By Chris Guy posted on 26 Jan 2014 in Urban
White warning sign on a metal fence reading "Danger: deep water and moving machinery", perforated and dented by bullet holes.

Pockmarked sign at Gallions Reach Shopping Park

Gallions Reach Shopping Park opened in winter 2003 on what was the site of Europe’s largest gas works at Beckton. Gallions Reach is also one of the sites for a proposed new East London river crossing. The Gallions Reach Bridge  is one of four options that include improvements to the existing Woolwich Ferry, a new ferry service at Gallions Reach and a bridge at Belvedere.

Artist's impression map of Gallions Reach on the Thames, showing a proposed bridge, numbered sites, nearby DLR/rail stations, parks and London City Airport.

TfL consultation document showing the proposed Gallions Reach Bridge

If the new bridge is built at Gallions Reach it could be completed by 2022-2025 and would double the catchment area for the Gallions Reach Shopping Park.

Silhouetted café tables and people at sunset, with parked cars and industrial structures on the horizon under a golden sky.

Gallions Reach Shopping Park

Tesco Extra store with a busy car park of cars and shoppers under a clear blue sky, with overhead power lines and a pylon in the background.

Tesco Extra at Gallions Reach Shopping Park

Busy car park outside a large shopping centre, rows of parked cars, overhead power pylons and a clear blue sky with the daytime moon.

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Silhouetted electrical substation and pylons beneath a golden sunset sky, dramatic clouds overhead.

Beckton Gas Works, from Gallions Reach Shopping Park

Ornate iron lattice framework of a historic gas holder, tall decorative columns topped with gilded finials against a bright blue sky.

Gasometer detail, Beckton Gas Works

An old circular iron gas holder frame with ornate lattice pillars, glowing in golden sunset light against a clear blue sky.

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Gallions Reach station platform with bold red, orange and yellow striped wall, station sign and two colourful adverts.

Gallions Reach DLR station

Black-and-white scene of an empty, wet industrial road lined with lampposts, traffic lights and a factory building beneath heavy, brooding clouds.

Atlantis Avenue, Beckton

A small colourful carousel under a large open canopy at a waterside fairground, with empty barriers, a pie-and-mash stall and overcast sky.

Pie and Mash at Gallions Reach Shopping Centre

Tesco Extra lit at dusk with an "Open 24hrs" sign beneath a blue sky, framed by a large electricity pylon and overhead power lines.

The 24 hour Tesco Extra at Gallions Reach Shopping Park

Industrial landscape with tall electricity pylons and power lines above factory buildings and a crane, set beneath a grey, clouded sky.

Industrial Landscape – Beckton Sewage Treatment Works

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