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Silvertown is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England. It lies on the north bank of the Thames and was historically part of the parishes of West Ham and East Ham , hundred of Becontree , and the historic county of Essex .
After a decade of plans, London’s newest Thames crossing is due to open in April – and with it comes new bus routes free for passengers for a year. The 1.4km Silvertown Tunnel, which will ...
Silvertown Quays is a redevelopment scheme of 50 acres (20 ha) of former London docklands warehousing in the East London district of Silvertown. It is situated on the northside of the River Thames, the southside of the Royal Victoria Dock on the opposite quay to ExCeL exhibition centre, and immediately west of London City Airport.
The Silvertown Tunnel is a road tunnel, planned to open on 7 April 2025, beneath the River Thames in east London, England. The 1.4 km (0.87 miles) twin-bore tunnel runs between west Silvertown, east of the River Lea estuary, on the north side of the Thames and a portal adjacent to the existing Blackwall Tunnel on the Greenwich Peninsula south of the river.
West Silvertown is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Silvertown, which opened in December 2005.It is located on the Woolwich Arsenal branch. Trains run Westbound to the Bank in the City of London and Eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal, passing through London City Airport station.
The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now part of the London Borough of Newham on Friday 19 January 1917 at 6:52 pm. The blast occurred at a munitions factory that was manufacturing explosives for Britain's First World War military effort.
The Millennium Mills is a derelict turn of the 20th century flour mill in West Silvertown on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock, between the Thames Barrier and the ExCeL London exhibition centre alongside the newly built Britannia village, in Newham, London, England. [2]
The India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company was a London-based company based in Silvertown, East London.It was founded by Stephen William Silver in March 1864 as Silver's Indiarubber Works and Telegraph Cable Company Ltd. [1] However in July that year the name was changed to the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company.