GREENWAY, LONDON

'The Greenway' is a footpath and cycleway in East London constructed on the embankment containing the Northern Outfall Sewer. The path runs from Wick Lane in Bow through Stratford, Plaistow and Newham to Royal Docks Road in Beckton. It was known locally as 'sewerbank' before a full renovation in the mid-nineties. However, the route has once again fallen into disrepair and is riddled with graffiti along most of its length.
The Capital Ring Walk (section 14) follows 'The Greenway' for most of its distance.
According to his biographer, James D. Hunt, Mahatma Gandhi would take early morning walks along the route and around Three Mills whilst staying in a local community centre during a visit to London to discuss Indian independence in 1931.
Parts of the footpath around the Stratford and West Ham areas will be further renovated in 2008 by Adams and Sutherland Architects to give direct pedestrian and cycle access to the London Olympic Park for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. It is expected that during construction of the London Olympic stadium, a visitors' centre will be sited on the route near the construction site.

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★ The Northern Outfall Sewer east of Stratford

★ Capital Ring Walk 14 from TFL website

★ Olympic walkway comp won by Adams and Sutherland

★ The Road to 2012