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Woolwich Greenwich London England Collection

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Review of Royal Horse Artillery and Field Batteries at Woolwich, by the Duke of Cambridge... 1860

Review of Royal Horse Artillery and Field Batteries at Woolwich, by the Duke of Cambridge... 1860
Review of Royal Horse Artillery and Field Batteries at Woolwich, by the Duke of Cambridge, in the presence of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, 1860

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship 'Anson' at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth

Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Royal Navy ship launched...in the presence of at least 5000 spectators...The band of the Woolwich division of Royal Marine

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England Collection: Port of London Authority - Map, 1937. Creator: Unknown

Port of London Authority - Map, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Port of London Authority - Map, 1937. The River Thames in London, showing Extensions & Improvements...1909-1937...New Docks, Deepened Docks, Deepened River Channel, New and Reconditioned Buildings

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England Collection: H.M. 50-Gun Frigate 'Nankin', to be launched this day, Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M

H.M. 50-Gun Frigate "Nankin", to be launched this day, Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M
H.M. 50-Gun Frigate "Nankin", to be launched this day, Saturday, 1850. This noble and beautiful specimen of naval architecture...is built from the designs of Mr. O. U

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich... 1862

Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich, [London], 1862....the vessel having been named by Miss Nicolson, daughter of the Commodore Superintendent

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: The Faid Gihaad, yacht of the Viceroy of Egypt, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Faid Gihaad, yacht of the Viceroy of Egypt, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Faid Gihaad, yacht of the Viceroy of Egypt, 1862....a paddle-steamer of the most elegant and costly build, her exterior decorations being white

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England Collection: Reinforcements for Canada: shipping sledges on board the Calcutta at Woolwich for guns... 1862

Reinforcements for Canada: shipping sledges on board the Calcutta at Woolwich for guns... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Reinforcements for Canada: shipping sledges on board the Calcutta at Woolwich for guns and carriages of the battery 4th Battalion Royal Artillery, 1862

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England Collection: The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the... 1862

The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the hydraulic crane, 1862. Although there is now every reason to hope - if not, indeed

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: The First Fleet of the East India Company Leaving Woolwich, 1601, (1890. ) Creator: Unknown

The First Fleet of the East India Company Leaving Woolwich, 1601, (1890. ) Creator: Unknown
The First Fleet of the East India Company Leaving Woolwich, 1601, (1890). The East India Company formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England Collection: East India Companys Ships Leaving Woolwich, c1891. Creator: James Grant

East India Companys Ships Leaving Woolwich, c1891. Creator: James Grant
East India Companys Ships Leaving Woolwich, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Embarkation of Her Majesty, 1842. Creator: Unknown

Embarkation of Her Majesty, 1842. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of Her Majesty, 1842. Queen Victoria descending steps to the Admiralty barge before boarding the Royal George, River Thames, London. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Woolwich Dock Landing Place, Her Majestys Arrival, week ending Saturday, September 3

Woolwich Dock Landing Place, Her Majestys Arrival, week ending Saturday, September 3, 1842. Queen Victoria at Woolwich on the River Thames in London

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Woolwich, 1844. Her Majesty [Queen Victoria], Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, embanked at Woolwich Dockyard on Monday morning

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Parade of Cadets in the Stone Court, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Parade of Cadets in the Stone Court, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Parade of Cadets in the Stone Court, 1844. Soldiers at the Royal Military Academy in Wooolwich, south-east London, outside the Gothic Dining Hall, with its elegant colonnade

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Cadets, in the New Appointments, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Cadets, in the New Appointments, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Cadets, in the New Appointments, 1844. Soldiers at the Royal Military Academy in Wooolwich, south-east London: Gentleman Cadets

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: Launch of the 'Boscawen'at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Launch of the "Boscawen"at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the " Boscawen" at Woolwich, 1844. Crowds cheer as the warship HMS Boscawen is launched on the River Thames in London:ranges of seats

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England Collection: The Examination in the Dining-Hall, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Examination in the Dining-Hall, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Examination in the Dining-Hall, 1844. Soldiers sitting exams at the Royal Military Academy in Wooolwich, south-east London: Tuesday, the 18th of June

Background imageWoolwich Greenwich London England 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 Greenwich London England Collection: Plate 19, from World in Miniature, 1816. 1816. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

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


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