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Arts Trust Productions: Summer in the Park
Sunday 29 June, 1pm to 6pm Maryon Park, Charlton SE7 8EN
Bring your picnic blanket and gather your friends and family, for a vibrant community event featuring folk music, street arts, creative arts, food and craft markets.
See all events: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/rgf-25-lineup
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Mayor of Royal Greenwich celebrates 105th birthday of local WWII veteran
The Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich visited a very special resident last week to celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 105th birthday of Elsie Vickers, a local World War II veteran and long-time borough resident.
Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich Councillor Linda Bird said: “It was an absolute honour to meet Elsie and help celebrate her incredible 105th birthday. Her wartime service is an inspiring example of bravery and dedication. With this year marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, it is especially
important that we recognise the sacrifices made by Elsie and her generation. Their contribution to our country must never be forgotten.”
The council continues to work closely with local organisations and community groups to uphold our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, which promises that those who serve or have served in the armed forces, along with their families, are treated fairly and with respect.
Find support on offer: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/services-forthe-armed-forces-community
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Pick of the Week
An immersive performance at St Alfege Graveyard and Church of Charles Dickens’ classic, Great Expectations. Theatre group A Drunken Sailor will be presenting their unique version, with new music and songs, set amongst the gravestones of the historic Church of St Alfege in Greenwich.
Tickets include a glass of wine, beer or juice.
Dates: Tuesday 1st July, Wednesday 2nd July, Friday 4th July, Saturday 5th July
Time: All performances start at 7pm
Location: St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church St, London SE10 8NA
Tickets: £17 standard, £14 concessions. Book here: https://wegottickets.com/f/13747
session for young people in Kidbrooke
CoderDojo at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre is a free coding session for young people ages 7 to 17 who are interested in coding. The club will take place monthly, with the first session on 5th July. You can expect 90 minutes of programming, in which you can take part in specially designed coding activities inspired by the museums vast collections. Knowledgeable mentors will show you how to create projects in Python, Scratch, HTML and more. Everyone and all levels are welcome. Just bring a laptop, notepad and pen.
Date: First session is Saturday 5th July. Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre (Learning Space), Nelson Mandela Road, Kidbrooke, London, SE3 9QS
Tickets: Free, book here: https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/prince-philip-maritimecollections-centre/coder-dojo
and Paint at Greenwich Peninsula
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair are celebrating their 10th year, bringing their ‘Summer Edition’ to London’s Historic Royal Arsenal. The fair is a festival-feel art experience bringing together leading exhibiting galleries and artists. Purchase the best in contemporary print to take home on the day, directly from the artists. Enjoy live music, food and beverage stands, interactive and family-friendly demonstrations and workshops throughout a curated exhibition of stands.
Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June. Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD
Tickets: One day tickets are £13.20 standard or £11 adult. Children under the age of 16 are free. Book here: https://www.woolwich.works/events/wcpf-summer-edition-2025
Local author Talks at Blackheath Halls
Discover how South London serves as a powerful backdrop for thrilling and compelling fiction in this engaging author talk, chaired by journalist and critic Suzi Feay. Katherine Faulkner, author of Greenwich Park, discusses her new psychological thriller, The Break In, which is a twisting tale of secrets and survival. Lisa Smith is introducing her new debut novel, Jamaica Road, a transformative love story set in 1980s South London. The book explores race, class and belonging.
Date: Wednesday 2nd July
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Blackheath Halls (The Hearn Recital Room), 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 9RQ
Tickets: £10 per ticket. Book here: https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/lisasmith-katherine-faulkner-south-london-stories/
Byron Wallen is a recognised figure in world jazz, constantly travelling the world recording, teaching and performing. He has played the trumpet in various contexts, both live and on record, with legendary artists such as Chaka Khan, George Benson, Andrew Hill, Red Snapper and Style Council. He will be bringing two bands to the Woolwich Jazz series, with an appearance from Woolwich Singers.
Date: Wednesday 2nd July
Time: Doors will open at 7:30pm with an 8pm start time
Location: Tramshed, 51-53 Woolwich New Road, London, SE18 6ES
Tickets: £10 standard, £5 concession. Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/tramshed/1510740
Byron Wallen and Woolwich Singers at Tramshed
Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations at St Alfege Church:
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water babies make a splash to save other babies’ lives
Water Babies students from Charlton are being sponsored to complete a range of swimming challenges in pirate and sea creature fancy dress, writes Lily Erwood..
The fundraiser will take place this week between Monday 23rd June and Saturday 29th June is for charities Tommy’s and the Children’s Alliance.
In a nationwide effort involving 47,000 Water Babies, the London South East event, which also includes babies from Peckham, Elephant & Castle and Bromley aims to raise £650,000, which would fund an 8-month research centre at Tommy’s to investigate the causes of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth.
Tommy’s is the leading charity working to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for everyone, translating research into changing national policy, new tests and treatments in clinical care, and providing expert advice and support to those who need it.
The funds would also help the Children’s Alliance to fund key projects to make sure that every child has safe and enjoyable access to water, to foster their physical
Three-day summer holiday dance workshop for just £5 per child
development and well-being.
Ian Simpson from Water Babies London South East said: “All of us at Water Babies are really excited to be taking part in Splashathon. We aim to raise as much money as possible locally, and of course give the children a really exciting class, whilst they fundraise to give every child a better, brighter future.”
Kath Abrahams, CEO of Tommy’s, said: “Splashathon is a fabulous way for children to have fun in support of a vital cause. We’re grateful to every family taking part and everyone who’s working hard to make it happen at swimming pools around the UK.”
Tamsin Brewis at Children’s Alliance said: “We can’t wait for Splashathon and to watch families come together in their swimming lessons for this special sponsored event. We’re so appreciative of every water baby taking part, who will be helping us to give better starts and brighter futures to children across the country.”
