Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Yawancin Thamesmead an fara gina shi ne ta Babban Majalisar Landan (GLC) don haya ga iyalai da ke ƙaura daga gidajen Victorian da ke cike da mutane (wanda kuma ake kira slums) a kudu maso gabashin sassan Inner London. An yi ambaliya a yankin a ambaliyar ruwa ta 1953
, don haka asalin zane ya sanya masaukin zama a matakin bene na farko ko sama, ya yi amfani da hanyoyin hawa sama kuma ya bar matakin ƙasa na gine-gine a matsayin filin ajiye motoci. Har ila yau, akwai 'hanyar tserewa' daga dukiya da za a yi amfani da shi idan akwai ambaliyar ruwa, wanda ke gudana a saman tudu mai ciyawa zuwa arewacin unguwar Lesnes.