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Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

The Royal Military Academy (RMA) at Woolwich, in south-east London, was a British Army military academy for the training of commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. It later also trained officers of the Royal Corps of Signals and other technical corps.

Located at 51.475, 0.0575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Training establishments of the British Army, Education in Greenwich, History of Greenwich, Military history of London, Housing in London, 1741 establishments in Great Britain, Military academies of the United Kingdom, Woolwich

Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich

The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965.

Located at 51.4896, 0.0647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, History of Greenwich, 1900 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1965 disestablishments, Woolwich, Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963

Royal Arsenal

The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, originally known as the Woolwich Warren, carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for the British armed forces. It was sited on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England.

Located at 51.4912, 0.069937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1671 establishments, Military units and formations established in 1671, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Engineering ROF, Filling factories, Government munitions production in the United Kingdom, History of Greenwich, Military history of London, National government buildings in London, Royal Ordnance Factories, Grade I listed buildings in London, Woolwich

Severndroog Castle

Severndroog Castle is a folly situated in Oxleas Wood, on Shooter's Hill in south-east London in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It was designed by architect Richard Jupp in 1784. It was built to commemorate Commodore Sir William James who, in April 1755, attacked and destroyed the island fortress of Suvarnadurg of the Maratha warriors on the western coast of India, between Mumbai and Goa. James died in 1783 and the castle was built as a memorial to him by his widow, Lady James of Eltham.

Located at 51.4666, 0.0599 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1784, Monuments and memorials in London, Grade II* listed buildings in London, Grade II* listed castles, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Folly castles in England, Visitor attractions in Greenwich

Oxleas Wood

Oxleas Wood is one of the few remaining areas of ancient deciduous forest in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (with a small amount passing over the boundary into the London Borough of Bexley), in southeast London. Some parts date back over 8,000 years to the last Ice Age, the Younger Dryas.

Located at 51.467, 0.066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient woods of London, Parks and open spaces in Greenwich, Anti-road protest, Woodland in London, Local Nature Reserves in England, Nature reserves in Greenwich, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in London

A210 road

The A210 road is a road in South East London. It forms Eltham High Street for part of its length. The road starts at the junction of the A20 and the A2213 and runs past the Well Hall roundabout where it passes the A205 South Circular, then becomes Eltham Hill, then Eltham High Street, and continues on until it meets the A2 at the Danson Interchange.

Located at 51.4519, 0.0738 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roads in England, Roads in London

Kings Arms, Woolwich

The Kings Arms is a public house in Woolwich, London that was bombed in 1974 and is now a landmark on the route of the London Marathon. Standing at 1 Frances Street by Woolwich Dockyard, it was built in the nineteenth century. In the 1881 census it is listed as the Kings Arms Hotel. A bomb made of 6lb of gelignite with the addition of shrapnel was thrown through the window into the bar on 7 November 1974.

Located at 51.4874, 0.0561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Public houses in London, Terrorist incidents in 1974, Terrorism in London, Provisional Irish Republican Army actions in England, Improvised explosive device bombings in England, Explosions in London, Woolwich, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, History of Greenwich, 1974 in London, Murder in 1974

Woolwich Common

Woolwich Common is an area of military land located to the south of the town centre of Woolwich in southeast London, England. It is bounded to the south side by the A207 Shooter's Hill Road, and to the east by Academy Road (part of the A205 South Circular road) that the former Royal Military Academy fronts. Situated to the west is the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The attractive Rotunda building on Green Hill to the north used to hold many artillery pieces now displayed at Firepower.

Located at 51.4765, 0.0539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Greenwich, Woolwich

Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)

Eltham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal Labour-held seat covering roughly the southern half of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London.

Located at 51.456, 0.062 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Politics of Greenwich, Parliamentary constituencies in London, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983

Firepower – The Royal Artillery Museum

Firepower: The Royal Artillery Museum is a military museum in Woolwich in south-east London, England, which tells the story of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and of the Royal Arsenal.

Located at 51.4939, 0.0708333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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History of Greenwich, Military museums in London, Royal Artillery, Museums in Greenwich, Regimental museums in England, Woolwich

Royal Artillery Barracks

The Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, was the home of the Royal Artillery.

Located at 51.4867, 0.0602778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sport in Greenwich, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, British Army bases, Barracks in London, Royal Artillery, National government buildings in London, 2012 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic modern pentathlon venues, Olympic shooting venues, Woolwich, 2012 Summer Paralympic venues

Plumstead Common

Plumstead Common is a common in Plumstead, (SE18) in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. It is bound to the north by Old Mill Road and to the south by Plumstead Common Road. To the east lies Winn or Winn's Common. Substantial remains of the Old Mill still stand and have been incorporated into the public house of the same name. The common contains deposits of puddingstone, a conglomerate rock formed during a period of global warming 60 million years ago.

Located at 51.4808, 0.0852778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Greenwich, Common land in London

Greenwich Community College

Greenwich Community College is a post-secondary educational institution located in Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in southeast London, England. It was founded in 1921 as Woolwich College of Further Education, which became Greenwich Community College in 1998.

Located at 51.4909, 0.07881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Further education colleges in London, Education in Greenwich, Learning and Skills Beacons, Educational institutions established in 1921, 1921 establishments in England

Eltham Well Hall rail crash

The Eltham Well Hall rail crash was an accident on the British railway system that occurred on 11 June 1972 at approximately 21:35. An excursion train from Margate to Kentish Town derailed on a sharp curve at Eltham Well Hall station, Eltham, London. The driver and five passengers were killed, and 126 people were injured. At the subsequent public inquiry it was revealed that the driver had been intoxicated by alcohol.

