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Showing posts with label Roads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roads. Show all posts
Friday, 11 May 2018
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Monday, 25 May 2015
Well Hall Roundabout
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| Well Hall Roundabout - 1953 |
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| Tram lines at Well Hall Roundabout (looking towards Welling) |
Monday, 11 May 2015
Arsenal Road
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| Arsenal Road looking towards Martin Bowes Road c.1920 |
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| Arsenal Road looking towards Prince Rupert Road c.1920 |
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Sandby Green
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| Sandby Green |
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| No's 1 & 2 Sandby Green 1968 |
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| Girl Guides at Sandby Green |
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| Sandby Green c1960s |
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Lovelace Green
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| Lovelace Green - West Side - 1968 |
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| 29 - 33 Lovelace Green - 1968 |
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| 37-39 Lovelace Green dated 1968 (via Tricia Leslie) |
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| Lovelace Green |
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| Lovelace Green |
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| Lovelace Green |
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| Lovelace Green |
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| 29, 31 and 33 Lovelace Green (artist unknown) |
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| Lovelace Green Summer Fete July 2015 Ⓒ Daniel Murphy |
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| Lovelace Green Summer Fete July 2015 Ⓒ Daniel Murphy |
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| Lovelace Green Summer Fete July 2015 Ⓒ Daniel Murphy |
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Monday, 2 June 2014
The Stories Behind the Street Names on the Progress Estate, Eltham
The Progress Estate was built to house the munitions workers at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich during the First World War. Most of the street names have a connection with the Arsenal.
Admiral Seymour Road – Admiral Seymour, also known as Lord Seymour of Sudeley, was Lord High Admiral and Master of Ordnance (military equipment & weapons) at the Arsenal. Died 1549.
Arsenal Road – Named after the historic Woolwich Arsenal itself. Of course you do also have a premiership football club named after the original Woolwich Arsenal team too!
Brome Road – General Joseph Brome. Originally a drummer boy and later the Commandant at Woolwich and died in 1796.
Cobbett Road – William Cobbett born (1762 – 1835) was a multi-skilled essayist, politician and agriculturist (phew)! He was associated with Woolwich during his service in the army.
Congreve Road – Sir William Congreve (1772 – 1828) was the inventor of rockets no less and was associated with Woolwich Garrison.
Cornwallis Walk – Lord Cornwallis was the Master General of Ordnance from 1795 to 1801.
Dickson Road – Sir Alexander Dickson was Superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories at the Arsenal.
Downman Road – Lieutenant General Sir C Downman was the Director General of Artillery from 1843 to 1844.
Franklin Passage – Sir John Franklin was an explorer who set sail from Woolwich in 1845 to explore the Arctic. He lived with his wife in a cottage in Charlton opposite the Swan Inn.
Granby Road – The Marquis of Granby (1721 – 1770) became the Master General of Ordnance in 1763.
Lovelace Green – Several generations of Lovelaces lived in Woolwich including Sir William Lovelace whose son Richard was a celebrated 17th century Kentish poet.
Martin Bowes Road – Sir Martin Bowes became Lord Mayor of London in 1545. He owned a mansion called Tower Place in Woolwich Warren, which was the earliest part of the Arsenal site.
Maudslay Road – Henry Maudslay, also known as “The Woolwich Powder Boy”, was an engineer and inventor. He is buried in Woolwich Churchyard.
Moira Road – Francis Rawdon Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira was Master General of Ordnance in 1806 – 1807.
Phineas Pett Road – Famous Woolwich shipwright. He also built one of the first dry docks in England. Pett Street SE18 is also named after him.
Prince Rupert Road – Cousin of Charles II and employed by the King to construct batteries at Woolwich to resist a threatened Dutch invasion.
Rochester Way – Part of the London to Kent A2. Previously called Gilborne Way after 16th century Woolwich landowner Sir Nicholas Gilborne.
Ross Way –Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross was the first Royal Artillery Field Marshall and Lieutenant General of Ordnance from 1845 to 1855
Sandby Green – Paul Sandby (1730 – 1809) was the Chief Drawing Master at the Royal Military Academy from 1768 to 1797 and a founder member of the Royal Academy. He lived most of his life in Woolwich.
Shrapnel Road – Lieutenant General Henry Shrapnel who invented the shrapnel shell which was first manufactured in 1803.
Well Hall Road – Formerly known as the Old Woolwich Road it became Well Hall Road in 1909, taking its name from the medieval estate of Well Hall. Well Hall House was home to Edith Nesbit who wrote “The Railway Children”.
Whinyates Road – General Sir E C Whinyates was the Commandant at Woolwich Garrison from 1852 to 1856.
Admiral Seymour Road – Admiral Seymour, also known as Lord Seymour of Sudeley, was Lord High Admiral and Master of Ordnance (military equipment & weapons) at the Arsenal. Died 1549.
