Bow Common, from the air
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bow Common, from the air by Christopher Hilton as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 13 Dec 2012
In the foreground, Limehouse Cut runs along the front of a housing estate; in the background, just visible, the curving railway lines joining the Fenchurch Street lines to those out of Liverpool Street, and in the top left the corner of Tower Hamlets cemetery. Taken from the approach to London City Airport, photographer's position conjectural.