Woolwich Collection

Tate & Lyle Refinery
A coastal barge sailing by the famous Tate and Lyle sugar refinery works, Plaistow Wharf, off Silvertown, North Woolwich, east London

Woolwich Barracks
Distant view of the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich, south-east London

London arms and seals
The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries

LCC-LFB Woolwich fire station, SE London
The crew of Woolwich fire station, Sunbury Street, on parade on the station forecourt. WW2 is pending and an Auxiliary Fire Service fire engine is standing in the station next to the LFB pump escape

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a fire in Hare Street, SE18
A retail shop and dwellings above were seriously affected by a fire in Hare Street, London SE18, requiring additional fire engines to combat it

Woolwich Barracks C1905
An illustration of the Woolwich Barracks, with two canons in the foreground

Woolwich Arsenal Team
WOOLWICH ARSENAL football team (each player is named below)

Engineering workshop model, based on the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich workshop c.1893-1910

Chelsea F. C. v Woolwich Arsenal 1907
The first Football League match between two teams from the southern half of England. Two years after their founding, Chelsea FC play host to Woolwich Arsenal in front of over 60

Training Ship Warspite, Greenhithe, Kent
The Training Ship Warspite at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. The Warspite, established by the Marine Society in 1876, was originally moored at Woolwich

Woolwich Arsenal Football Club team 1908-1909
Woolwich Arsenal Football Club team, season of 1908-1909. Back row: Dick, Greenaway, MacEachrane, Curle. Middle row: Morrell (Manager), Gray, McDonald, Shaw, Ducat, Cross, Raybould, Sands

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London
The Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns

Powis Street, Woolwich, Greenwich, London, England. Date: 1920

Entrance hall corridor, Woolwich Town Hall, SE London. circa 1908

Convict Hulk Gallery
View of the convict hulk, " The Warrior", docked at Woolwich in London and capable of holding 600 men

Woolwich Power Station, SE London, with coal barges on the River Thames. Date: circa 1950s

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, in south east London, London, laying in marsh land between Greenwich and Gravesend. The majority of heavy guns for the Navy

Portrait of the Prince Imperial
Photograph of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871) as a young boy. Born as the heir to the French Imperial throne

Royal Horse Artillery Hounds, Shooters Hill, London
Captain Reed-Scot of the Royal Horse Artillery (Woolwich) leading out his draghounds at Shooters Hill, London. The pack consisted of 18 couples of hounds, kept in adjoining kennels to some foxes

Programme for Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin showcase
The cover of the programme for a Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin Gala Performance of Ballet at the Granada, Woolwich, London

Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Council Chamber
Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Interior of the Council Chamber - Architect: A Brumwell Thomas Date: circa 1908

Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Committee Suite
Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Central Committee Room - Architect: A Brumwell Thomas Date: circa 1908

Royal Arsenal Team, 1890s

J Caldwell

C A L Jenkyns

H Storer

Gavin Crawford

Woolwich Ferry Hutton, Victorian period

A panorama of Woolwich, Victorian period

Woolwich panorama Victorian period

1832 Victorian Map of Greenwich

1840s Victorian Map of Kent

X-ray Machine and photos
X-ray machine and some of the images taken using it. Guns and animals are seen to be photographed here at Woolwich. At the time this was Europe's largest X-ray machine

Launch of HMS Trafalgar at Woolwich, 21 June 1841
The Launch of HMS Trafalgar at Woolwich Dockyard, 21 June 1841 Date: 1841

Queen Victoria naming the ship Royal Albert at Woolwich Dockyard in London. Date: 1854

Teachers distributing milk to children, Woolwich, London
Teachers distributing milk to children at a school in Woolwich, south east London, around the time free school milk was discontinued. The school was distributing milk in defiance of the change

Children drinking milk in a playground, Woolwich, London
Children at a school in Woolwich, south east London, drinking milk in a playground around the time free school milk was discontinued. The school was distributing milk in defiance of the change

David Sheppard, Anglican clergyman
David Sheppard, Bishop of Woolwich (1969-1975) and of Liverpool (1975-1997). Date: circa 1970s

Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made. This gun was introduced into the British Army in 1859

Artillery manufacture at Woolwich Arsenal (the Royal Gun Company). Date: 1901

Woolwich Reach

The tug Lizard on the River Thames, Woolwich, SE London
The tug Lizard attached to barges on the River Thames at Woolwich, SE London. Date: circa 1930s

Thames barge Terror, near Woolwich, SE London
Thames barge Terror on the river near Woolwich, South-East London. Date: circa 1930s

River Thames at Woolwich, SE London
Man looks out over the River Thames at Woolwich, SE London, with barges moored mid-river. Date: circa 1930s

Barges moored on River Thames at Woolwich, SE London, at low tide. Date: circa 1960s

Barges on the River Thames at Woolwich, SE London, one carrying rolls of newsprint. Date: circa 1960s

Barges on Londons River Thames at Woolwich
Barges working on the River Thames at Woolwich, SE London. Date: 1930s

Trophy of Armstrong guns and coils from the Royal Gun Factories, Woolwich, International Exhibition in London 1862. Date: 1862

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