From ROYAL ALBERT DLR STATION to GREEN STREET, along the. BECKTON DISTRICT PARK
CUSTOM HOUSE station
PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY BUILDING, 1914
Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge: crossing Royal Albert Way
Jack Russell Walk
A former railway line
The industrial outpost of Beckton had its own branch line. It ran direct across the marshes from Custom House and dropped off passengers by the entrance to the gasworks. Occasional peak hour services ceased in 1940 and the last freight train ran in 1970 leaving a temptingly empty trackbed. It would have been an obvious route for the DLR's Beckton extension but that instead went the long way round via the Royal Docks before hooking back to serve the centre of the new estate. The very tip of the branch line was reused but the remaining mile got turned into a broad footpath called Beckton Corridor. [map]
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Cross Stansfield Road
East: MID BECKTON district
West: WEST BECKTON - CUSTOM HOUSE districts
BECKTON
Beckton is named after Simon Adams Beck, the governor of the Gas Light and Coke Company when work building Beckton Gas Works began in November 1868.
CUSTOM HOUSE
The area is named after the custom house of Royal Victoria Dock. Today the dock is used for recreation but, in the past, it dominated the industry and commerce of the area from 1855 until the 1940s before closing in 1980.
The historic Central Offices and Central Buffet buildings from 1883, which are part of the broader historic Custom House complex. While the original function of the Custom House as a place for customs duties has ended, the Royal Docks area is undergoing a major regeneration project that includes the restoration of these historic buildings for new uses.
KING GEORGE V PARK
NEWHAM CITY FARM
BECKTON DISTRICT PARK
Lake
NORTH BECKTON district
Bridge (pedestrian/ cycle): cross A13 - Newham Way
See the ALPS?… the BECKTON ALPS!
Cross the GREENWAY
Lonsdale
Brampton
Haldane
Central Park Road
St.Martin’s Avenue
Barking Road
Welcome to UPTON PARK
THE WHO SHOP. Dr.Who!
Green Street
MARKET
Upton Park LU station
Plashet Road
Romford Rd.