Located at 51.4554, 0.05019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway accidents in London, Transport in Greenwich, 1972 in England, Drunk driving, Railway accidents in 1972, 1972 in London

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is located on Woolwich Common in London, England, was opened in March 2001 and serves patients from the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. The hospital was built to accommodate the services previously provided at Greenwich District Hospital, and is a Private Finance Initiative hospital.

Located at 51.4789, 0.0511111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hospitals in London, NHS hospitals in London, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Health in Greenwich, Hospitals established in 2001, Woolwich

Royal Arsenal Railway

The Royal Arsenal Railway was a private military railway. It ran inside the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London. The earliest parts of this railway system proper were constructed to standard gauge from 1859 onwards as a to replace an ad hoc arrangement of individual plateways. Laying of plateways had started in 1824 and was completed by 1854-5; they then came under the control of the Corps of Royal Engineers.

Located at 51.4931, 0.0743 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Government munitions production in the United Kingdom, 18 inch gauge railways, Military railways in the United Kingdom, Rail transport in London, Narrow gauge railways in England

Auto Stacker

The Auto Stacker was an ill-fated but ambitious project by Woolwich Borough Council in south-east London. It cost £100,000 in 1961 and was located on Beresford Street, Woolwich. As the name suggests, the Auto Stacker was a machine that parked cars in a stack, using a combination of conveyor belts and lifts to move vehicles from ground level to one of 256 carpark spaces. It was, effectively, an automated multi-storey car park, and was situated above a car showroom, workshop and petrol station.

Located at 51.4929, 0.0675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former buildings and structures of Greenwich, Parking, Transport in Greenwich

St Mary Magdalen Woolwich

St Mary Magdalen Woolwich is an Anglican church dedicated to Mary Magdalen in Woolwich, sited at the extremity of a spur reaching northwards towards the Thames. The original church was built some time before the 12th century (possibly even as early as the 9th century), though by the 18th century its Elizabethan spire had collapsed and the foundations were showing other signs of strain.

Located at 51.493, 0.0592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Churches in Greenwich, Church of England churches in London, Grade II listed churches in London, Woolwich

Anglian College London

Anglian College London (ACL) is a British college of further and higher education operating mainly from Woolwich, London. It has four academic and one administrative departments providing services to both UK and non-UK students. It is one of the few colleges accredited by both City and Guilds and Association of Business Executives (ABE) in the region. It has been recommended by the NEBDN for the dental nursing programme in its own private surgery.

Located at 51.49, 0.065811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Greenwich, Educational institutions established in 2004

85-91 Genesta Road

85-91 Genesta Road are four terraced houses, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, located south of Plumstead, north of Shooter's Hill near Plumstead Common, and are the United Kingdom's only modernist terrace, designed by the architectural pioneer Berthold Lubetkin. The houses were among the first attempts to re-design the traditional English house with the benefits of concrete construction. They are listed grade II*. 85-91 Genesta Road was the first domestic project in the U.K.

Located at 51.4787, 0.075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in London, Grade II* listed houses, Buildings and structures completed in 1933, Houses in Greenwich

Rotunda (Woolwich)

The Rotunda on Woolwich Common, in south-east London, is an artillery museum which was established in 1820. The building was originally a very large bell tent erected in St. James's Park in 1814 for a special exhibition and premature victory reception of the allied sovereigns in the Napoleonic Wars but its architect John Nash turned it into a permanent structure with a lead roof and central supporting pillar.

Located at 51.4842, 0.053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Museums in Greenwich, Military museums in London, Defunct museums in London, Museums established in 1820, Infrastructure completed in 1814, 1820 establishments in England, Woolwich

Meridian Radio

Meridian Radio is the working name of the Woolwich Hospitals Broadcasting Service. It is a hospital radio station providing entertainment and information to the patients and staff of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. It was established from the merger of two radio stations in 1972, becoming the Woolwich Hospitals Broadcasting Service. The on air name of the station became Meridian Radio in 2001 following the station moving to new studios on Woolwich Common.

Located at 51.4771, 0.0496 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hospital radio stations, Media and communications in Greenwich, Radio stations in London, Radio stations established in 1972

Barrack Field

Barrack Field is located within the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich in southeast London (formerly part of Kent). It was used as a venue for major cricket matches in the 18th century and as the home of Woolwich Cricket Club at that time; latterly it has been the home of the Royal Artillery Cricket Club. Woolwich CC came briefly to prominence in August 1754 when the team played home and away games against Dartford which at this time was probably the strongest team in England.

Located at 51.4828, 0.0597222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Kent, English cricket in the 18th century, Cricket grounds in Kent

Bridon Ropes F.C

Bridon Ropes F.C. is an English football club located in Charlton, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The club plays in the Kent Invicta Football League.

Located at 51.4786, 0.047646 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football clubs in England, Kent Invicta Football League, Association football clubs established in 1935, Sport in Greenwich, 1935 establishments in England, Football clubs in London

Meridian F.C

Meridian F.C. is an English football club located in Woolwich, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard Club. The club plays in the Kent Invicta Football League.

Located at 51.4786, 0.047646 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football clubs in England, Kent Invicta Football League, Association football clubs established in 1995, 1995 establishments in England