Greenwich Wharves 1950
LIST OF WHARVES IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF GREENWICHThis document is undated but from internal evidence it is from after the nationalisation of gas and before the arrival of the Cutty Sark in...
View ArticleA steam lorry made in Greenwich
THE THAMES IRON WORKS CO. LTD, Greenwich In the early 20th century the great Penn works on Blackheath Hill was taken over by Thames Ironworks - the shipbuilders based on Bow Creek, who built the...
View ArticleVisit to the Excalibur Prefab Estate, Lewisham - go while you can
THE EXCALIBUR PREFAB ESTATEOn 15th March, in superb spring weather, a splendid two hour organized walk took place round the estate. There was scant publicity but an embarrassing number of people turned...
View ArticleProspectus for a Deptford Pier in 1830
This is the prospectus for a Deptford Pier Company set up in 1830 - as you will see - a lot of it might sound familiar - and the people involved have all got quite a bit of 'previous' and - er-...
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All that was left of it
LOCAL GAS COOKERSThe local South London gas company, South Metropolitan, made many appliances - cookers among them. I would be grateful if someone could confirm, or otherwise, if they were made at...
View ArticleThe Bermondsey Volunteers
Neither Greenwich nor Industrial - but this article is interesting and from the South Met. Gas Co's house magazine Co-partnership Journal in November 1908One industrial link - the Col.Bevington...
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Bateman's Engineering
This cutting comes from the Kentish Mercury January 1883. I know nothing else about Bateman's not even where their site was,.
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Hackney Power Station
Sorry - this isn't Greenwich - but its such a great picture. This is Metropolitan Borough of Hackney's power station - probably in the late 1930s. It comes from "Wonders of World Engineering" Part 50...
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Charlton Tram Depot
The London County Council's Central Tram Depot was in Charlton. People might remember it better as the 'Airfix Building' in Feltram Way (Mr. Fell was the Department's Head). There were considerable...
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The Woolwich Engineers we rarely think about
Greenwich Industrial History - we take that as the factories and works of our local area, and accept that engineering and engineering innovation played a major part of that. However Woolwich is just...
View ArticleSome GLIAS stuff today
The Newsletter of the Greater London Archaeology Society arrived yesterday - so what have they got to say about Greenwich ---Well - last night they had Ian Bull speaking about the Royal Arsenal...
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A good time was had by all - at Harvey's
For those interested in class distinctions and workplace social life in the 1950s - the following set of pictures comes from the company magazine of Harvey's - metal fabrications (specialising in...
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UGB office staff
Just in case we run away with the idea that all Greenwich workers were men doing heavy process work - here are some pictures of office staff at Charlton's United Glass works. With thanks to Brenda Batho.
View ArticleThe National IA body and Enderbys
The Association for Industrial Archaeology is the national body dealing with industrial heritage - and they tend to get notice taken of them. I was therefore good to see that their current News (169...
View ArticleMore from IA News
Yesterday's posting featured the article in the current Industrial Archaeology News about our own Enderby Wharf - but that was not the only Greenwich (well nearby Greenwich) items featured in that...
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Albion Sugar Woolwich
ALBION SUGAR were on the Arsenal site and one of the many sugar works in east London. I would be grateful for details of the buildings they occupied - since I know they were of particular interest but...
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In the post - Woodlands Farm - Gas History - GLIAS
In the post this morning there were three newsletters - all of interest. Let's start with one from an actual workplace - Woodlands Farm. This newsletter has come a bit late, but with an apology -...
View ArticleRevolutionary cars in Westcombe Hill
Our attention has been drawn to RALPH LUCAS, 24, Westcombe Terrace, Westcombe Hill, Blackheath, S.E. Anyone know anything about him?? He lived there in the 1880s.I always knew Greenwich was important...
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