Nubia Way: a story of black-led self building in Lewisham

The story of Nubia Way, built in the 1990s by London's first Black housing co-operative, told by the self-builders who raised their own homes.

An inspiring piece of overlooked Black British history where building a home became an act of resistance.

Nubia Way was built in the 1990s by Fusions Jameen, London's first black housing co-operative in Downham, Lewisham. Constructed using the principles of Walter Segal, self-builders were offered long-term discounted rents

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