Becton Gasworks

Wyllie's depiction of one of the massive jetties at the Beckton Gas Works, including details of the cranes and the ships moored alongside. The gasworks closed in 1969 and lay derelict for many years. The area has now been redeveloped into housing.

Object Details

ID: PAF0975
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Places: Beckton
Date made: circa 1890
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 232 x 370 mm