Constructing the Barking Barrier
The Barking Flood Barrier is one of the most impressive sights in the Creekmouth and Thames Ward area. Standing tall above Barking Creek, where the Roding meets the Thames, the Barrier was designed and built between 1979 and 1983 by architect G. T. Bone and engineers Binnie and Partners. The barrier itself is 38 metres wide and weighs almost