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Docklands Light Railway, Beckton - geograph.org.uk - 1660823
Docklands Light Railway train at Beckton

Beckton is an area in East London, England. It is part of the London Borough of Newham. It is located 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Charing Cross. Beckton was unpopulated marshland until the 19th century. More housing was needed as London grew, so housing was created in Beckton for workers at the gas and sewage works. Between 1981 and 1995 Beckton was within the London Docklands Development Corporation area. This caused the population to increase as new homes were built and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) was constructed. Beckton has a station on the DLR.

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  • Prefabfront

    Prefabricated post-war home at Chiltern Open Air Museum: Universal House, steel frame clad with corrugated asbestos cement

  • Beckton bus station - geograph.org.uk - 1672357

    The bus station in 2010

  • 1832 S.D.U.K. Map of London and Environs, England - Geographicus - LondonEnvirons-SDUK-1832

    1832

  • 1855 Colton Map or Plan of London, England - Geographicus - London-c-55

    1855

  • 1899 Bartholomew Fire Brigade Map of London, England - Geographicus - London-bartholomew-1899

    1899

  • 1920 Bacon Pocket Map of London, England and Environs - Geographicus - London-bacon-1920

    1920

  • Beckton - Henry Addlington Close

    Henry Addlington Close in Beckton

  • Gallions Hotel, Beckton

    Gallions Hotel

  • Beckton Alps

    Beckton Alps and Gasworks 1973, from the A13

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