London Yard in Pictures

 

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The Canary Wharf tower (1 Canada Place) was visible from London Yard until new towers mostly hid it

LONDON YARD

Comprising

Amsterdam Road 

Rotterdam Drive 

Rembrandt Close 

Leerdam Drive 

Manchester Road

London E14

 The Dome can be seen from most of the riverside properties. In this photo the liner "The World" is passiing

  Canary Wharf from London Yard

The Dome from London Yard
This aerial view was found in a rubbish bin by the caretaker. It was an underexposed print but Photoshop dealt with it. Photographer is unknown    The slipway is used, at high tide, by many sailors and organisation such as Greenpeace

Aerial View of London Yard

    

Frans Hals Court and Slipway
The incoming tide covering the London Yard beach The gardens of London Yard are beginning to mature despite the shallow soil level

Vermeer Court and Van Gogh Court from River

Vermeer Court, Rembrandt Close
The pond contains hundreds of goldfish as well as five terrapins and is a haven for ducks and other wildlife    The pond is a typical idea of the Dutch developers who were told that they needed a water tank to take the rain water off the development into the Thames

Pond (South)

Pond (North)
Leerdam Drive is named after a glass making town in Holland The properties bordering Manchester Road are freehold and have small back gardens and carports

Leerdam Drive

Manchester Road
The businesses on the ground floor consist of a couple of estate agents, a pet shop, a vet and a dentist Apartments opposite the business premises have a view of the pond at the rear

Amsterdam Road - Business Premises

Amsterdam Road

Amsterdam Road with Rembrandt Close on the right The entrances to Vermeer Court by Rembrandt Close

Amsterdam Road - Van Gogh Court

Rembrandt Close - Vermeer Court
© Ron Coverson