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Royal Arsenal Gatehouse (Beresford Gate) in 2007. The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich is an establishment on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England, that was used for the manufacture of armaments and ammunition, proofing, and explosives research for the British armed forces.
Co-operative trading had been rooted in Woolwich and the Royal Arsenal since the mid 18th century. [1] In 1868 the Royal Arsenal Supply Association was established by William Rose (1843–1909?) and Alexander McLeod (1832–1902), consisting of 20 workers from the Royal Arsenal. The first base and store was at Rose's house at 11 Eleanor Road ...
Woolwich Arsenal (in dark shirts) playing Newcastle United (in striped shirts) in an FA Cup semi-final at the Victoria Ground, Stoke on 31 March 1906. The history of Arsenal Football Club between 1886 and 1966 covers the time from the club's foundation, through the first two major periods of success (the 1930s, and the late 1940s and early 1950s, respectively) and the club's subsequent decline ...
The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5. Spurling, Jon (2004). Rebels for the Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club. Mainstream. ISBN 0-575-40015-3. Satellite photo of the stadium site on Google Maps; Historical map of the Borough of Woolwich, Revised: 1893 to 1894 Published: 1897
Woolwich may refer to: Royal Arsenal , Woolwich - originally known as the Woolwich Warren, carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for British armed forces. It was sited on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London.
During the 1870s and 1880s further 18-inch (457 mm) gauge steam locomotives arrived at Woolwich from Vulcan Foundry and Hudswell Clarke whilst experiments were carried out under the direction of Lt. Col. F.E. Beaumont into the development of compressed air motive power for rail usage on both main gauges of the Arsenal's railway system. [3]
Greenwich Heritage Centre was a museum and local history resource centre in Woolwich, south-east London, England.It was established in 2003 by the London Borough of Greenwich and was run from 2014 by the Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust until the centre's closure in July 2018. [1]
The Royal Arsenal Gatehouse is situated in central Woolwich, between the town's main square, Beresford Square, and the Royal Arsenal, from which it is separated by a busy dual carriageway, Plumstead Road . It is also situated close to the Woolwich Arsenal railway and DLR stations and the future Crossrail station.