Lee, London
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.
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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