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Cornwallis Road, LONDON, SE18 6SG

Large block of houses on Duke of Wellington Avenue. Part of the Berkeley Homes conversion of the former army warehouses and factories.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was Master General of The Ordnance from 1818 to 1827. This statue has recently been re-sited from its original position by the road to a newly developed garden area.

The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich dated from the late 17th century and at the time of the First World War covered 1,285 acres and employed close to 80,000 people. It finally closed as a factory in 1967 and the Ministry of Defence moved out in 1994. Today it is open to the public and is being redeveloped for housing and community use. A full history can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arsenal This is looking across Wellington Park.

The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich dated from the late 17th century and at the time of the First World War covered 1,285 acres and employed close to 80,000 people. It finally closed as a factory in 1967 and the Ministry of Defence moved out in 1994. Today it is open to the public and is being redeveloped for housing and community use. A full history can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arsenal This is looking across Wellington Park.

This square recreational ground is within the converted army ordnance warehouses and offices. Set between Hastings Street and Cadogan Road.

This square recreational ground is within the converted army ordnance warehouses and offices. Set between Hastings Street and Cadogan Road. In the park is a grade II listed statue of the Duke of Wellington.

Former army ordnance warehouse converted into modern office and warehouse space. On Cornwallis Road.

Three very large cannon bases beside the Duke of Wellington Park.

The Royal Arsenal at Woolwich dated from the late 17th century and at the time of the First World War covered 1,285 acres and employed close to 80,000 people. It finally closed as a factory in 1967 and the Ministry of Defence moved out in 1994. Today it is open to the public and is being redeveloped for housing and community use. A full history can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arsenal The Shell Foundry Gates were cast for the Shell Foundry at the Regents Canal Iron Works in 1856. They were removed on the closure of the Royal Ordnance Factory at Woolwich in 1966 and re-erected at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Patricroft. They were returned to the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich by the Royal Ordnance and recommissioned on 31st May 1991. They now stand on the edge of Wellington Park.