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Post to the south Silvertown

Alnwick Road

Baxter Road

Ascension Church Centre, 1903-7 by J.E.K. and J.E Cutts, replacing the original mission church and hall established here by Felsted School. Spruced up in 1995-6 when adapted as a church centre by Richard & Associates, and now a prominent sight from the DLR. 

Berwick Road,

Church. 1980-1 replacing a war-damaged church. The archway remains from the original church of 1898-9.

Colman Road

Moorings built for Church Army

Felsted Road

Sally Sherman Nursing Home (former Albert Dock  Hospital). The earliest buildings of 1887-90 stood nearer the dock. They were superseded by a pavilion    hospital in 1937. Only the main block survives as the nursing home. 

Leyes Road

Manorway Farm

Newham

Nottingham Avenue

West Ham Stadium, speedway and greyhound since 1928. Capacity of over 100,000.

Streets named after speedway riders

Prince of Wales Road

Prince Regents Lane 

Library, money given by Carnegie.  Very economical use of floor space.  Opened by Passmore Edwards & all the librarians were given individual control of their libraries.  27 years later central librarians by Borough Engineer. 

Custom House Baptist Church, 1927, 

Gravel pit was West Ham Borough tip

Spencer Chapman & Messel, sulphuric acid.  Tar since 1856.  Founded as Squires and Chapman.  Messel a German with new way of making sulphuric acid

Prince Regent, moved when ferry opened in 1847 and rebuilt

Elizabeth Fry School was Regent School

Royal Docks Community School by Property and Design Consultants of the Borough of Newham. The most significant recent secondary school in the borough.  Designed for shared community use and an exemplar of accessibility and inclusiveness, in particular the rotunda which has a spiral ramp to first floor for disabled students.

Royal Road

Stansfield Road

Newham City Farm


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