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Latitude: 51.4946 / 51°29'40"N
Longitude: 0.0538 / 0°3'13"E
OS Eastings: 542669
OS Northings: 179292
OS Grid: TQ426792
Mapcode National: GBR NJ.D7H
Mapcode Global: VHHNJ.WP9M
Plus Code: 9F32F3V3+RG
Entry Name: Royal Dockyard Gun Emplacements on Riverside to North East of Entrance and Gunposts Facing
Listing Date: 8 June 1973
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1289552
English Heritage Legacy ID: 396927
ID on this website: 101289552
Location: North Woolwich, Greenwich, London, SE18
County: London
District: Greenwich
Electoral Ward/Division: Woolwich Riverside
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Greenwich
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Woolwich St Mary Magdalene with St Michael and All Angels
Church of England Diocese: Southwark
Tagged with: Architectural structure Artillery battery
1.
4412 WOOLWICH CHURCH STREET SE18
(North Side)
Royal Dockyard.
Gun emplacements on riverside to
North-East of entrance, and
gunposts facing
TQ 4279 7/444
II
2.
Early C19. Set upon granite sea wall a low brick fortification having 2 splayed
gun embrasurers lined with sandstone and topped with thick, granite blocks.
Immediately behing these, at either side, a circular platform stepped and sloped
down from fortifying wall and up from road behind. Sandstone on brick foundation,
steps and floor of granite. In centre round block with pin to form turntable;
and metal rail around outer segment. These supported late C18 or early C19
naval pieces, on wood carriage platforms swivelling through an angle of about
3000. One of the guns is now in Plumstead Library museum. 2 posts made of filled
gun barrels well sunk into the ground, with rings for chains embedded in tops.
Probably used for help in swivelling guns.
Listing NGR: TQ4295478475
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