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	Borough	Lewisham
	Traditional	Kent
	Constituency
	PostTown	LONDON
	PostCode	SE12
	DiallingCode	020
	GridReference	TQ395745
	GLA	Greenwich And Lewisham

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, , Nathaniel Bliss and John Pond .

Interestingly, it had (until 2006) two Public House s 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 Africa n Cricketer , was born in Lee.


• Stanley Unwin , publisher, lived in Handen Road.


• Actor & Comedian Max Wall

TRANSPORT


Nearest places:

• Catford


• Blackheath


• Kidbrooke


• Lewisham

Nearest railway stations:

• Blackheath


• Lee


• Lewisham


• Grove Park