THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. A view to the North-East shows both the River Lea and electricity pylons now buried beneath the landscape.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete silo shows the Greenway in foreground and an incinerator on left of frame.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete silo shows the Greenway in foreground.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete silo shows the Greenway in foreground and with the famous blue-hoarding that would seperate the entire landscape from public access from July 2007 to the opening ceremony.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete solo shows an empty warehouse and The Bryant and May building to the West.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete solo shows an empty warehouse and The Bryant and May building to the West.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete solio shows the Greenway in foreground and an incinerator on left of frame.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. A view to the North-East, from a derelict concrete silo shows both the River Lea and electricity pylons now buried beneath the landscape.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. A mechanics workshops lies vandalised and empty after being stripped of valuable copper and steel wire.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. An old print works lies silent with the door wide open and lights still on.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The railway line connecting Stratford to central London forms part of the boundary to the Olympic Park with the private development already started only yards away.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete silo shows the Greenway in foreground with the famous blue-hoarding that would seperate the entire landscape from public access from July 2007 to the opening ceremony.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete silo shows how clearing of the landscape has begun in earnest in stark contrast to the city behind.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. This view from an abandoned concrete silo shows the Greenway in foreground.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. Ahead of the wider closure of the landscape roads such as Warton and Carpenter's road were restricted to official traffic.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The Lea Valley has long harboured many of London's poorly regulated and unscrupulous businesses. An entire drum of waste oil lies dumped in a watercourse.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. Early efforts to secure the site quickly became convenient and unlit dumping grounds for fly tippers.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. A view across the Lea River shows early private demolition work funded by the value of steel in the structures.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with artists and performers who valued cheap rent, high ceilings and flexible, alternative accomodation. The residents of 'Tate Moss' flaunted the official eviction deadline to move equipment and say goodbye to their homes.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with artists and performers who valued cheap rent, high ceilings and flexible, alternative accomodation. The residents of 'Tate Moss' flaunted the official eviction deadline to move equipment and say goodbye to their homes.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with artists and performers who valued cheap rent, high ceilings and flexible, alternative accomodation. The residents of 'Tate Moss' flaunted the official eviction deadline to move equipment and say goodbye to their homes.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with artists and performers who valued cheap rent, high ceilings and flexible, alternative accomodation. The residents of 'Tate Moss' flaunted the official eviction deadline to move equipment and say goodbye to their homes.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. An old print works lies silent with the door wide open and lights still on.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. A joiners warehouse lies silent with the door wide open.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. An underpass of the Greenway.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The bridges of the landscape quickly became the notice-boards of the discontent.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. A canal boat lies abandoned in the canal.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The bridges of the labdscape quickly became the notice-boards of the discontent.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with scrap-merchants who would dismember cars into their valuable panels and components.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with scrap-merchants who would dismember cars into their valuable panels and components.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with scrap-merchants who would dismember cars into their valuable panels and components.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with scrap-merchants who would dismember cars into their valuable panels and components.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area remained relatively unpoliced and became a magent for fly-tipping on an industrial scale. Tyres are normally expensive to dispose of legally.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area was popular with scrap-merchants who would dismember cars into their valuable panels and components.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. The area remained relatively unpoliced and became a magent for fly-tipping on an industrial scale. Tyres are normally expensive to dispose of legally.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority. In the summer sun the now untended Marshgate Lane Allotments quickly became overgrown and wild.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.
THE LEA VALLEY, ENGLAND - 2007
The Lea Valley lies empty and quiet in a state of flux between the eviction of its residents and foreclosure by The Olympic Development Authority.