2013

TQ4179 : Tarmac plant, Riverside Wharf, Charlton

taken 11 years ago, near to Charlton, Greenwich, England

Tarmac plant, Riverside Wharf, Charlton
Tarmac plant, Riverside Wharf, Charlton
According to the Port of London website, Tarmac operate this plant as "storage for aggregates only for the manufacture of road coating materials. This facility is able to off-load aggregates to a riverside receiving hopper only, which is then transferred via conveyors to stockpile bays." See also TQ4179 : Tarmac Works.
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 4126 7920 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.6462N 0:2.0073E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4124 7922
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