For just £5 for three days (11 - 13 July), children aged 6 to 12 can take part in the UK’s biggest Afro-Cuban Dance Festival in Woolwich, writes Evie Flynn...
Alafia Kids festival is back for its second is back for its second year from Friday 11 July until Sunday 13 July.
The three-day event is hosted at Acosta Dance Centre, Woolwich Works and Tramshed. As part of the festival, young people are invited to embark on an adventure of dance, rhythm, poetry and music inspired by Afro-Cuban traditions.
Kida will be transported to African Cuba with dance, music, crafts and storytelling. The ticket, priced at just £5 per child, includes three days of activities.
The Acosta Dance team believe that in a world dominated by mobile devices, children need moments to step away and immerse themselves in art, nature, poetry and music. Afro-Cuban theatre will connect the children with mystical and natural worlds, allowing children to be creative and expressive in a nurturing environment.
The stories and dances shared with
children draw on African heritage, Cuban culture and the African diaspora’s rhythmic legacy.
The schedule:
FRIDAY 11TH JULY:
● Dance, music and singing workshop: Honoring Eleggua, with live music
● Documentary: The Most Powerful African Gods of Yoruba Mythology
● Craft Activity: African Superpowers! Create your Orisha Mask and unleash your imagination.
SATURDAY 12TH JULY:
● Dance, music and singing workshop: Celebrating King Changó, with live music.
● Documentary: Changó, the Orisha of Thunder & Lightning
● Craft Activity: Crown Workshop! A symbol of power and joy.
SUNDAY 13TH JULY:
● Dance, music and singing workshop: Honoring Oshun, the Goddess of Beauty, with live music
● Documentary: Oshun, the Orisha of Sweet Water
● Craft Activity: Let’s create a golden bead bracelet like Oshun’s! Price: £5 per child (aged 6 to 12). To book: https://acostadancecentre. com/product/alafia-kids/
Location: Studio 1 and 2, Acosta Dance Centre, Building 40, 1 Artillery Square, Woolwich Royal Arsenal, London
Ex-footballer turned writer giving away his Orwellian musical script
A Catford Boy who played alongside Harry Cripps at Millwall, then First Division football in Finland, has now written a musical about George Orwell that he is willing to give away to any impresario or theatre company who wants to put it on the stage, writes Michael Holland...
Peter Cardwell, who gave up the game for a career in journalism told us: ‘The only cost to them will be £8.99 for the book of the show – script, songs and lyrics - just published on Amazon.’
The journalist, who once wrote for several local publications in SE London, explained that he has no experience of writing musicals but does have a great love of Orwell and the man’s political beliefs that aligned nicely with his own. Orwell was a writer who spent a lot of time in SE London while writing his hard-hitting novels that resonated with the bottom layers of society.
It was while interviewing Greenwich Theatre’s Artistic Director James Haddrell for the Labour Council’s weekly newspaper that he decided to tell him about his idea for the George Orwell musical, which at that time was exactly that - an idea, with precisely nothing written,
neither a note nor a syllable.
The theatre’s director told Peter to have a go, so he set about getting some words on paper and finding a local singer-songwriter musician to help with the music. A chance meeting in Lee Green Sainsbury’s car park turned into teacher and Charlton fan Carl Picton climbing on board: ‘We knocked out eight songs in about eight months,’ Peter says
satisfyingly. ‘It was only the music that Carl needed to provide as the lyrics all come from Orwell’s own words.’
So, with the musical finished, a cast was put together and in 2012 ‘One Georgie Orwell’ played for four nights at the Greenwich Theatre, and after creating a bit of interest there the show had a week in New York’s Lower East Side’s Teatro Latea where Dione Venables, founder of the Orwell Society,
went along and wrote a lovely review.
Now, eleven years on, I asked Peter about this latest move: ‘It’s pretty obvious that George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four are more relevant than ever, Trump IS Napoleon and it could be argued that Nigel Farage is a natural for Squealer.’
And the title One Georgie Orwell? ‘I chose the football chant style as a
working-class tribute to the great man.’
And now Peter Cordwell hopes that someone with good Socialist blood in their veins will take up the baton and run with it. All he asks is that he and Carl Picton get a mention.
The book can be purchased with a foreword by Orwell expert Professor Tim Crook. All you need then is a cast, crew and a stage.
Greenwich schoolchildren take to the stage
They are going on to Cadogan Hall to perform dance routines as part of Step Live , writes Evie Flynn...
Students from two Greenwich schools will be taking part in Step Live 2025 at Cadogan Hall on 1 July, an event designed for secondary schools across London to come together and perform dance routines to a large audience.
Woolwich Polytechnic School for girls and St Thomas More Roman Catholic School, both in Greenwich, are amongst the mix of schools who will be performing.
Students will perform a variety of dance routines they have learnt as part of the Step into Dance programme.
The programme is a Royal Academy of Dance programme in partnership with the Jack Petchey Foundation,
an organisation that empowers young people and widens their opportunities through grant giving and achievement recognition.
Step into Dance reaches those from backgrounds that might not otherwise connect with dance and joins together schools from Greenwich, Southwark, Bexley, Tower Hamlets, Camden, Hackney, Kensington & Chelsea, Wandsworth, Barnet and Bromley.
Woolwich Polytechnic will be in the Matinee performance and St Thomas More RC school will be performing in the evening.
RAD’s youth company SYNC will also be performing a piece that is choreographed by Step into Dance practitioners.
Alexander Campbell, Artistic Director of Royal Academy of Dance says: “Step Live is a powerful celebration of youth, creativity and the transformative power of dance. As one of the largest dance events for secondary school students, it provides a platform for young people to express themselves, build confidence and experience the thrill of performing on a professional stage.
