Clippers Quay (London)
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Clippers Quay was one of the first private estates to be built in the regeneration area of the London Docklands in the early 1980s. It is a marina development of 258 leasehold units, which are a mixture of terraced houses, maisonettes, flats and 16 flat blocks laid out in typical London-square style.
Clippers Quay was completed in 1989 and the ten acre site is very low density compared to the high-rise apartment blocks built later as the population expanded on the island. The "squares" and the small flat blocks, which are only three and four floors high, create the impression of living on a small residential development.
Clippers Quay residents gain access to their properties via two private roads (Taeping Street and Undine Road) and two private walkways (Whiteadder Way and Falcon Way). There is public pedestrian access along the two roads and around the dockside walkways, as is typical of all "blue space" in London Docklands.
The original award-winning landscape design was cleverly devised to disguise the fact most of the communal areas are paved car parking areas with very little green space. The landscape designer's choice of evergreen, ever-grey and deciduous plants created an interesting mix of plant height and form, leaf texture and colour, plus flowers, berries and scents throughout the year. He repeated blocks of these plants in the squares to link the communal gardens but still managed to retain a private-garden feel around the estate.
The residents also benefit from the now mature trees which create a green oasis in the concrete jungle of London. Clippers Quay is quite remarkable for its wide range of tree varieties and these add tremendous value to our properties (up to 20%). All trees on the Clippers Quay Tree Plan are the responsibility of the resident management company - including those in private gardens. The blossom trees are spectacular in Spring and the residents are particularly lucky to have the magnificent London Plane Trees. It must be hoped all these trees are monitored and maintained by a qualified Arboriculturist because of the major contribution these trees make to the local environment.
Clippers Quay is located at the bottom of the Isle of Dogs in Spindrift Avenue which is a quiet road close to the Docklands Light Railway station called Mudchute. The northern perimeter is the Outer Millwall Dock and the homes are built around the old Graving Dock with moorings for small boats and an iconic ornamental bridge spanning the entrance. The Graving Dock is included in the ownership of the estate.
www.clippersquay.info
Clippers Quay was completed in 1989 and the ten acre site is very low density compared to the high-rise apartment blocks built later as the population expanded on the island. The "squares" and the small flat blocks, which are only three and four floors high, create the impression of living on a small residential development.
Clippers Quay residents gain access to their properties via two private roads (Taeping Street and Undine Road) and two private walkways (Whiteadder Way and Falcon Way). There is public pedestrian access along the two roads and around the dockside walkways, as is typical of all "blue space" in London Docklands.
The original award-winning landscape design was cleverly devised to disguise the fact most of the communal areas are paved car parking areas with very little green space. The landscape designer's choice of evergreen, ever-grey and deciduous plants created an interesting mix of plant height and form, leaf texture and colour, plus flowers, berries and scents throughout the year. He repeated blocks of these plants in the squares to link the communal gardens but still managed to retain a private-garden feel around the estate.
The residents also benefit from the now mature trees which create a green oasis in the concrete jungle of London. Clippers Quay is quite remarkable for its wide range of tree varieties and these add tremendous value to our properties (up to 20%). All trees on the Clippers Quay Tree Plan are the responsibility of the resident management company - including those in private gardens. The blossom trees are spectacular in Spring and the residents are particularly lucky to have the magnificent London Plane Trees. It must be hoped all these trees are monitored and maintained by a qualified Arboriculturist because of the major contribution these trees make to the local environment.
Clippers Quay is located at the bottom of the Isle of Dogs in Spindrift Avenue which is a quiet road close to the Docklands Light Railway station called Mudchute. The northern perimeter is the Outer Millwall Dock and the homes are built around the old Graving Dock with moorings for small boats and an iconic ornamental bridge spanning the entrance. The Graving Dock is included in the ownership of the estate.
www.clippersquay.info
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Coordinates: 51°29'31"N -0°0'59"E
- Shad Thames 4.4 km
- Bermondsey Spa 4.4 km
- More London 4.9 km
- Excalibur Estate 6.3 km
- Walworth 6.4 km
- Studley Estate 8 km
- Deronda Estate 8.4 km
- Roupell Park Estate 8.7 km
- Shaftesbury Park Estate 10 km
- Heaver Estate 12 km
- Isle of Dogs 0.3 km
- Millwall 0.4 km
- Cubitt Town 0.5 km
- Greenwich 1.3 km
- Deptford 1.5 km
- Greenwich Peninsula 1.9 km
- Tower Hamlets Council 2.9 km
- Blackheath 3 km
- Belfore Inventories 4.3 km
- Royal Borough of Greenwich 5.3 km
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