Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Lee Valley Ice Centre
Lee Valley Ice Centre
Leyton, London, E10 7QL
Lee Valley Ice Centre was built during the 1980s, over playing fields that run alongside the River Lea, off Lea Bridge Road.
Circuses continue to perform on the site, normally on the grassland in front of the Ice Centre.
The Centre is regularly used for television - recently for rehearsals of ITV's Dancing on Ice show featuring John Barrowman and Bonnie Langford!
How to get here:
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Underground (Victoria)/Rail: Walthamstow Central - Exit the station to the bus station, and catch the number 48 bus (towards London Bridge). The bus will stop outside the Ice Centre on Lea Bridge Road (stop LB). +
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Bus: Lea Bridge Road Bus Map - The Ice Centre is at stops LB and LQ, and is served by the 48, 55 and 56 bus routes. +
Access: publicStatus: recognisableCar Park
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2001 by Chuck Foster
Terror of the Autons (2)
Filmed: 18 Sep 1970
The Doctor warily makes his way around the circus.
Additional Notes:
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The smaller warehouse in the background was demolished during the 1990s.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableFront
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2001 by Chuck Foster
Terror of the Autons (2)
Filmed: 18 Sep 1970
The Doctor and Jo are driven away from the circus in a police car ...
Additional Notes:
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This area used to be gravel-based for parking, as seen in the screen shot. When the Ice Centre was built this area became grassland, leading into the remaining playing fields behind the Centre.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Favourite Dolls Factory (Spearhead from Space): 3.05 miles.
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The Church Studios: 3.56 miles.
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New Union Street (Invasion of the Dinosaurs): 3.65 miles.
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Moorfields (Invasion of the Dinosaurs): 3.67 miles.
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30 St Mary Axe (The Christmas Invasion): 3.74 miles.
General Details
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This site holds a special memory for me, as being local I remember being taken to see the circus here in the early 1970s, and also meeting Tom Baker at a local fair held on the playing fields just after he'd started in the show!
Further links about the location
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Lee Valley Park - Details about the ice rink
Related Stories
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Terror of the Autons [18 Sep 1970]: Rossini's circus
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