2013

TQ4179 : Tall industrial building

taken 11 years ago, near to London City Airport, Newham, England

Tall industrial building
Tall industrial building
This six-storey brick building is the same one seen in TQ4179 : Factory building, 35 Bowater Road. I have no more idea than the other contributor which firm occupies the building.
Charlton and Woolwich Riverside industry

East of the Greenwich peninsula, for several kilometres along the south side of the Thames, is one of the last significant remaining areas of industry along the river. There were once many factories in the area between Woolwich Road and the River Thames - Johnson & Phillips, British Ropes, Harvey’s, Stone Manganese & Siemens. Many of these suffered heavy bombing in 1940-41. The Charlton Greyhound Stadium was also in this area. Information courtesy of Paul Talling at LinkExternal link

Most of the heavy industry had gone by the end of the 20th century. Since the 1980s manufacturing has gradually given way to retail and light industry such as warehouses, builders merchants, vehicle repairs, and light engineering. Aggregates handling still takes place along the riverside.

There is a planning masterplan to redevelop the area yet again by 2027, with Marks & Spencers and Sainsbury's superstores, university buildings, hotels and yet more high-rise housing. In 2012/13 demolition of older buildings (including housing on the north side of Woolwich Road) was under way. This sequence of photos is an attempt to record what is left before it disappears.


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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 17 February, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 24 February, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 417 792 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.6396N 0:2.3873E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 416 792
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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