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As @WillMelling says, the film of The Cement Garden was filmed on that exact spot.
Beckton Premier Inn and the 'Winsor House' Brewers Fayre (sic) are built on the site of Winsor House, aka the concrete house from the film of The Cement Garden.
That line was Charlotte Gainsbourg's best known from the film and was later used by Madonna in the track 'What it feels like for a girl', which I think is from 'Music', but I've not opened my CD cupboard to check :)
I've always thought that if you wanted to build a house that somehow looked evil and a bit wrong you'd be hard pressed to do better.
Good Morning Vietnam was filmed in Beckton too. I'd love to time travel to Beckton in the '80s, it would be fascinating.