Location: Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Date: Tuesday 1st July
Time: 2pm (Woolwich Polytechnic) and 7:30pm (St Thomas More RC)
Tickets: £10
Book here: https://www. royalacademyofdance. org/event/step-live/
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L-R: Bill Crow, Carl Picton, Hugh Barnett, Chris Knott, Alex Mugnaioni
Trader says Deptford High Street pedestrianisation plans ‘will shut me down within weeks’
Proposals to ban cars from Deptford High Street seven days a week have been met with resistance from a campaign group of traders and residents, writes Louisa Woolf...
The planned scheme, from Lewisham Council, would see the pedestrianisation of the bustling stretch between New Cross Road and Hamilton Street increased from its three days a week, to seven.
Lewisham Council says the changes will transform the historic street into a cleaner, greener, and more pedestrian-friendly destination.
New features include seating, greenery, and improved safety measures running from New Cross Road to Creek Road, with the local authority claiming the street will be easier to clean and more welcoming.
However, the plans have sparked a growing backlash from the campaign group, ‘Save Deptford High Street’ who say the changes threaten the area’s economic and cultural fabric.
The group warned that cutting off vehicle access could devastate small and family-run shops that form the backbone of its high street.
Neville Johnny, owner of Johnny’s DIY, which has traded on the high street for 50 years, expressed two key concerns with the proposals: that delivery coordination could become a major logistical headache, disrupting his day-to-day operations, and that limited access to his shop could sharply
cut customer traffic and hurt sales.
“These proposals will shut me down within weeks,” he claimed, explaining that “Deptford’s a special place, it’s not the same as everywhere else, it’s a community in itself and the local shops are part of that community.”
While exact timings are yet to be confirmed, all proposed options include closing the street between 11am and 5pm.
Mr Johnny is one of nearly 450 residents, traders, and community leaders who called for the plan to be scrapped in an open letter to Brenda Dacres, the Mayor of Lewisham.
In the open letter, campaigners argued that pedestrianisation would harm small businesses that rely on car access for deliveries, potentially pushing them out and making way for larger companies that can afford out-of-hours logistics solutions.
The Mayor responded by stating: “We do not think it is fair to let an area fall into disrepair because of claims about gentrification.
“This proposal is about improving the look, feel and functionality of the
space to make it better for everyone.
“Gentrification is about pushing and driving groups out. This is not happening here.”
The group also raised the point that traffic on Deptford High Street is already ‘minimal, and compared to other, busier roads in the area, reducing traffic here is unlikely to have a significant impact on air quality.
Campaigner Rebecca Fall said: “The traffic on Deptford High Street is not only minimal, but absolutely crucial to the small businesses that operate there. To push pedestrianisation seven days a week is just illogical.”
She added: “The community has clearly shown that we do not want this, and in many cases are very scared and anxious about what this might mean for them.”
Yet not all local traders are against the plans to ban cars. Lewisham council argue that the proposal is based on a six-week community engagement period in 2023 showing strong support for more pedestrianisation of the high street.
The council received over 2,500 responses to the latest public
consultation on the new proposals, which closed on May 14th, and are currently analysing the results.
Councillor Louise Krupski, Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Climate Action, said: “Lewisham Council has recently undertaken a robust public consultation to give the community a chance to have their say on our early stage design proposal for Deptford High Street.
“No decision has been made yet, and the results will guide how we progress with the project and we expect to report back to the public in the next few months.
“Since 2024, Council officers have been proactively working with Deptford businesses on a one-to-one basis, including a survey, multiple workshops, drop-in sessions, follow up site visits and meetings, so that we could hear their views on the early stage proposals.
“Lewisham has a proud history of celebrating and protecting our diverse communities. We work hard to bring people together and make sure no one is left behind in our community. This proposal is about improving the look, feel and functionality of the high street to make it better for everyone.”
Deptford Creek student towers refused for impacting the views of Maritime Greenwich
Plans to build two high-rise student tower blocks by Deptford Creek have been refused over fears they would negatively impact views from Greenwich Park and Maritime Greenwich, writes Cameron Blackshaw, Local Democracy Reporter
Greenwich Council’s Planning Board first discussed the contentious proposal— which garnered 294 letters of support and 251 objections—on May 27, where it decided to defer its final decision until a site visit had been made by councillors.
Last night, the plans put forward by luxury student accommodation business YourTRIBE and development and investment company Redington Capital went before the Planning Board a second time, with councillors voting to turn it down following the visit.
The proposal sought to demolish three low-rise residential buildings in Greenwich Quay by Clarence Road and replace them with 17-storey and 13-storey student tower blocks that would provide 590 purposebuilt student accommodation units.
Although cllr David Gardner recognised some of the potential benefits of the scheme at the meeting, such as the provision of student housing and plans to redevelop the creekfront, he was critical of many other aspects including the fact he didn’t think the proposal was sustainable or could be integrated into the local community.
He referred to the borough’s local plan and said the development site was not in an area that had been deemed suitable for tall buildings.
Cllr Gardner said: “I think it’s too high for that side of Creek Road. I am concerned about the impact on the views from the National Maritime Museum, One Tree Hill and Lover’s Walk, and I think those views are really important. They are part of what makes Greenwich.”
Cllr Gardner stated he did not think this application presented a “clear and present threat” to these views, but if the council kept “bending its policies” on tall buildings and granting permission to similar proposals, the cumulation of different high-rise blocks would “weaken the council’s case” if UNESCO were to review the world heritage status of Maritime Greenwich.
He thought the potential for putting this status at risk was sufficient grounds for the Planning Board to refuse the application.
Cllr Olu Babatola said: “I’m still not convinced about the assembly point just in case there is a fire, god forbid.”
He was not “satisfied” with the current evacuation provision for the development, and was concerned there was already too much student accommodation in the area and there was “inadequate” road capacity on Clarence Road. He also thought the accommodation was “not really affordable” for students.
