Subway under Woolwich Church Street
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Subway under Woolwich Church Street
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 19 Feb 2012
A short brick-lined pedestrian tunnel connecting Prospect Vale to what is now Boneta Road on the north side, but was originally part of the Woolwich Royal Dockyard. It is still a useful way to get down to the river without crossing the main road. But it was originally built for a railway line into the former dockyard - see Image taken from the square to the south - and has had the floor raised considerably to minimise the access ramp and steps. Construction of the dock railway, including this tunnel, required the demolition of fourteen houses, and took from 1873 to 1880.
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Image Location
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