London Gateway Cranes

Giant cranes - allegedly bigger than the London Eye - arrive at the River Thames to their new home at the London Gateway near Stanford-le-Hope in Essex. They have just completed a two month sea voyage from China, and at 138 metres - fully extended - the crane is taller than Wembley Stadium's arch and two and a half times the height of Nelson's column - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN

Giant cranes - allegedly bigger than the London Eye - arrive at the River Thames to their new home at the London Gateway near Stanford-le-Hope in Essex. They have just completed a two month sea voyage from China, and at 138 metres - fully extended - the crane is taller than Wembley Stadium's arch and two and a half times the height of Nelson's column - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN

Giant cranes - allegedly bigger than the London Eye - arrive at the River Thames to their new home at the London Gateway near Stanford-le-Hope in Essex. They have just completed a two month sea voyage from China, and at 138 metres - fully extended - the crane is taller than Wembley Stadium's arch and two and a half times the height of Nelson's column - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN

Giant cranes - allegedly bigger than the London Eye - arrive at the River Thames to their new home at the London Gateway near Stanford-le-Hope in Essex. They have just completed a two month sea voyage from China, and at 138 metres - fully extended - the crane is taller than Wembley Stadium's arch and two and a half times the height of Nelson's column - PICTURE BY JOHN McLELLAN