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London Olympic Site

Stratford / Hackney Wick / Canning Town. Thursday 4 Jan, 2007

London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
Marshgate Lane, Stratford Marsh

  London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
Samuel Banner, inventor of white spirit, founded the company in 1860.
 
London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
Activities here are to be relocated to Teeside. Hardly a contribution to regeneration of the Lea Valley. 
  London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
Smaller companies who are only tenants may get little compensation or help to find suitable premises.  
    London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
The CPO was confirmed in December and they will have to be out of the area by July 2007 
   

London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
Views from the top of the Northern Outfall sewer, the 'Greenway' track and cycle path that runs through the centre of the area.
London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
Relatively large areas are occupied by scrapyards and other car recycling activities.
London Olympics 2012 site © Peter Marshall, 2007
There is also some dumping, but most of the area is actually relatively clear and pleasant to walk in, despite the various industrial activities and site clearance..

  

 

 

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