Cllr ‘Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi was “extremely concerned” about the
potential for traffic problems, as well the scheme’s sustainability and environmental impact and its affordability, stating that only some “special few” students would be able to afford it.
She also criticised the high-rise nature of the development, and feared the area by Deptford Creek could become “overcrowded”.
Cllr Pat Greenwell was unable to attend the site visit because of health reasons, but she still shared her concerns with the Planning Board. She said: “It is a
tall building, and again we are setting a precedent here. We are beginning to look like New York on the Thames.”
She didn’t feel that the single entrance and exit of Clarence Road would be enough to cope with the nearly 600 students living there. She didn’t think the turning circle area on Clarence Road was “adequate”.
Following deliberation, councillors voted to refuse the application on a number of grounds, including its height and massing and its impact on views from the nearby World Heritage Site.
Woolwich Ferry usage increase as motorists don’t want to pay tunnel charges
The ferry has transported an additional 1,800 vehicles per day on average since the Silvertown Tunnel opened on April 7, writes Cameron Blackshaw - Local Democracy Reporter...
Drivers say the Silvertown Tunnel opening has led to long queues for the Woolwich Ferry and a surge in the number of lorries boarding, with motorists preferring to take the free service over paying to cross the river.
According to TfL, the ferry has transported an additional 1,800 vehicles per day on average since the Silvertown Tunnel opened on April 7, while the combined Silvertown and Blackwall corridor now averages 88,000 vehicles across both directions on a typical weekday.
This is a reduction from the 90,000 to 100,000 vehicles that were using the
Blackwall Tunnel on an average day before the Silvertown opening. Motorists are charged to use either the Blackwall or Silvertown tunnels, with peak charges for cars costing £4 for just one trip.
Residents living in 12 East London boroughs or the City of London, and on certain benefits, could be eligible for a 50 per cent discount on the tunnels charge, but they have to apply to TfL. Around 3,500 residents are currently registered for this discount.
Woolwich resident Dev Der uses the ferry two or three days a week to get to his office in Canary Wharf. He said it has been “a pain” to queue for the ferry,
which often takes him 30 to 45 minutes at peak times, but he will continue to use it because he feels the £8 daily charge to use the tunnels is too high.
Greenwich resident Loong Chung said: “I use [the ferry] when the queue isn’t too bad and I am willing to queue if it’s less than 30 minutes’ wait.
“£8 for a return trip is just too much. If I’m not in a rush, I will try to use the ferry or the Rotherhithe Tunnel.”
Tony Silver, also from Greenwich, said using the Blackwall Tunnel was now “a pleasure” with less traffic. Mr Silver also said he had to queue for an hour to use the ferry during rush hour, but throughout the rest of the day it was fairly quiet.
Thamesmead resident Letisha Hyde was a frequent user of the ferry to get to work and get her children to school and nursery. Now she chooses to use the tunnels because of how busy the ferry has gotten.
She said: “I was expecting the ferry to be a lot busier since the tunnel charges and it definitely is. However, there is always a two boat service, which runs until later now.
“Congestion at peak times wouldn’t be as bad if the lorries weren’t taking up so much space; it’s like a cargo ship at times. Since the tunnel the amount of lorries in the morning has tripled and one lorry alone takes up
three to four cars on the ferry.”
Having to use the tunnel has “put a lot of pressure” on Letisha’s finances. She said: “£8 a day adds up and I’ve had to budget elsewhere to make sure I’m able to afford essentials. The extra petrol I’m having to use also has been a strain.”
Some ferry users have raised concerns that TfL could start charging passengers, but it would take an act of parliament for this to take place as the service has been free to use since the modern service began in 1889.
In response to the increased use of the Woolwich Ferry, TfL commissioner Andy Lord said: “Our staff are working hard to manage the additional customers and keep the ferry on schedule, and we are monitoring this situation closely with the expectation it will settle in the coming months as new travel patterns are established.”
An artist’s impression of the proposed development when viewed from the west side of the Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge
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At The Heart Of The Community
Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) are hosting two action-packed football tournaments at the end of June - with something for everyone to get involved in!
Whether it’s our Armed Forces Day Youth Tournament or the Women & Girls Grassroots Tournament,
we’d love to see your team there.
Armed Forces Day Youth Tournament - Saturday, June 28th - Barracks Field, Repository Road, Woolwich, SE18 4HB
We’re marking Armed Forces Day with a youth tournament at Barracks Field in Woolwich. This represents a fantastic opportunity for young teams to enjoy a fun day of football at a historic British Army site, which served as the headquarters for the Royal Regiment of Artillery from 1776 to 2007.
Age groups and format:
• U7s (5-a-side)
• U8s, U9s & U10s (all 7-a-side)
Important information:
• Entry is £50 per team (less than £10 per player)
• Team bookings only – individual sign-ups aren’t available
• Full match rules and timings will be sent after booking
Places are limited, so make sure you get your team signed up ASAP! For more information
about this tournament, please email josh.covill@cact.org.uk
Women & Girls Grassroots Tournament - Sunday, June 29th - Charlton Athletic Training Ground via Footscray Road, New Eltham, SE9 2EL
We’re celebrating the start of the 2025 Women’s European Championships with a full day of grassroots football for women and girls at the club’s Sparrows Lane Training Ground. This tournament is focused on providing players with a safe and welcoming environment while building excitement for the upcoming Euros and celebrating women’s football.
Age groups (based on the 2024/25 season) and format:
• Youth teams: U10 (5-a-side), U14 (7-a-side), U16 and U18 (both 9-a-side)
• Adult teams: 18–29 (9-a-side) and Vets (ages 30 to 65, 7-a-side)
Please note: The U12 tournament is SOLD OUT.
Important information:
• Entry is £50 per team
• Teams are welcome to play up an age group if needed
• Spectators welcome
After signing up, managers should email lucy.bailey@cact.org.uk to receive player registration forms.
