Lee, London
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| OS Grid Reference: | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
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| Borough: | Lewisham |
| County: | Greater London |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Nation: | England |
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| Ceremonial County: | Greater London |
| Traditional County: | Kent |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Postal County: | London |
| Postcode: | SE12 |
| Dialling Code: | 020 |
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 village.
St Margaret's Church (built 1839-41, architect: John Brown) is the burial place of three 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 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, lived in Handen Road.
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