Newham
Newham is located in east London and takes in communities such as Plaistow, West Ham and Upton, with the Thames at its southern border.
It’s here that the Royal Docks operated from the 1850s until 1981. In their heyday, they provided many jobs, leading to the growth of Newham’s working-class community.
This influenced the borough’s politics, with West Ham South being the first seat in the country to elect a Labour MP. It’s also where a meeting by striking workers in 1889 led to the formation of what became known as the National Union of General Workers.
The Royal Docks area has now been redeveloped, partly as London City Airport, opened in 1987. Further regeneration transformed the Stratford neighbourhood for the London 2012 Olympics. The purpose-built Olympic Park continues its legacy as a home of London sport today.
The ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture designed by Sir Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Disused factory on the north side of Stratford High Street by the Bow Flyover (pigment print)
Seaborne, Michael John
2006
DLR viaduct over Bow Creek in fog, with Pura Foods in the background (photograph)
Marshall, Peter
1992-01-12
Dominion Mosaics & Tile Co., Marshgate Lane, Stratford, Newham (colour coupler print)
Seaborne, Mike
1993-2000
Electricity pylon by the Greenway just south of Stratford High Street (pigment print)
Seaborne, Michael John
2006-06
Fishing for worms in the Three Mills Wall River by the canal house boat moorings (pigment print)
Seaborne, Michael John
2006-05
Graffiti and tyres under the railway bridge over Pudding Mill Lane (pigment print)
Seaborne, Michael John
2006-03