Please scan the QR code to sign your team up to either tournament!
Greenwich’s links to the iron industry
A couple of weeks ago someone was telling me they had been on a visit to the Museum at Ironbridge. They were full of what they had seen there and all the information about how the iron industry had begun there.
I agreed, I thought it was very interesting, and that I’d been looking recently at stuff on the earlier iron industry in the Weald of Kent and Sussex and how I was interested in an item at our local Charlton House which may have been made there.
My friend however insisted that, no, Iron Bridge was where it had all started and how could there possibly have been major producers of iron artefacts in places like Kent and Sussex. There may, she conceded, have been small local producers - after all it was many centuries since the end of the Stone Age - but nothing on any scale.
In the 1990s a gas pipeline was laid through Kent which involved a trench 22 miles long, and 50 yards wide dug on a stretch of land running across country. As they dug they encountered seven hitherto unknown sites used for iron production. That is the sites of seven iron works found by chance and at random - so how many more must lie undiscovered beneath the fields and woods of rural Kent? Some of the sites they found were from the 13th century but the majority were pre-Roman with the earliest from the 4th century BC.
What relevance does this have to Greenwich and why am I taking this up as a subject in Greenwich history? There are some things I want to mention at Charlton House, but surely riverside Greenwich, close to the City of London, with government connexions and local armaments manufacture must have had links to the iron industry in countryside areas to the south?
Last Tuesday Greenwich Industrial History Society had as its speaker Mark Stevenson from Historic England, talking about archaeological work in our Borough. One issue he raised was the tide mill which was discovered some 15 years ago by
builders working on what was then Granite Wharf – part of today’s Riverside Gardens. It was found to date from the late 12th century and was sited near a centre where the officers of the Ghent Monastery, which owned the area, worked. Initially we were told about what the archaeologists had found but there a wall of silence on later work and if any interpretation had been done. Mark told us that a booklet would soon be produced on the history of the mill written by staff at the Museum of London. We still don’t know if they have looked at the mill in relation to Greenwich’s connexions with the countryside areas to the south in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The Ghent Monastery holdings were actually based on Lewisham and that pre-Tudor Greenwich existed mainly at what is now Ballast Quay.
In mediaeval and earlier times Kent areas like Lewisham had pastures geographically detached from them and often some distance away known as the ‘dens’. Thus Lewisham had direct links with what were important iron working centres in Kent, one of which was Cowden near Edenbridge. On the Greenwich riverside the Ghent Abbey had a tithe barn and a Court House and we can imagine that all sorts of produce was handled through this wharf, processed in the tide mill and shipped off to Ghent. Some of this must have come from Cowden, deep in the countryside. Find Cowden on the map – see how the road from it going north runs up through Edenbridge and Biggin Hill, to Blackheath – and then down Vanbrugh Hill to the river at Ballast Quay (or am I seeing things!).
Writing about relationships between Greenwich and the Kent iron industry is of course all speculation. Very slightly more reliable is information about investors in the Wealden iron industry who may have had links to Greenwich. One of
these is a 16th century John Wilson who ‘became the proprietor of iron furnaces at ... Cowden in Kent ....”where by his agents great quantities of iron were cast and converted into guns and other implements of public utility”. John Wilson was an ancestor of the Maryon Wilson family who were eventually to become Lords of the Manor in Charlton, and elsewhere. Note also that he is described as ‘the proprietor’ and is clearly is not working the iron works himself. This shows the scale of these works - they are not small and local, but large armament manufacturers attracting investment from those whose descendants would use the wealth they made to become nobility.
The last Wealden furnace in operation was that at Ashburnham near Battle in Sussex. Of course we have our own Ashburnham area in Greenwich and it appears that there are links through the Crowley family who, although their ironworks was in the north of England, had invested in Ashburnham. They were also, of course. well established in Greenwich with a big riverside house on what is now named Crowley Wharf and there was also an extensive area of warehouses on what is now Anchor Iron Wharf. In the late 1730s the Sussex Ashburnham site was leased to John Crowley. They supplied wroughtiron goods and in 1745 delivered their first iron guns to the Board of Ordnance. They soon becoming a major supplier and in 1749 fifty guns made at Ashburnham were supplied to the Navy and in 1755 more were supplied by Theodosia Crowley.
In 1756 Theodosia arranged for her eldest daughter, Elizabeth, to marry John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham and owner of Ashburnham furnace. To return to our own Greenwich Ashburnham area - in 1754 most of the land there was sold to Ambrose Crowley.
By the way Greenwich Industrial History has Jackie Robinson coming to speak about Theodosia Crowley on 14th October.
Later Millington family members were associated with the Ashburnham `furnace – Isaac Millington had been Crowley’s manager and eventual partner and the family lived at Crowley House in Greenwich. Millington rented the furnace from the Earl of Ashburnham in 1785 for £300 and it was still standing in 1787.
The last date on which Isaiah Millington sent iron guns to be proofed at Woolwich was in 1789 and one of the ways in which the Weald iron industry was associated with our area was the necessity for guns sold to the army and navy to be tested at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. The Board of Ordnance did not pay their bills until quality requirements where met in every particular. Rigorous tests involved guns being fired twice with a double charge. Those guns with weaknesses might be saleable in the ‘merchant markets’ but would not pass scrutiny at Woolwich. Testers paid great attention to the bore of the guns for which the
technology had not changed since the 16th century. There were also problems in replacing those guns which had been rejected in testing. Most furnaces also sold ammunition to the Crown and this too was inspected at Woolwich
There were further problems with transportation and of carrying what were sometimes many large pieces of ordnance from Sussex foundries to Thameside Woolwich. Supplies often went by water and Ashburnham Furnace is known to have sent guns to Woolwich from Hastings and thence by sea and river.
