Silvertown (London)
 
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Location of Silvertown in Greater London |
Silvertown is part of the London borough of Newham and lies on the north bank of the Thames .
This industrial district was named after Samuel Winkworth Silver's former rubber factory , which opened there in 1852. Nowadays it is dominated by about Tate & Lyle Sugars belonging to sugar refineries and John Knight ABP rendering plant .
The area has changed a lot since the 1970s. The Thames Barrier with the adjacent park was built, new residential areas were developed and London City Airport was opened.
literature
- Melanie McGrath: Silvertown: An East End Family Memoir . Fourth Estate, 2003, ISBN 978-1-84115-143-4 ( limited preview in Google Book Search - with description of the history of Silvertown).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen Fisk: Abandoned Communities ..... Central Silvertown. May 14, 2014, accessed October 13, 2014 .
- ^ Historic Sites and Where We Are Based. Tate & Lyle Sugars, accessed November 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Silvertown. Bryan Mawer, March 13, 2013, accessed October 13, 2014 .