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Barking Riverside
Barking Riverside is a huge new 11,000 home development on the old Barking Levels. The land was originally grazing marshes consisting of flat, low-lying grasslands, dissected by ditches and it survived in this form until the 1920s. Much of this has now gone although a few of the ditches have been incorporated into the new development as seen here. In the distance is the bus terminus at Marine Drive
An interesting article about Barking Riverside can be seen at https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/17/no-cafe-pub-doctor-londons-most-isolated-suburb-barking-riverside
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 9 Nov 2016
0.06 miles
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Barking Riverside
Barking Riverside is a huge new 11,000 home development on the old Barking Levels. The land was originally grazing marshes consisting of flat, low-lying grasslands, dissected by ditches and it survived in this form until the 1920s. Much of this has now gone although a few of the ditches have been incorporated into the new development. That is probably the best thing about the development as the 'architecture' is, to be kind, nondescript.
An interesting article about Barking Riverside can be seen at https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/17/no-cafe-pub-doctor-londons-most-isolated-suburb-barking-riverside
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 9 Nov 2016
0.11 miles
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Creekmouth Substation
This is just a small section of the electrical substation at Creekmouth
Image: © Glyn Baker
Taken: 8 Sep 2005
0.13 miles
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Creekmouth: River Road
Massed ranks of containers awaiting the call on the north side of River Road.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 26 Jan 2007
0.18 miles
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Substation Sunset
This major electrical substation is located in Renwick Road Creekmouth near Dagenham.
Image: © Glyn Baker
Taken: 8 Sep 2005
0.19 miles
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Creekmouth from the air
A new housing development at Handley Page Road and Mintner Road.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 26 Aug 2019
0.19 miles
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Handley Page Road, Barking Riverside
Handley Page Road in the Barking Riverside development, in east London.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 21 Oct 2018
0.19 miles
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New electricity installation
Although mapped simply as a substation, this is clearly a rather special one. All very high voltage, gently sizzling in the sun (not that the sun has anything to do with it).
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 9 Apr 2011
0.19 miles
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River Road, Barking Riverside
A view from Barking Riverside Station.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 29 Apr 2024
0.20 miles
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Power Station at Barking Riverside
There seems to be a lot of electricity around here. Power installations, pylons, cables in all directions. Some of the industry may have gone, but big housing developments are going up all around so there will be new customers.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 29 Apr 2024
0.20 miles