A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save Deptford's Seven Wonders of the Waterfront.

Spearheaded by William Richards, 41, and Chris Mazeika, 41, the campaign is aiming to ensure the area's ancient buildings are saved from developers.

They say it is in response to the huge influx of development in Deptford and a fear old buildings will be knocked down to make way for new schemes.

Mr Richards and Mr Mazeika live in and are restoring the oldest remaining structure in what was King Henry VIII's London naval dockyard, the Master Shipwright's House.

The campaign has succeeded in getting Paynes Wharf, a former engineering works, listed to save it from demolition.

However, a 1930s' meat storehouse next to Borthwick Wharf remains under threat as English Heritage has turned down an appeal to list it.

Mr Richards said: "Five years ago saw the loss of the buildings on the power station site and 1984 saw the destruction of the 1720s' naval storehouse and the removal of the clock to Thamesmead.

"We must hold on to what is left to save it from the tyranny of the bland which has taken over the north side of the river."

Community group Creekside Forum, which has more than 400 members, is backing the campaign.

Trustee Julian Kingston, 52, of Deptford Creek, Deptford, said: "Deptford has as much history as Greenwich but it is much more hidden.

"The idea is to push the idea of Deptford's rich history forward."

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The Seven

Borthwick Wharf designed by Royal Institute of British Architects gold medalist Sir Edwin Cooper in 1934, it is the last tribute to Deptford's 500-year-old meat industry

Paynes Wharf listed in 2002, this mid-19th century riverside building has six huge Italianate arches and was built for a boiler manufacturer

Upper Watergate Stairs an early river access point for the Isle of Dogs believed to be the place where Sir Walter Raleigh lay his cloak down for Queen Elizabeth I

Master Shipwright's House a listed 18th-century building. Now restored to be used as a house, private gallery and performance space

The Great Double Dry Building Dock this 16th-century building is the first granite-lined structure in the world. It is currently filled with rubble

The basin dating back to the 13th Century, the basin is mentioned in King Henry VIII's indenture of 1513 as containing his second most powerful ship, the Mary Rose

Victualling Yard Buildings these listed 18th-century buildings are currently used as houses and offices in the Pepys Estate