One item made in great numbers in Wealden furnaces were firebacks. These are the panels at the back of a coal or wood fire and part of the fireplace decoration. There are many websites describing these for collectors including histories of the English fireplace and also websites describing numerous firebacks held in museums throughout the country – Anne of Cleves House at Lewes is said to have a particularly important collection. Clearly these items were not made only in Wealden furnaces
Mary Mills
Fireplace with an iron fire back at Charlton
Ordinance items manufactured in the Weald
Photograph from 1935 of fire
Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
and in fact they are still manufactured today.
When I started preparing for this article I knew that there was a fire back at Charlton House which I understood to be old. When I looked it up I first found details of a fireback said to have been in Charlton House since 1900 which appears in a photograph taken of the interior of the house in the mid 1930s and featured in an issue of Country Life. It is pictured and described in great detail in various lists of interesting Wealden firebacks. It is oblong with a series of apparently disconnected motifs but the web sites tell us that its whereabouts ‘are unknown’. So the first question is – what happened to it? Did it depart with the Maryon Wilsons? Was it destroyed in bombing? Is it tucked away in some obscure corner?
So I emailed Charlton House because I was sure I had seen a fireback in the rooms adjacent to the Old Library. Can I thank Pauline from Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust for going to a lot of trouble to try and find out more about both our missing oblong, and very obviously old, fire back. She also looked at the one which is there now and it is rather smaller and to be perfectly honest doesn’t look to be particularly old –although my judgement on this is likely to be ignorant and ill informed. At the bottom it has what I think is the word ‘widower’
and I understand that some firebacks would be dedicated to somebody who had died as a memorial of some sort. Pauline tells me that none of her volunteers could find any reference to either of these fire backs in works held in the archive about Charlton House. I would also like to thank, as ever, Julian who has looked at other sources.
We have found nothing and of course it is very likely that the fireback which exists now at Charlton House is not old or Wealden and so has not been picked up by the people who study them.
So, can anyone shed any light on this? What happened to the older fireback? We need some informed interpretation.
We also ought to look at Greenwich industry in the light of the Wealdon Iron industry. I’ve written quite a bit in the past about how Greenwich, Deptford and Woolwich had a large industrial sector by the 17th century and surely the centre of iron working to the south must have had a great deal of influence on this.
Can I also say to the Ironbridge Museums, nicely, that something about some of their predecessors in the iron and other industries might be a good idea and inform the whole subject more fully.
Crowleys Wharf in Greenwich
back at Charlton House
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) WEST PARKSIDE PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Tiger Highways who need to carry out mobile crane operation for dismantling tower cranes.
2. The Order will come into operation on 5th July 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 6 days with planned dates on 5th – 6th, 12th – 13th, 19th -20th July 2025 and backup dates on 26th -27th July 2025, between 06:00 to 18:00 daily. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.
3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in West Parkside at the junction with John Harrison Way or banning of turning movements from John Harrison Way to West Parkside.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians will be directed to use the alternative footway on Pilot Busway, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated: 03/06/2025
INTERNAL REF - EM/ THQ2642- CRANES FN 783 /LIC No 73790
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) DUPREE ROAD PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out sewer repair.
2. The Order will come into operation on 3rd July 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 2 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.
3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), Dupree Road outside 3.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated: 06/05/2025
INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA472046 FN770 /LIC No 73543
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
Proposed development at: 25 Wellington Mews, Charlton, London, SE7 7TF
Licensing Team, 1st Floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ. Tel: 020 8921 8018; Fax: 020 8921 8380; Email: licensing@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE - LICENSING ACT 2003
Notice is given that: Georgina Hallett, Commercial Manager, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens, SE10 9LW has applied for the VARIATION of a Premises Licence for the following premises:
The Grounds of the Old Royal Naval Colleg, King William Walk, Greenwich, London, SE10 9LW.
Local Planning Authority address: Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills, The Woolwich Centre, 5th Floor, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18 6HQ Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to the council within 21 days of the date of this notice.
Signatory: David Mansoor
Date: 17/06/2025
To place a public notice,
A record of this application may be inspected by appointment. Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no later than 14th July 2025 Representations can be made in writing, by email or fax using the contact details above. Representations can only be made on the grounds of one of the four licensing objectives, namely:
● Prevention of Crime and Disorder
● Prevention of Public Nuisance
● Public Safety
● Protection of Children from Harm.
Any person who makes a false statement in connection with an application is liable on summary conviction to an unlimited fine.
It is proposed that the following licensable activity will take place at the premises:
The variation application is requesting to increase the capacity on the premises license for events from the current band. Moving the Old Royal Naval College into the next band. This means that events can allow 5000 or more people to attend the premises at any one time, to an upper limit of 9,999. Capacities have been carefully calculated and assessed and all event paperwork still subject to submission to council safety advisory group.
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*
The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:
a) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions at the following locations:
i. Kirkham Street, south-west, from a point 3.25 metres north-west of the south-eastern property boundary of No. 2 Kirkham Street for a distance of 10 metres in a north-westerly direction.
ii. Timbercroft Lane, east side, from a point 10.3 metres south if its junction with The Slade for 49.1 metres is a southerly direction.
iii. Goldfinch Road, west side, from a point 17.2 metres south to a point 7.5 metres north of its junction with Avocet Mews.
iv. Avocet Mews, south side, from its junction with Goldfinch Road for 15 metres in a westerly direction.
v. Avocet Mews, north side, from its junction with Goldfinch Road for 29 metres in a westerly direction.
vi. Avocet Mews, south and west side, from a point 5.5 metres west of the western boundary of No. 13 Avocet Mews for 16.8 metres in a westerly and northerly direction.
vii. Avocet Mews fronting 16-39 Avocet Mews, west side, from its junction with Avocet Mews for 72 metres in a northerly and westerly direction.
viii. Avocet Mews fronting 16-39 Avocet Mews, east side, from its junction with Avocet Mews for 79.2 metres in a northerly and westerly direction.
