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A Guided Walk of the Industrial History of the Lower Lea Valley and Olympic Park – (4 of 4)

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Stratford, London, UK Stratford, London, UK
Stratford, London, UK
11 minutes
Free
English

environment

4 sub-collections · 193 items

industrial

Collection · 29 items

Regions

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Landmark · 5 items

environment

4 sub-collections · 193 items

industrial

Collection · 29 items

Regions

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Landmark · 5 items
This Virtual Reality exploration examines the industrial history of the Lower Lea Valley and Olympic Park, focusing on environmental impacts and living conditions shaped by industrial development. Walk 4, led by Dr Jim Clifford, Ralph Ward, and Atif Ghani, traces the route from Stratford High Street to Three Mills via the Channelsea River, highlighting its transformation from rural landscape to an industrial and environmental site affected by pollution and sewage until 2017.

An exploration in Virtual Reality of the industrial history of the Lower Lea Valley and Olympic Park, and the impact this had on the environment and the conditions for those living and working in the area. Four walks in the company of Dr Jim Clifford, Ralph Ward, and producer Atif Ghani of Hyperactive Developments, based in Here East

Walk 4 – The Channelsea River and Three Mills. From Stratford High St to Three Mills via the Channelsea path to Abbey Mills, and the Channelsea river, a once rural area transformed into an environmental disaster by business development, and raw sewage discharges that only ended in 2017, and is only now beginning to recover

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Hosted by: Newham Heritage Month

APA style reference

Dr.Agony (2020). A Guided Walk of the Industrial History of the Lower Lea Valley and Olympic Park – (4 of 4). walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/a-guided-walk-of-the-industrial-history-of-the-lower-lea-valley-and-olympic-park-4-of-4/

noctambulate

If you sleepwalk, or just like to stroll about after dark, you have a tendency to noctambulate, or walk around at night. Credits to Mark Peters.

Added by Geert Vermeire
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