2011

TQ3880 : Accumulator tower, Poplar Dock

taken 15 years ago, near to Blackwall Tunnel, Greenwich, England

Accumulator tower, Poplar Dock
Accumulator tower, Poplar Dock
This is one of two remote hydraulic accumulator towers in the Poplar Dock area. This one is on Prestons Road and dates from 1878 and the other is from 1875 and by the new Billingsgate. These were for the London & North Western Railway. The supplying pumping station has been demolished.

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Geographical Context: Docks, Harbours Place: Prestons Road other tags: Poplar Accumulator Hydraulic Power Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Poplar Dock [58] · Preston's Road [21] ·
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TQ3880, 570 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 25 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3837 8028 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.2713N 0:0.4635W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3837 8028
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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