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Southland Road, LONDON, SE18 2BB

Southland Road lies in between Rockliffe Gardens and Woolwich New Cemetery. It leads from Camdale Road making a right-angled bend by the entrance to Rockliffe Gardens, and then another right-angled bend whereupon it reduces to a track and heads downhill towards King's Highway. This is the point at which it becomes a track. Rockliffe Gardens is on the left and the end of Woolwich New Cemetery is on the right.

Woolwich Cemetery is in two parts, the Old Cemetery to the west and the New Cemetery to the east. The Old Cemetery was laid out by Woolwich Burial Board in 1856 and the land for the New Cemetery was purchased in 1885 and is still in use. It contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal, as well as the War Memorial and a number of War Graves, including one recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Woolwich Cemetery is in two parts, the Old Cemetery to the west and the New Cemetery to the east. The Old Cemetery was laid out by Woolwich Burial Board in 1856 and the land for the New Cemetery was purchased in 1885 and is still in use. It contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal, as well as the War Memorial and a number of War Graves, including one recipient of the Victoria Cross - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6462787 This is part of a scattered grouping of war graves in the north-east part of the cemetery but there are a great many others scattered all around the cemetery. One group together can be seen at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6465528

Southland Road lies in between Rockliffe Gardens and Woolwich New Cemetery. It leads from Camdale Road making a right-angled bend by the entrance to Rockliffe Gardens, and then another right-angled bend whereupon it reduces to a track and heads downhill towards King's Highway. This is the point looking back just after it becomes a track. Rockliffe Gardens is on the right and the end of Woolwich New Cemetery is on the left.

In the 1840s the land where Rockliffe Gardens is now located was a farm called Tidneys Field. By 1869 brick works had been established on the north end of Tidneys and the field was dug out and used as a claypit. The brick works appear to have closed by the end of the 19th century. The field was used as allotments and a rubbish tip until the land was purchased by Woolwich Borough Council in January 1935. They realised the slopes and terraces formed by the clay digging would make a good garden. Rockliffe Gardens was opened in early summer 1937 by the Mayor of Woolwich. Until the Great Storm of October 1987 there was an attractive pond and pergola along the top terrace but Rockliffe Gardens was damaged during the Storm and subsequent vandalism eventually led to these features being removed and the site grassed over. This view is from the top terrace across the former quarry.

Woolwich Cemetery is in two parts, the Old Cemetery to the west and the New Cemetery to the east. The Old Cemetery was laid out by Woolwich Burial Board in 1856 and the land for the New Cemetery was purchased in 1885 and is still in use. It contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal, as well as the War Memorial and a number of War Graves, including one recipient of the Victoria Cross - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6462787 This is the main grouping of war graves but there are a great many others scattered all around the cemetery.

Woolwich Cemetery is in two parts, the Old Cemetery to the west and the New Cemetery to the east. The Old Cemetery was laid out by Woolwich Burial Board in 1856 and the land for the New Cemetery was purchased in 1885 and is still in use. It contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal, as well as the War Memorial and a number of War Graves, including one recipient of the Victoria Cross - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6462787 This is the main grouping of war graves but there are a great many others scattered all around the cemetery.

Woolwich Cemetery is in two parts, the Old Cemetery to the west and the New Cemetery to the east. The Old Cemetery was laid out by Woolwich Burial Board in 1856 and the land for the New Cemetery was purchased in 1885 and is still in use. It contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal, as well as the War Memorial and a number of War Graves, including one recipient of the Victoria Cross - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6462787 This is part of a scattered grouping of war graves in the north-east part of the cemetery but there are a great many others scattered all around the cemetery. One group together can be seen at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6465528

Woolwich Cemetery is in two parts, the Old Cemetery to the west and the New Cemetery to the east. The Old Cemetery was laid out by Woolwich Burial Board in 1856 and the land for the New Cemetery was purchased in 1885 and is still in use. It contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal, as well as the War Memorial and a number of War Graves, including one recipient of the Victoria Cross.

In the 1840s the land where Rockliffe Gardens is now located was a farm called Tidneys Field. By 1869 brick works had been established on the north end of Tidneys and the field was dug out and used as a claypit. The brick works appear to have closed by the end of the 19th century. The field was used as allotments and a rubbish tip until the land was purchased by Woolwich Borough Council in January 1935. They realised the slopes and terraces formed by the clay digging would make a good garden. Rockliffe Gardens was opened in early summer 1937 by the Mayor of Woolwich. Until the Great Storm of October 1987 there was an attractive pond and pergola along the top terrace but Rockliffe Gardens was damaged during the Storm and subsequent vandalism eventually led to these features being removed and the site grassed over. This view is looking down a path which drops from the top terrace to the former quarry which is now the middle level of Rockliffe Gardens. This was a bitterly cold day at the end of February 2018 and there had been significant snow over the previous 48 hours.