Development At The Royal Arsenal
The historic Royal Arsenal site at Woolwich is being developed.
Wikipedia gives a good summary of present day developments.
This is the summary.
The sprawling Arsenal site is now one of the focal points for redevelopment in the Thames Gateway zone, but the links to its historic past are not lost. Many notable buildings in the historic original (West) site are being retained in the redevelopment; the site includes Firepower – The Royal Artillery Museum telling the story of the Royal Artillery, and Greenwich Heritage Centre which tells the story of Woolwich, including the Royal Arsenal. Parts of the Royal Arsenal have been used to build residential and commercial buildings. One of the earliest developments was Royal Artillery Quays, a series of glass towers rising along the riverside built by Barratt Homes in 2003.
Underneath the latest developments is the new Woolwich station for Crossrail.
These are some pictures I took.
According to Wikipedia it is one of the biggest concentrations of Grade I and Grade II listed buildings converted for residential use.
This aerial picture shows the site from the South East.
The station is behind the towers along the main road.
Woolwich Station As An Interchange
Woolwich station has not been designed as an intended interchange, but it is only a short walk away from Woolwich Arsenal station, which has connections to Southeastern and DLR services.
As the walking connection passes several useful shops including a large Marks and Spencer food store, who knows how people will use the interchange?
The Anonymous Widower 
We had a walk round here recently too to see what was going on.
Comment by Little Miss Traveller | January 27, 2017 |
I think, it could turn out to be a much-copied development.
The high capacity station will be a priceless asset and add value for both developers and owners of the housing.
Comment by AnonW | January 27, 2017 |