Beckton Escorts

Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham, England, located 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Charing Cross.
Its boundaries are the A13 trunk road to the north, Barking Creek to the east, the Royal Docks to the south, and Prince Regent Lane to the west. The area around Prince Regent Lane is also known as Custom House. Modern Beckton is divided into East Beckton, Mid Beckton, North Beckton, West Beckton, South Beckton and Cyprus (named after the British capture of Cyprus from the Ottoman Empire in 1878, which occurred as the original estate was being built).
Beckton was within the East Ham Urban District (later county borough). A small area on the Thames was historically part of the Woolwich parish of Kent and became part of the County of London in 1889; this formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich from 1899. The area formerly associated with Woolwich, and that associated with East Ham was incorporated in the London Borough of Newham in 1965, upon its formation.
Max Headroom the UK movie was also filmed in Beckton. Edison Carter on the run from the body bank. Homeless people camping around a fire. The Big Time Television bus parked up. Bregual and Malher chasing Edison Carter. The same place as Winston's dream from 1984. The 1986 movie Biggles: Adventures in Time was also filmed in Beckton.
The video for Loop's 1990 single 'Arc-lite' was filmed on the set of Full Metal Jacket.[1]
Andrew Birkin's 1990 film of Ian McEwan's novel, The Cement Garden, was also filmed in Beckton and starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, who could often be seen (at the time of filming) shopping in the aisles of ASDA. In several scenes of The Cement Garden, aircraft can be heard taxiing at the nearby London City Airport. Winsor House, which served as the backdrop to the movie was later demolished and the Winsor Lodge Hotel stands there now.
In the opening minutes of the 2007 Simon Pegg film Hot Fuzz, the Tate & Lyle factory, Silvertown, and the City Airport aprons can be seen through the window blinds of Building 1000.
England F.C. and current Tottenham Hotspur F.C. striker Jermain Defoe was born in Beckton. Defoe has said Beckton has "made him the man he is today". On the 13th February 2006 Jermain Defoe scored his 100th Premier League goal against Charlton. He celebrated making a "B" sign with his hands to commemorate Beckton.