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	View along the Gallions Reach Shopping Park by Robert Lamb This view was taken from the car park of the Gallions Reach Shopping Park looking towards Tesco (northwest). Note the neat line of street lights and trees parading down the arcade. Several retail names are in view, such as Clarks and HMV.
	Gas holders at Beckton by dg Was part of the giant Beckton gasworks - now right beside a bleak modern shopping centre.
	Bus Stop, Gallions Reach by Danny P Robinson Showing a Tesco Filling Station and the Gasometer in the background.
	DLR Depot by Oast House Archive At Gallions Reach.
	Light Railway Depot by Des Blenkinsopp Another shot of the Docklands Light Railway depot, but it won't be long before the vacant land in the foreground gets built over and these pictures won't be possible.
	Tesco Extra Gallions Reach by David Anstiss Large super-store on Hornet Way, part of the Gallions Reach Retail Park.
	Gallions Reach from the air by Thomas Nugent Gemini Business Park is in the foreground, Beckton sewage works dominate the scene, with Barking Creek (River Roding) beyond.
	Jetty and the Ex Beckton Gas Works by Ashley Dace Once the biggest coal gas works in Europe. These jetties were used for load coal in and products out (like tar,coke,probably other chemicals). Although on a much much smaller scale see Link Also... (more)
	Beckton Depot, Docklands Light Railway by Robin Webster A surprising number of trains were stabled. Perhaps they are awaiting the opening of the new branch to Stratford. There is also work in hand to enable longer trains to run.
	Tower at Gallions Reach by Glyn Baker This modern folly stands on a roundabout on the extensive Gallions Reach shopping centre. It seems to have no purpose except to act as a lighthouse to guide shoppers to somewhere to bash the plastic!
	Building site off Armada Way by Marathon 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... (more)
	Beckton STW: penstocks by Stephen Craven A view from the end of the Greenway TQ4382 : East end of the Greenway, under the A1020, to the inlet penstocks at the massive Beckton sewage treatment works. The River Roding flood barrier at Barking is visible behind the works.