finsobruce
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Post by finsobruce on Feb 22, 2021 9:11:56 GMT
As the article says, Beckton was named after a man called Beck who headed up the Gas and Coke works at its inception.
I had assumed it was named after Derek Beackon but his illiteracy caused him to fuck up the spelling.
No.
As we all know ructions at Beckton Gas works lead to the formation of the National Union of Gas workers and General labourers, which eventually morphed into the GMB.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Feb 22, 2021 10:07:58 GMT
As the article says, Beckton was named after a man called Beck who headed up the Gas and Coke works at its inception.
I had assumed it was named after Derek Beackon but his illiteracy caused him to fuck up the spelling.
I assumed it was named after John Beck, as watching his brand of football was as pleasant a sight as some disused gasworks. |
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Post by carlton43 on Feb 22, 2021 10:37:39 GMT
When did the Beckton Alps go? That it was ever a thing was one of my favourite things ever. (On a par with the moment Gazza turned up with chicken and lager at the Raoul Moat standoff). We considered moving to Beckton in 2010 when we urgently needed a place to live and an FSA employee had a vacant flat there. In retrospect I'm quite glad we didn't take it. There's literally *nothing* there. Apart from the Alps, obviously. And the delightful sewage outfall; one of the largest in the world. |
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finsobruce
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Post by finsobruce on Feb 22, 2021 10:57:36 GMT
I had assumed it was named after Derek Beackon but his illiteracy caused him to fuck up the spelling.
I assumed it was named after John Beck, as watching his brand of football was as pleasant a sight as some disused gasworks. I think the best description of John Beck's brand of football is given in Steve Claridge's book "Tales from the Boot camps". |
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