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Woolwich Arsenal Collection

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Crimean Heroes and Trophies, at Woolwich - from a photograph by J. Cundall and R. Howlett, 1856

Crimean Heroes and Trophies, at Woolwich - from a photograph by J. Cundall and R. Howlett, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Crimean Heroes and Trophies, at Woolwich - from a photograph by J. Cundall and R. Howlett, 1856....Company Sergeant Christy (sitting), and Sergeant Samuel McGifford, both of the 4th Battalion

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Officers and Privates of the Siege-Train (Royal Artillery) Passing Before the Queen, at Woolwich

Officers and Privates of the Siege-Train (Royal Artillery) Passing Before the Queen, at Woolwich, 18 Creator: Unknown
Officers and Privates of the Siege-Train (Royal Artillery) Passing Before the Queen, at Woolwich, 1856. British troops returning from the Crimean War

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Russian Guns and Bells from Sebastopol, just received at Woolwich Arsenal, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Russian Guns and Bells from Sebastopol, just received at Woolwich Arsenal, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Russian Guns and Bells from Sebastopol, just received at Woolwich Arsenal, [London], 1856. Booty from the Crimean War:..several guns, and mortars, and two large bells, brought from Sebastopol

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Athletic Games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich - Running High Jump, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Athletic Games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich - Running High Jump, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Athletic Games at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich [in south London] - Running High Jump, 1850....the Gentlemen Cadets at Woolwich amused themselves and a large party of their friends

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: The International Exhibition: Trophy of Armstrong Guns and Coils from the Royal Gun... 1862

The International Exhibition: Trophy of Armstrong Guns and Coils from the Royal Gun... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Trophy of Armstrong Guns and Coils from the Royal Gun Factories, Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. This magnificent trophy is exhibited by John Anderson

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. British sailors firing a cannon. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862. In viewing the manner in which the work is carried out in the various branches of the Royal

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862.... to fire a piece of ordnance...by the ordinary method of a man pulling a friction-tube while others are

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. The gun, being now completely built up, is carried to a lathe for the purpose of being finish-turned

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. This is the upper floor of a two-storied building upwards of 200ft. in length and 60ft

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862. At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle... 1862 Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle Association watching the target, 1862

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the bars previous to coiling, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Exertions are continued at Woolwich to supply munitions of war to the British possessions in North America...The splendid shell foundry is capable of

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Elizabeth Line, Woolwich Arsenal, London, UK, May 2022. Creator: Ethel Davies

Elizabeth Line, Woolwich Arsenal, London, UK, May 2022. Creator: Ethel Davies
Elizabeth Line, Woolwich Arsenal, London, UK, May 2022. The interior at the new Woolwich Arsenal station access point to the Elizabeth Line, London underground station, SE18, England

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Trumpeter Gritten and Trumpeter Lang at Woolwich, 1856. Creator: Cundall & Howlett

Trumpeter Gritten and Trumpeter Lang at Woolwich, 1856. Creator: Cundall & Howlett
Trumpeter Gritten and Trumpeter Lang at Woolwich, 1856

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Firing the 111-Ton Gun... at Woolwich, June 1887, (1901). Creator: Unknown

Firing the 111-Ton Gun... at Woolwich, June 1887, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Firing the 111-Ton Gun, with 1800-lb. projectile and 960-lb. of gunpowder, at Woolwich, June 1887, (1901). William Armstrongs monster gun which was then the largest gun in existence

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Woolwich, c1910. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, Kent, 1841

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

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, 19th century

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

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: In the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, c1880

In the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, c1880. The shot and shell foundry, the shot yard, bullet making, carriage department, turning room, and forging a breech coil

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: Woolwich Arsenal, London, 20th Century

Woolwich Arsenal, London, 20th Century. Established in the late 17th century, Woolwich Arsenal was named the Royal Arsenal by George III in 1805

Background imageWoolwich Arsenal Collection: The Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, London, 1775. Artist: Michael Angelo Rooker

The Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, London, 1775. Artist: Michael Angelo Rooker
The Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, London, 1775


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