Silvertown By-Pass Road Box

[petewilson]

Hi All,

Here's another Photo I've come across!
All I have is Silvertown Way (1950's)
Looking at a map I can't see any bridges on Silvertown Way (but it does look like docks in the background)
Maybe Victoria Docks Road?
So could this be a "K" Box

 

[hb88banzai]

It's K38 - the Box at the junction of Silvertown By-Pass Road & Connaught Road in Silvertown.

The road on the left is Connaught and the one on the right is the By-Pass Road that goes up and then left across the bridge over Connaught, which itself continued north to a swing bridge connecting Silvertown to Canning Town. The ship in the background on the right is at the Royal Albert Dock. The Silvertown Train Station was right behind the camera position.

Connaught Road is still there, but the By-Pass isn't, and almost everything in the area has changed rather drastically.

Edit: Topic renamed, moved to Metbox Catalog and tied to the database.

 

[hb88banzai]

A blowup --



Note that this is one of those rare anachronistic Boxes that retained the Transitional Mark 1 top signs ("POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX" in blue (or black) serifed letters on a white background) after being outfitted in all other ways as a Mark 2. It is dark blue paint here, with blue window frames. Wish we had a more accurate date.

Edit:

Approximate street view for POV of original photo --



Based on comparisons of new and old images in Google Earth, the Box Site would be about here --



Aproximate Box Site Street View URL:  http://maps.google.com/maps?q=connaught+road,+silvertown,+London,+UK&hl=en&ll=51.502619,0.04445&spn=0.000895,0.004511&sll=51.501998,0.04504&sspn=0.007947,0.018046&hnear=Connaught+Rd,+London+Borough+of+Newham,+London+E16,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.50262,0.044446&panoid=SBC_-MC5dkCh7MssH8ssmg&cbp=11,15.65,,0,10.27

 

[hb88banzai]

EDIT:  Anecdote about another Box in the area (K40) moved to start its own topic - http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=4360.

 

[dr hue]

K38

July 1959