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Shrewsbury Park
From the upper reaches of Shrewsbury Park, there are extensive views down to Plumstead Common and across the Thames. In this view, Bostall Woods are on the left horizon behind the tree, whilst to the right is looking towards Bexleyheath.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 8 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
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View from Shrewsbury Park
From the upper reaches of Shrewsbury Park, there are extensive views down to Plumstead Common and across the Thames. In this view, Bostall Woods are prominent on the horizon, although it was rather misty beyond.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 8 Mar 2011
0.17 miles
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View from Shrewsbury Park
Shrewsbury Park once formed part of the grounds of Shrewsbury House which is now a community centre to the south beyond the boundary of the park. Shrewsbury Park was purchased for public use by the London County Council in 1928. The Green Chain Walk passes through the park. There are fine views to the north-east as seen here, as well as to the north-west from the other side of the woodland near Rowton Road as seen at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6441029
Details of the Friends of Shrewsbury Park can be found at http://www.fspark.org.uk/
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 9 Apr 2020
0.17 miles
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View from Shrewsbury Park
Shrewsbury Park once formed part of the grounds of Shrewsbury House which is now a community centre to the south beyond the boundary of the park. Shrewsbury Park was purchased for public use by the London County Council in 1928. The Green Chain Walk passes through the park and follows the tree line on the left. There are fine views to the north-east as seen here, as well as to the north-west from the other side of the woodland near Rowton Road as seen at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6441029
Details of the Friends of Shrewsbury Park can be found at http://www.fspark.org.uk/
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 9 Mar 2021
0.18 miles
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Blossom in Shrewsbury Park
Shrewsbury Park once formed part of the grounds of Shrewsbury House which is now a community centre to the south beyond the boundary of the park. Shrewsbury Park was purchased for public use by the London County Council in 1928. The Green Chain Walk passes through the park.
A full history can be found at http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=GRN061 and details of the Friends of Shrewsbury Park can be found at http://www.fspark.org.uk/
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 9 Apr 2020
0.19 miles
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Cut-down tree in Shrewsbury Park
Shrewsbury Park on the slopes of Shooters Hill is an attractive, partly wooded park with fine views from the upper reaches down to Plumstead Common and across the Thames.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 8 Mar 2011
0.20 miles
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Path uphill in Shrewsbury Park
Shrewsbury Park once formed part of the grounds of Shrewsbury House which is now a community centre to the south beyond the boundary of the park. Shrewsbury Park was purchased for public use by the London County Council in 1928. This is the Green Chain Walk which passes through the park.
A full history can be found at http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=GRN061 and details of the Friends of Shrewsbury Park can be found at http://www.fspark.org.uk/
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 30 Apr 2015
0.20 miles
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Shrewsbury Park
Shrewsbury Park enjoys a spectacular view across Plumstead and the tower blocks of Thamesmead.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 20 Mar 2018
0.20 miles
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Alabama Street, Plumstead
Alabama Street has, like much of this part of Plumstead, Victorian houses on either side of the street except for a gap between Lucknow Street and Pegwell Street. On either side of Alabama Street there are terraces of modern houses.
The reason is that at 20.00 hours on 20th March 1941, a high explosive land mine came down here, killing a total of 27 people. Two gravestones to some of them can be seen at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6466124 and https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6493852
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 15 Feb 2021
0.21 miles
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The route to the former Abattoir site at Woodlands Farm
This was the route that the wages van took on 9th July 1987 when two armed robbers were shot dead. The story and another view can be seen at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4442100
It is now a lonely and rather creepy part of Woodlands Farm.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 27 Jan 2019
0.23 miles