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Dist:0.1km<br/>Photo taken from Vallance Road.
©Danny Robinson
Dist:0.1km<br/>A Roller for six grand no thanks! There are many railway arches in the area filled with small businesses, many to do with the motor trade. This sales lot was a bit more upmarket! However there is still a bit of green in Bethnal Green not much more than 50 yards from here I saw grey squirrels!
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.1km<br/>This large church left no clue as to its previous owners or name, but both it and the adjoining vicarage have been converted into flats, a far superior alternative than demolition, as it is a splendid building. Apparently the former prime minister, Clement Attlee, who did much social work in this area as a younger man, was at one time associated with the church, which apparently was also known as 'The Red Church'. This is thought to refer to the colour of its brickwork rather than to the political affiliation of its congregation.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking south-southeast.
©Robert Lamb
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©Chris Whippet
Dist:0.2km<br/>On Bethnal Green Road at the junction with Ruchmond Street. The previous name is not to be descried, but according to paper stickers it last traded as 'The Pleasure Unit'. Clearly that was some time ago. Overall, the block bears a striking resemblance to an old North London Railway station!
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.2km<br/>A general view of the north side of this busy road, looking west from opposite the end of Ellsworth Street.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.2km<br/>This is the section north of the intersection with Cheshire Street / Dunbridge Street. The Kray brothers (who famously went on to lead a violent criminal gang in the 1960s) were raised in this area but the house itself no longer exists.
©Danny Robinson
Dist:0.2km<br/>This station is on Dunbridge Street, and about 500m away from the Underground Station of the same name.
©Danny Robinson
Dist:0.2km<br/>View westward; ex-Great Eastern main lines. Both the locomotives are quite new Brush 1,250 hp Type 2 A1A-A1A's (later Class 31/1), first introduced in 10/57. On the left is the original one, No. D5500, on the 11.12 to Gorleston Holiday Camp; on the right (on the Down Slow line) No. D5506 on the 11.08 to Walton-on-Naze. D5500 became No. 31.018 and after withdrawal in 6/76 was honoured by preservation at the National Railway Museum, York.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.2km<br/>View westward, towards Liverpool Street: ex-GE main line to Norwich via Cambridge. This curious Summer Saturdays express was bound for Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth on the former Midland & Great Northern line. It ran via Cambridge, Ely and the Trowse Loop at Norwich, not making any stop until Wroxham, reaching Caister by reversing at North Walsham - presumably. [Am I right?] Here it is headed by Class B17/6 'Footballer' 4-6-0 No. 61657 'Doncaster Rovers' (built as a B17/4 in 5/36, rebuilt 10/50, withdrawn 6/60).
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking south-southwest.
©Robert Lamb
Dist:0.2km<br/>View westwards, towards Liverpool Street; ex-GE Main lines from Liverpool St.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.2km<br/>View westward, towards Liverpool Street; ex-Great Eastern main lines. All trains had to surmount about 1,200 yards of 1-in-70 approaching Bethnal Green, which could be a strain when starting 'cold' from the terminus - and made a fine sight of power. No. 69602 is an N7/4, one of the original ex-GE Hill N7 0-6-2T's, modified 1940 with round-top boiler. There were 120 N7's altogether, which were nearly all allocated to Stratford Depot and were the mainstay of the intensive local services from Liverpool Street. Several, like this one, had their smokebox rings painted white. The train is just turning onto the Cambridge main line via Hackney Downs. Note that the use of white discs as headcode indicators.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.3km<br/>View westward, towards Liverpool Street; ex-Great Eastern main line to Cambridge etc., the main line to Colchester etc. being off to the left. The train is the 12.14 Summer Saturday express from the terminus which reached Hunstanton at 15.54, after reversal at Kings Lynn. The locomotive is LNE B2 (rebuilt 'Sandringham') 4-6-0 No. 61615 'Culford Hall' and is climbing forcefully up the bank from Liverpool Street.
©Ben Brooksbank

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