Woolwich arsenal

Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, has a long dark history of war and violence, leading to many paranormal experiences in the South London area, RICK HALE reports...

Woolwich Arsenal station, 1974

Here, cannon were cast from molten brass

The Royal Arsenal was founded by Henry VIII in 1515 and reached its greatest extent during World War I when it employed over 100,000 people. Ordnance production ceased in 1967 and the Ministry of Defence closed it in 1994. It was given to the London Development Agency in 1997 and it is currently being adaptively reused into housing, office space, and retail.

Gate House, Woolwich Arsenal

Approximate location / Grid Reference: NZ31399 54096. Google Maps: approximate location: 54.880699,-1.512144 The community of Penshaw Staithes was located on the south bank of the River Wear, just east of Fatfield and dates from the time when coal was brought down to the River Wear by waggonway

Taken from a postcard dated 1916

In front of the Dial Arch pub, Woolwich. A memorial to the football club which began as Dial Square FC, before becoming Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Arsenal and then just plain Arsenal, after they had left Woolwich for Islington.

18/28 Hare Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6ND In 1911, the second London Woolworths store to open was in the South East – Woolwich. It opened on Hare Street, the area chosen for being very ind…

A place of rich history and long known by its association with the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich's military origins can be traced back to the 16th Century. Our involvement, over the last twenty years and counting, has helped to write its next chapter. Now largely delivered, the masterplan for the…

Woolwich Arsenal Station

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Woolworths, Woolwich

Woolwich Arsenal,The Middle Gates at Dinner Time (undated)

Hairdressers Woolwich 1907

Woolwich Arsenal station c. 1900

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Both sides of the river.