Bus stop on Armada Way, Beckton
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Bus stop on Armada Way, Beckton
Image: © Marathon Taken: 20 Apr 2012
The newly-built Armada Way is on the site of Beckton Gasworks which was once the largest gasworks in the world. It was built between 1868 and 1870 by the Gas, Light & Coke Company and the name of the works, and subsequently the community which developed to house its workforce, came from Simon Adams Beck, the Governor of the company at the time it was started. At its peak it employed over 5,000 people. Coal gas production was run down with the introduction of North Sea Gas, and ceased at Beckton in the early 1970s. In this view Shooters Hill is on the horizon. A heavy shower can be seen moving in from the west and within 15 minutes torrential rain had set in.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.511618
Longitude
0.080785