Thames View : porch
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Thames View : porch
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 7 Aug 2020
Just south of busy A13 in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a residential area called Thames View (from which there is no view of the river), built in 1950s. The main thoroughfare is Bastable Avenue (named after Norman Bastable, Barking’s housing officer and chief public health inspector, who played a prominent part in the estate’s development). The houses along the street are not of any particular architectural interest, although this porch suggest a 1950s vibe, derived perhaps from the Festival of Britain and the influence of Swedish modernism.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.528477
Longitude
0.098566