Woolwich Arsenal and Garrison 1901-1922: May 2013

Sunday 26 May 2013

1908

October 01
Closure of the Great Eastern Ferry. Operated from 1847, from the Eastern Counties Railway Station in North Woolwich by steam boats from a North to South pier.

1916 Ordinance Survey

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/north_woolwich/index.shtml

worker:

1901census 32 Riverside Road, Plumstead
1911census 32 Riverside Road, Plumstead
JUBY, ThomasHenry(1848-1930) Shelled Labourer "in charged of bil pumps"
Eliza(wife); *Walter(son) ; Albrt(son);

*also Arsenal Worker

Wednesday 22 May 2013

1906

worker(draft)

1906.04 monthly army list {as of 1906.03.31

army chaplains' department
ran: Captain) 4th class
drury, w rev ba
avent, e rev ba

acting army chaplains
cairns, j rev
kemp, d rev

staff for engineering services

ELTON, HA FSI   1901.11.01 Woolwich Arsenal
Rank: (Captain) Surveyor (1st Class)
burns, gj B Sc 1898.05.10   Woolwich Arsenal
Rank: (Captain) Surveyor (2nd Class)

Warrant Officers at Woolwich

school masters
middleton, g   1895 1stclass

ogden, fr           1903
constable, wa    1904

royal artillery garrison
Serjeant Majors
JOHNSON, W             1905 Royal Military Academy
mcelwee, p          1895 instructor manufacturing department
stevens, ej             1900Instructor ord college
Clarke, g                 1904 royal aresenal
lyle, j                    1905 Instructor ord college
artillery clerks ; Serjeant Majors
webb, cgf              1903.04.01 record office
Appleton, b           1906.01.05 record office

superintending clerks
gooled,h           1902.11.03

royal engineers ;serjeant majors

singer, dc                1893.04.01 sm storekeeper
taylor, hj                 1898.02.16 foreman of works
murray, a                 1900.11.29 Royal Military Academy  Instructor
Addison, jl              1903.05.06 mechanist

Army Service Corps
1st class Serjeant Majors
switisur, g 1885
warner fmc 1897
Burdett, fw  1903 Woolwich arsenal

serjeant major
Marwick, ac 1903

staff serjeant

Mackie, r 1900 2company
morris, s 1900
spain, t 1901record office

Sunday 12 May 2013

DICKSON, GeorgeBrotherston(1864-1937)

worker:

DICKSON, GeorgeBrotherston(1864-1937)
1937.01.07North Devon Journal funeral at Landkey [St Paul] Church, Devon.
He was described as Chief Designer of Carriage Department. and then working for Napier's.
Lived at ...12 St Margaret's Road Plumstead Woolwich (still there in 1931 Electoral Registers)

1901census Mechanical Draughtsman R Carr Dep
Wife: Agnes
Children; Ann; Lillias; George;

1911census Foreman Engineering Draughtsman born Dumbarton Dumbartonshire
Widower

Friday 10 May 2013

crossrail

draft
on show at crossrail woolwich station box earlier this year when the outer shell was completed in the excavations of this.

Three navel cannon were discovered in cased in cement.

with thanks to Paul Evens.

were they used as foundation to machinery?

BBC-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ptop/A2354834

Created: 23rd July 2004
The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, UK: the Role of Women Workers

WW1- tailor shop

worker:
GP Lewis(photographer)

workers in the tailors shop 1918.05

WW1- Fuse Danger Buildings

worker:
GP Lewis(photographer)

Workers leave 1918.05

WW1- munition uniform

workers:
GP Lewis(photographer)

A full length portrait of two munitions workers.
Both are wearing short overalls, trousers and caps.

Who were they?

WW1- New Case shop

GP Lewis(photographer)

Workers range shell cases.

WW1- Cartridge Factory 5

GP Lewis(photographer)

Women workers place bullets into trays.

WW1- Shell Factory 3

GP Lewis(photographer)

Women war workers gauge shells.

Which Plumstead gate?

GP Lewis(photographer)

Workers leaving through gate.

BOWDEN, WilliamJames

worker:

Went to Australia in 1912 on the SS Australind.

By I COLLINS
The guns manufactured at the Arsenal were tested on the firing ranges at Plumstead marshes, and I can recall as if it were now the days when heavy artillery was being fired and local houses in the area shook with the reverberations. The first one of the day made us jump, but after that we scarcely noticed them.

Will worked at the Arsenal up to the time he emigrated, and many other members of our family were employed there, including his young sister Ivy. Another sister suffered from cordite poisoning and as a result had a yellow complexion for the rest of her life.

For more of his story see ...
http://www.hibeach.net/bowden.html

JONES, Harry

worker:

Donated (assumed in the 1980's) to the Royal Artillery Regiments Museum Archive and Library.

RAHT AL669_item001

This is a Retirement Certificate for Mr Harry JONES dated 17 February 1950 after more then 35 years service in the Royal Arsenal. Issued by Ministry of Supply.

Included with this is a photograph of a man loading a vehicle (inter war years) onto a truck outside Dial Arch Square. Is this him ?