OXLEY, Henry()

Worker

1911census
Henry OXLEY aged 12 (assumed 1899jun Shoreditch 1c 103)  at 17 Cools Road, Peckham, SE

Series of eight IWM sound recordings done in 1975.
Being interviewed when then an old man. As a young man before being "called up" in April 1917.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80000712

Reel
one      lasts about 16minutes
two      lasts about 16minutes
three    to eight   army service.



2014-02-27

Photographs

The main problem in identifying photographs from the war period is that the Woolwich system (buildings; dress; machinery layout ;) was copied all over the Empire. Also for security signs were removed.

This from Sheffield Museum could easily be in the Arsenal.

 

 

Templeborough, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

 IWM



http://www.flickr.com/photos/museums-sheffield/12750946374/

 

2014-02-27

BBC- The Royal Arsenal: Woolwich's 'secret city'

WW 1

see ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26347534



2014-02-26

HOGG family

workers

Found amongst their family archives - was this picture taken at Royal Arsenal circa 1916

Unnamed
Any one name the building and type of work?

taken from ...
http://www.clark-hogg-family-history.org/ch-gallery-hogg-royal-arsenal.htm




2014-02-24

Workers homes

A street being constructed for "Woolwich arsenal workers "

Do we know where and when ?

possibly Eltham or Welling or Abbey Wood

 

 

 

The War Illustrated magazine vol 3  {Old photos of London and the East End


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Illustrated



2014.02.23

1903 explosion (2)

Greenwich Industrial History

http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/explosions-at-woolwich-arsenal.html


2014-02-15

updated web site

see ...
http://www.royal-arsenal-history.com/


2014-02-15