ix. Kingsground, east side, from a point 6.6 metres south of the southern boundary of No. 31 Kingsground for 12 metres in a southerly direction.
x. Kingsground, east side, from the southern boundary of No. 41 Kingsground for 2.4 metres in a southerly direction
b) Introduce No Waiting Mon-Fri 12noon-2pm restrictions at the following locations:
i. Watergate Street, west side, from the northern kerbline of its junction with Borthwick Street for 16 metres in a southerly direction.
ii. Borthwick Street, north side, from its junction with Watergate Street for 13.2 metres in an easterly direction.
iii. Borthwick Street, east side, from a point 8.5 metres north to a point 9.5 metres south of its junction with Wharf Street.
c) Introduce a Free Parking Place from a point 8.5 metres north of its junction with Wharf Street for 38 metres in a westerly direction.
d) Introduce a Disabled Badge Holders Only bay at the following locations:
i. Kingsground, east side, from the southern boundary of No. 31 Kingsground for 6.6 metres in a southerly direction.
ii. Admaston Road, east side, from the common boundary of Nos. 69 and 71 Admaston Road for 6.6 metres in a northerly direction.
iii. Albatross Street, south-east side, from a point 0.8 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 34 and 35 Albatross Street for 6.6 metres in a north-easterly direction.
e) Replace the Disabled Badge Holders Only bay with a Residents and Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5pm and Sun 9am-6pm Zone G bay on Brand Street, west side, outside Nos. 10 and 12 Brand Street.
f) Replace the Disabled Badge Holders Only bay with a Free Parking Place on Wickham Lane, south-west side, outside Nos. 240 and 242 Wickham Lane.
g) Replace part of the Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9am-11am Zone AO bay with a Disabled Badge Holders Only bay at the following locations:
i. Brodrick Grove, west side, outside No. 32 Broderick Grove.
ii. Brodrick Grove, east side, outside No. 29 Broderick Grove.
h) Replace part of the Resident Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5pm and Sun 9am-6pm Zone G bay with a Disabled Badge Holders Only bay on Hyde Vale, south side, outside No. 12 Hyde Vale.
i) Replace the No Waiting Mon-Fri 12noon-2pm with a Free Parking Place on Borthwick Street, south side, from a point 12 metres east of its junction with Watergate Street for 15 metres in an easterly direction.
j) Replace the Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5:30pm Zone EN bay with a Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Zone EN bay on Admiral Seymour Road, south-east side, from a point 1.3 metres north-east of the south-western property boundary of the Hall for 10 metres in a north-easterly direction.
k) Replace the No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm restrictions with No waiting at any time restrictions on King’s Orchard, south side, from the common boundary of Nos. 38 and 40 King’s Orchard for 29.2 metres in a westerly direction.
l) Revoke the existing No waiting at any time restrictions on Mountbatten Close, south side, from its junction with Timbercroft Lane for 9.9 metres in an easterly direction.
m) Revoke the Free Parking Place on Kingsground, east side, from a point 1 metres north of the southern boundary of No. 31 Kingsground for 4.5 metres in a southerly direction.
n) Revoke the Disabled Badge Holders Only bay at the following locations:
i. Roydene Road, east side, outside No. 45 Roydene Road
ii. Kingsground, east side, from a point 3.6 metres south of the southern boundary of No. 31 Kingsground for 6.4 metres in a southerly direction.
iii. Admaston Road, west side, outside Nos. 82 and 84 Admaston Road.
iv. Kingsley Wood Drive, north side, outside No. 59 Kingsley Wood Drive
v. Albatross Street, south-east side, outside No. 34 Albatross Street.
o) Update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to (n).
3. Copies of the proposed Orders, the statement of reasons for proposing to make the Orders and plans showing the proposals, along with a copy of the Consolidation Orders can be inspected during normal office hours on Monday to Fridays inclusive at the Woolwich Centre Library, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ.
4. Further information may be obtained from Parking Design Team, Floor 3, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ or email to parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Minor work 2025Batch2 25-06).
5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 16th July 2025, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to parking-consultations@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Minor work 2025Batch2 25-06).
6. Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection and all data will be handled according to GDPR regulations.
Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 25th June 2025
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) HORN PARK LANE PLANNED PARKING RESTRICTION (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Colfes School for delivery of abnormal loads.
2. The Order will come into operation on 10/07/25 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 day. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.
3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Horn Park Lane from the junction of Eltham Road to outside 57 (odd number side).
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will not need to be diverted. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated: 21/05/25
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)
Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED) Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (AS AMENDED)
Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (AS AMENDED)
Notice is hereby given that application(s) have been made to The Royal Borough of Greenwich in respect of the under mentioned premises/sites. You can see the submissions and any plans at http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.
If development proposals affect Conservation Areas and/or Statutorily Listed Buildings under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Area) Act 1990 (As Amended) this will be shown within the item below.
Anyone who wishes to comment on these applications should be made in writing to Development Planning within 21 days of the date of this notice.
Please quote the appropriate reference number.
Date: 25/06/2025
Victoria Geoghegan
Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 25/06/2025
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: Mr Pau Brilliant 25/1469/F
Site Address: 35 BLACKHEATH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8PE
Development: Refurbishment to stucco render, external decorations, repairs to portico, front veranda and railings.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: THE NURSERY ON THE GREEN 25/1581/F
Site Address: 12-13 ELTHAM GREEN, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5LB
Development: Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to ground floor as Use Class E(f) (Nursery), with first floor conversion to a 1-bedroom flat, construction of part-one, part-two storey extension to No.12 Eltham Green, including wrap-around to the rear elevation of no.13 Eltham Green, loft conversion and construction of rear dormer to No.12 Eltham Green and associated works.
