Woolwich Collection (page 8)

HIGH JUMP 1850
Athletic games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich : the Running High Jump Date: 1850

WOOLWICH DOCKYARD 1772
A busy scene at Woolwich dockyard. Date: 1772

Royal Military Academy in Woolwich fire 1873
Early morning fire on Saturday 1st February 1873, destroying the principal part of the middle building at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

Plate 19, from World in Miniature, 1816. 1816. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Plate 19, from " World in Miniature", 1816

Greenwich SE18 6 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Greenwich SE18 6

The Rising Generation, Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich
The Rising Generation, a three-act comedy by Wyn Weaver and Laura Leycester, at the Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich, SE London. 1925

Cinderella, a pantomime, Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich, SE London. 1905

Woolwich, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Woolwich, c1910. Modern Ordnance. Royal Arsenals, etc. Great Artillery centre. Population, 36, 665. The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich in south-east London carried out armaments manufacture

The Barrack Field, Woolwich Barracks, southeast London Date: circa 1909

The Rotunda, Woolwich Common, southeast London. A former artillery museum which was established in 1820. The building was originally a very large bell tent erected in St

Charlton House in 1845, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Charlton House in 1845, (c1878). Jacobean red-brick manor house, constructed 1607-1612, at Woolwich Common, (now in greater London)

Woolwich, c1910. The Crimea Memorial. Royal Arsenal and Stores. Royal Military Academy. Population, 140, 380. Card from a game containing views of the chief towns in each county

Traffic driving on to the Woolwich Ferry, London, 1945

Men on the Hydraulic Lever Platform of the Woolwich Ferry, London, 1896. Ferry employees on the north pontoon of the ferry, with levers in the foreground

Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1946
Cracks in the brickwork from wartime bombing, Beckton Sewage Works, Woolwich, London, 1946. View of the underground reservoir showing war damage in the form of large cracks in the cieling arches

Damaged interior of the underground reservoir, Beckton Sewage Works, London, 1938. Struts supporting a collapsing arch, with part of the roof missing

New construction work, Beckton Sewage Works, Woolwich, London, 1938. Building site with new additions to the sewage works. The old Victorian building is on the left

Ambulance delivering a cylinder of gas, Woolwich, London, 1946
Ambulance delivering a gas and air cylinder, Woolwich, London, 1946. The ambulance driver is handing over the cylinder of gas to a midwife at a prefabricated bungalow

X-ray room for ring worm, Woolwich School Treatment Centre, London, 1914. A young boy lying on his side, with the machinery positioned directly above his head

Dental Room, Woolwich School treatment centre, London, 1914. A dentist in the act of extracting teeth, with apparatus ready and an anaesthetist and nurse standing by

Childrens isolation wards, Brook General Hospital, London, 1948. New isolation wards with children in cots

An isolation chamber, Brook General Hospital, London, 1935
An Isolation Chamber, Brook General Hospital, London, 1935. A single bed in the isolation chamber

Children resting in deck chairs, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, London, 1908
Children resting in deck chairs on a grass covered hillside with male and female teachers onlooking, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, Shooters Hill, London, 1908

Children eating dinner at tables in the playground, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, London, 1908
Children eating dinner at tables in the playground, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, Shooters Hill, London, 1908

Ferry Gordon on the Thames, London, c1905. The ferry, which was free to travel on, ran across the river between North Woolwich and Woolwich

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, Kent, 1843. The Queen and Prince Consort on board the paddle steamer Trident

Map of Abbey Wood, part of Erith or Lesnes Manor on the eastern boundary of Woolwich, Kent, 1791. The map shows field names and acreages

Cadets of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, 1851. Scene showing cadets preparing to leave the cadet barracks in the Warren, to pass the summer vacation with their friends

Scene in a barrack room at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, 1851. The Royal Military Academy at Woolwich was established in 1741 for the training of officers of the Royal Engineers

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, 1821. Artist: George Hawkins
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, 1821. View showing children in the foreground playing with a hoop, a kite and a dog on the grass with the buildings of the Royal Military Academy in

Horse and cart on the Eltham Road in Woolwich, Kent, 1788

Launch of HMS Royal Albert, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1854. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony. The Royal Albert was a 121 gun three decker warship

Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831. King William IV and Queen Adelaide were among those attending the ceremony. Thunderer was an 84 gun second rate ship of the line

Launch of HMS Trafalgar, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 500, 000 people

Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, Kent, 1829. Artist: J Hinchcliff
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, Kent, 1829. The barracks were built between 1776 and 1802

Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, Kent, 1841. View showing soldiers and civilians examining cannon balls. Established in the late 17th century

View from Woolwich Warren, Kent, 1794. Artist: Thomas Tagg
View from Woolwich Warren, Kent, 1794. Cannons can be seen on the left with ships on the River Thames in the distance

View of boats on the River Thames near Woolwich, Kent, 1750. Artist: John Boydell
View of boats on the River Thames near Woolwich, Kent, 1750

View of Woolwich with the River Thames in the distance, 1806. Artist: AW Warren
View of Woolwich with the River Thames in the distance, 1806

Elevation of the side and entrance of Woolwich Chapel, London, 1855

The Nelson at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, London, 1815. The Nelson in dry dock undergoing repairs

Pupils and their teacher, Elizabeth Street School, Woolwich, 1894. A group of young boys, some of them wearing caps, and their teacher pose outside the school building

The Mortar Battery at Woolwich, 1847 (1909). Artist: Charles Hunt
The Mortar Battery at Woolwich, 1847 (1909). After Thomas Jones (1742-1803). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Woolwich Dockyard from the Thames, c1750, (1912). Artists: Unknown, John Boydell
Woolwich Dockyard from the Thames, c1750, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

The New Military Academy Woolwich, Kent, c1829. Artist: J Rogers
The New Military Academy Woolwich, Kent, c1829

Barracks at Woolwich, Kent, c1830. Artist: J Hinchliff
Barracks at Woolwich, Kent, c1830. Woolwich became home to the Royal Military Academy, the Royal Horse Artillery and the royal Artillery Barracks in the 18th century

The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 27th October 1896

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, 19th century. The Royal Military Academy at Woolwich was established in 1741 for the training of officers of the Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery

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