art studio, civic, community/cultural
00 Architecture in partnership with Bow Arts, 2017
Southmere Lake Complex, 2 Bazalgette Way (formerly Belvedere Road)
Iconic brutalist building in the heart of Thamesmead, renovation led by Bow Arts Trust in partnership with Peabody, supported by the Mayor’s London Regeneration Fund (LEAP). The centre has opened as a cultural hub for Thamesmead.
Abbey Wood
229, 244, 177, B11, 401
Two floors building ( lift to get to the top floor and stairs) Café/Restaurant. Free parking nearby.
Now home to 38 affordable artist studios, the Lakeside Centre is Bow Arts’ iconic brutalist building situated on the north shore of Southmere Lake. The building exists on what once was as a factory which provided the building materials that built the area.
After the completion of Thamesmead the factory was converted into the Lakeside Centre, a community hub which had various interactions from a bar, event hall, and club. Films such as Misfits and Clockwork Orange were even filmed at the site.