Arsenal Road – Named after the historic Woolwich Arsenal itself. Of course you do also have a premiership football club named after the original Woolwich Arsenal team too!
Cobbett Road – William Cobbett born (1762 – 1835) was a multi-skilled essayist, politician and agriculturist (phew)! He was associated with Woolwich during his service in the army.
Congreve Road – Sir William Congreve (1772 – 1828) was the inventor of rockets no less and was associated with Woolwich Garrison.
Cornwallis Walk – Lord Cornwallis was the Master General of Ordnance from 1795 to 1801.
Dickson Road – Sir Alexander Dickson was Superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories at the Arsenal.
Downman Road – Lieutenant General Sir C Downman was the Director General of Artillery from 1843 to 1844.
Franklin Passage – Sir John Franklin was an explorer who set sail from Woolwich in 1845 to explore the Arctic. He lived with his wife in a cottage in Charlton opposite the Swan Inn.
Granby Road – The Marquis of Granby (1721 – 1770) became the Master General of Ordnance in 1763.
Lovelace Green – Several generations of Lovelaces lived in Woolwich including Sir William Lovelace whose son Richard was a celebrated 17th century Kentish poet.
Martin Bowes Road – Sir Martin Bowes became Lord Mayor of London in 1545. He owned a mansion called Tower Place in Woolwich Warren, which was the earliest part of the Arsenal site.
Maudslay Road – Henry Maudslay, also known as “The Woolwich Powder Boy”, was an engineer and inventor. He is buried in Woolwich Churchyard.
Moira Road – Francis Rawdon Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira was Master General of Ordnance in 1806 – 1807.
Phineas Pett Road – Famous Woolwich shipwright. He also built one of the first dry docks in England. Pett Street SE18 is also named after him.
Prince Rupert Road – Cousin of Charles II and employed by the King to construct batteries at Woolwich to resist a threatened Dutch invasion.
Rochester Way – Part of the London to Kent A2. Previously called Gilborne Way after 16th century Woolwich landowner Sir Nicholas Gilborne.
Ross Way –Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross was the first Royal Artillery Field Marshall and Lieutenant General of Ordnance from 1845 to 1855
Sandby Green – Paul Sandby (1730 – 1809) was the Chief Drawing Master at the Royal Military Academy from 1768 to 1797 and a founder member of the Royal Academy. He lived most of his life in Woolwich.
Shrapnel Road – Lieutenant General Henry Shrapnel who invented the shrapnel shell which was first manufactured in 1803.
Well Hall Road – Formerly known as the Old Woolwich Road it became Well Hall Road in 1909, taking its name from the medieval estate of Well Hall. Well Hall House was home to Edith Nesbit who wrote “The Railway Children”.
Whinyates Road – General Sir E C Whinyates was the Commandant at Woolwich Garrison from 1852 to 1856.
Friday, 9 May 2014
Bomb Damage on the Estate
Raid damaged property in Dickson Road, Sandby Green and completely demolished a house in Well Hall Road.
Three members of the same family were killed in one case.
(via: http://woolwichasenal.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/ww1-air-raid-on-well-hall.html and http://thamesfacingeast.wordpress.com/category/1st-world-war-centenary)
Three members of the same family were killed in one case.
(via: http://woolwichasenal.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/ww1-air-raid-on-well-hall.html and http://thamesfacingeast.wordpress.com/category/1st-world-war-centenary)
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| Via http://woolwichasenal.blogspot.co.uk - 25.08.1916 |
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| Via http://woolwichasenal.blogspot.co.uk - 03.09.1916 Raid |
Rochester Way
Gilbourne Way (five houses) and Boughton Road (twelve houses). When the full width of the new road was completed in the early 1930’s all the houses were numbered for Rochester Way and the original names disappeared.
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| 508 - 520 Rochester Way 1968 |
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| Congreve Road looking onto traffic on the Rochester Way |
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| Trams at Well Hall Roundabout, Rochester Way |
Rochester Way was built in the 1920s through the Progress Estate, dividing it in two.
This section leaving Well Hall roundabout became a well-known traffic black spot, as heavy traffic on this main road into Kent caused chaos until the Rochester Way Relief Road was opened in the 1980s. (ideal-homes.org.uk)
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| Rochester Way - Tram |
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| Rochester Way |
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| Rochester Way / Well Hall Roundabout 1952 |
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| Rochester Way towards Well Hall Roundabout |
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| Via ideal-homes.org.uk - Rochester Way c1980 |
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| Via ideal-homes.org.uk - Rochester Way c1980 |
In 1953 the Rochester Way had ramps built to offset the bad camber on a particularly nasty series of curves
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| Rochester Way 1953 |
Children still played nearby though
Rochester way resurfacing work being carried out overnight in May 2017
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| Red Indian Braves on the war path Rochester Way. Malcolm Birt, Stephen Birt, Brian Wheeler, David Allen, Barry Allen and Tony Lutman are the braves and Wendy Wheeler is the squaw. (undated) |
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