King's Park to Stratford Westfield

Preview Steps

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  Step 1: Kingsmead Estate was built in 1936-8 on the site of a projectile factory and, before that, marshes.

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  Step 2: Head through the centre of the Estate and take a right onto Kingsmead Way.

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  Step 3: Up the ramp to Matchmaker's Wharf. Take a peek inside.

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  Step 4: Matchmaker's Wharf stands on the site of a die-cast factory that made Matchbox toy cars here until 1982.

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  Step 5: Over the canal

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  Step 6: The Hackney Cut was built in 1769 to straighten the navigation of the River Lee.

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