Marshgate Wharf (south-east): Suggested by Stephen Davies from St Albans
Pudding Mill (south): Suggested by Dave Arquati from Wandsworth, south-west London.
Without commenting that the names are in anyway the best for the areas , ( no historic link in the suburbs relating to the Great Eastern Railway for example ) , the Chobham Manor is interesting - with a bit of thought the cycle classic could have run from Chobham Manor (Surrey) to Chobham Manor (London / Essex) . Chobham Road E15
is Served by Route 158 ( Stratford to Chingford Mount ), the road name refers to the Chobham Manor something I did not know about before today (neither does google it seems ! ). And Chobham ( Surrey ) is in Lightwater ( allusions to Sweetwater ? ).
Marshgate Wharf just sounds as if it is near docklands/ Canary Wharf.
For Sweetwater , is this in relation to confectionery manufacturer Clarnico ( Taken over by Trebor [Robertson & Woodcock] , Trebor's main factory in Katherine Road I see is now converted into flats is somewhat off the Olympic site so was there a larger confection producers in the area in the 1950s. ? A bit of research , http://www.flickr.com/photos/sludgeulper/2692255739 shows clarnico's original Carpenters Road ? factory but they moved to Waterden Road in the 1950s (1955 site sold and redeveloped 1974 and I cannot locate any internet photos and I had no reason to travel down waterden road in the 1970s)