Colin Grainger

Posts Tagged "Silvertown"

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Music hall’s benefit night to help change lives

  A special benefit night is being staged by Brick Lane Music Hall in Silvertown in aid of a charity that helps change lives for children and young people. Ambition, Aspire, Achieve (AAA) is a […]

Mar, 31

Marvellous memories maintaining Royal Docks history – as future looks bright

A new online history archive recalling tales of Newham’s history and the characters and events that shaped the Royal Docks of London’s East End has been launched. London’s Royal Docks have lovingly collected and collated […]

Nov, 02

Chemical factory that eventually became the Thames Barrier park

Close up on a picture from my past…a shot I took with an old Polaroid camera 43 years ago in Silvertown of PR Chemicals, also known as Printar, and the Tarmac Factory next door. It was […]

Aug, 11
Mauretania…a different view of a piece of history in Newham’s docks.

Mauretania…a different view of a piece of history in Newham’s docks.

A different view of the magical moment from Newham’s history…as the famous Mauretania becomes the biggest ship in history to enter the Royal Docks in North Woolwich in 1939. In the same way that London […]

Jun, 08

Diamonds, designer goods, dentures and dosh: All left behind at London City Airport, Silvertown!

Where can you find £50,000 in cash, a bag of diamonds, a Rolex watch, the key to a Porsche, and a book of signed blank cheques?  Aside from Simon Cowell’s house… these are all items […]

May, 28

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