I promised reports were on the way so here is my first!
This was my first shot at a crane and unsurprisingly the climb didn't come easy. It would be fair to say though that this has been my playground for several weeks (along with one other site in London) and its nice to see the buildings change as construction progresses. Particularly from a crane cab
Anyway, History wise I couldn't find anything. It is located next to an intriguing building that I happened to be reccing (some people on here must know it) but the whole area is part of the former Docklands that has seen massive development over the past twenty years.
That brings us to the present day where a large company has decided to develop this former business parkish area into lots of overpriced, boring flats. That shouldn't detract from its location though, because my main reason for going here is the uninhibited views of Canary Wharf and the Financial district.
This report is culmination of many visits although the majority of the (better) pictures had been taken in Feb
After sneaking out of the shadows and accessing the site I hot footed it into one of the buildings and went straight to the top. With an overview of the site I could plan my explore and observe those all important cranes.
Some sneaking around scaffolding and general snooping around followed.
With the building shells explored it was time to head to the crane I had my eye on. A dash across the site brought me to a set of foundations that were dark and pretty dangerous. The crane had that usual annoying protection at its base so I expected to leave frustrated. At the last minute as I was about to leave I spotted a possible route, went for it and clambered my way into the crane.
The rest is history, please enjoy the view as much as I have.
Don't look down
Distra
This was my first shot at a crane and unsurprisingly the climb didn't come easy. It would be fair to say though that this has been my playground for several weeks (along with one other site in London) and its nice to see the buildings change as construction progresses. Particularly from a crane cab
Anyway, History wise I couldn't find anything. It is located next to an intriguing building that I happened to be reccing (some people on here must know it) but the whole area is part of the former Docklands that has seen massive development over the past twenty years.
That brings us to the present day where a large company has decided to develop this former business parkish area into lots of overpriced, boring flats. That shouldn't detract from its location though, because my main reason for going here is the uninhibited views of Canary Wharf and the Financial district.
This report is culmination of many visits although the majority of the (better) pictures had been taken in Feb
After sneaking out of the shadows and accessing the site I hot footed it into one of the buildings and went straight to the top. With an overview of the site I could plan my explore and observe those all important cranes.
Some sneaking around scaffolding and general snooping around followed.
With the building shells explored it was time to head to the crane I had my eye on. A dash across the site brought me to a set of foundations that were dark and pretty dangerous. The crane had that usual annoying protection at its base so I expected to leave frustrated. At the last minute as I was about to leave I spotted a possible route, went for it and clambered my way into the crane.
The rest is history, please enjoy the view as much as I have.
Don't look down
Distra
