Gale Street, Becontree
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Gale Street, Becontree by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Gale Street, Becontree
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 13 Feb 2020
Looking south along Gale Street from outside the entrance to Becontree Underground Station. The billboards advertise Now TV and mortgages from the Nationwide Building Society. The parade of shops was built to provide local services to the vast surrounding former London County Council housing estate.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.540003
Longitude
0.12765