By mid 1921, the construction of the Becontree Estate and the enlargement of Dagenham was gathering pace. The photograph below shows an aerial view of the west of the estate looking north to Chadwell Heath. The two prominent roads running parallel to the bottom of the photograph and diagonally to the right are Longbridge Road …
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A foreign invader for EDWT
These bank holidays screw up your sense of time… I meant to post this on Wednesday. The small smudge towards the middle of the leaf is my non-traditional entry for EDW this week. Here is a zoom so we can really see the beauty of this little foreign invader. This is Eupteryx decemnotata a Southern …
Not your usual Essex birds…
The Chase Nature Reserve had an open day / fayre / fun run today. I flaked out on my resolution to run in the race this year but I went along for the fayre and to take photos. The lovely weather saw a good turnout and there were several displays from the rangers, local art …
A walk on the wild side – to Barking
After making good my escape from entrapment in the building yard, I carried on down River Road hoping to get back to the riverside at some point. River Road Once one of the primary industrial roads in Barking, servicing the old Barking power station and various warehouses and stores along the Thames, now the road …
A walk on the wild side – inadvertant acts of trespass.
Saturday last I decided photograph the area of Dagenham south of the A13 – the industrial heartland. Recent demolition and construction projects has altered the face of the area significantly since I’d last paid a visit well over fifteen years ago. Back then Fords controlled much more of the land around Chequers lane and the …
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