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Childcare sorted... Old: Channelsea Island, from Long Wall Path, SE perimeter of Abbey Mills Pumping station. So much history, but the first mill recorded here was called Wiggen Mill, then it was Abbey Mill once connected to Stratford Langthorne Abbey. In the 19th century it was a chemical works producing sulphuric acid (the building visible here).
Recent plans to turn it into the largest mosque in the UK were rejected on the grounds of contaminants still on the site. It is only accessible by canoe it seems from a recent intrepid blogger who found giant hogweed growing happily. Much more info here:
https://www.remotelondon.com/exploring-channelsea-island/
Just behind the path lies the first Big Brother house site which opened its doors exactly 20 years ago.
Great tag!