Conservation Area: ELTHAM GREEN
Applicant: Top Liner Hair and Beauty PVT.LTD. 25/1632/F
Site Address: 154 PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 2UL
Development: Retrospective change of use of use from microbrewery (Use Class Sui Generis) to beauty salon (Use Class Sui Generis)
Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Applicant: Alice Dockings 25/1733/F
Site Address: 51 DICKSON ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RE
Development: Replacement of existing conservatory with a modular room, and flat roof with sky lights
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Mr Cairns Greenwich Ltd 25/1790/F
Site Address: BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR FLAT & FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR FLAT, 11 GREENWICH SOUTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NW
Development: Amalgamation of the two existing flats to a single residential unit, and associated external alterations.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr Sweet 25/1803/F
Site Address: FLAT 4, 10 VANBRUGH HILL, LONDON, SE3 7UF
Development: Construction of a new side dormer and addition of new rooflights and various repairs to the existing roof, and all associated works.
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: Mr KENSLEY 25/1827/HD
Site Address: 55 CRAIGERNE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8SN
Development: Replacement of existing windows on the front elevation with new PVCu units.
Conservation Area: RECTORY FIELD
Applicant: Mr. John Paul Trickett 25/1833/HD
Site Address: 31 MAIDENSTONE HILL, LONDON, SE10 8SY
Development: Installation of new external doors, two rooflights, and a new window; alterations to the existing single-storey roof to form a vaulted ceiling.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Matthew + Naomi Wilson 25/1875/HD
Site Address: 37 GLOUCESTER CIRCUS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RY
Development: Alterations and extension to the existing outbuilding within the curtilage of the property, and associated garden works.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: C/O Agent EMD Holding Group Limited 25/1878/MA
Site Address: 21-23 Pound Place, London, SE9 5DN
Development: Application for the proposed variation of conditions 2, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 27, 32 and 33 of planning permission ref 20/2639/F, in order to undertake material amendments to that development comprising:
- Creation of five additional dwellings at ground floor level (One 1-bed unit, three 2-bed units and one 3-bed unit) in lieu of 372 sqm of consented commercial floorspace
- Changes to the floor plans and elevations of the building to facilitate the proposed additional residential units, and
- Reduce the number of disabled parking bays from four to two.
Applicant: Mr Joe Cluskey Elite Landscapes Ltd 25/1894/MA
Site Address: BERESFORD SQUARE, LONDON, SE18 6BB
Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 22/3140/F dated 03/03/2023 for landscaping works to Beresford Square comprising erection of a fountain and immersive garden, planting, trees and resurfacing, installation of street furniture and changes to ground levels to include the following amendments:
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) TRAFALGAR ROAD PLANNED CYCLE LANE CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Openreach who need to install a poly duct in footway.
2. The Order will come into operation on 7th July 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 2 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.
3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit cycles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting, in cycle lane Trafalgar Road between outside 169 and 177.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will not need to be diverted. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated: 07/05/2025
INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA486903 FN772 /LIC No 73558
Amendment to the pre-cast unit layout and minor modifications to the pedestrian circulation and site accessibility
Reduction in the number of trees in the approved pre-cast planters from seven to five
Revision to the gatehouse planter design including the omission of the approved four trees in this location
Replacement of existing bollards with new bollards matching the approved bollards elsewhere within the site
Relocation of historic water trough
Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: Mr Paul Brilliant 25/1470/L
Site Address: 35 BLACKHEATH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8PE
Development: Refurbishment to stucco render External decorations Repairs to portico Repairs to front veranda Repairs to railings
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Boparan Restaurant Group 25/1617/L
Site Address: SLIM CHICKENS, 45 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, LONDON, SE10 9BL
Development: Retrospective application for the installation of 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign, 1no. non illuminated projecting sign and 1no. non-illuminated digitally printed vinyl logo, and all associated works.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Mr Cairns Greenwich Ltd 25/1788/L
Site Address: BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR FLAT & FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR FLAT, 11 GREENWICH SOUTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NW
Development: Amalgamation of the two existing flats to a single residential unit, internal refurbishment including demolition of existing basement to ground floor staircase and construction of new, removal of kitchen and rearrangement of bathroom fittings to basement, removal and installation of partitions, removal of panelling and door to first floor landing, restoration of staircase handrail, and associated internal and external alterations
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Mr. John Paul Trickett 25/1834/L
Site Address: 31 MAIDENSTONE HILL, LONDON, SE10 8SY
Development: Installation of new external doors, two rooflights, and a new window; alterations to the existing single-storey roof to form a vaulted ceiling.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Mr Wilson 25/1876/L
Site Address: 37 GLOUCESTER CIRCUS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RY
Development: Alterations and extension to the existing outbuilding within the curtilage of No. 37 Gloucester Circus, and associated garden works.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Trans Data Management 25/1905/L
Site Address: Greenwich Railway Station, Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, SE10 8JQ
Development: To lower the existing Assistance Points on Platform 1 & 2 of the Greenwich Railway Station.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Publicity for Advertisements
Applicant: GREENWICH PIER LEASE LTD 25/1556/A
Site Address: BUILDING 2 AT GREENWICH PIER, CUTTY SARK GARDENS, GREENWICH
Development: Installation of 3 non-illuminated fascia signs and 2 externally illuminated projecting signs (This may affect the setting of the surrounding Grade Listed Buildings and Monuments).
Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) ROSS WAY PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Southern Cranes Limited who need to carry out works for the removal of a tree.
2. The Order will come into operation on 09/07/25 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to be completed within the 1 day. There is also a backup date for the 16/07/25 should they not be completed on the 9th. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.
3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in Ross Way outside 13.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated 28/05/25
INTERNAL REF: LA FN781 / LIC NO 73727.
Shaping health and care together
Next week is Co-production Week, and we’re setting up a Public Living Room in General Gordon Square. A cosy, open space with sofas, a kettle, and plenty of biscuits, join us for a conversation.
Thursday 4 July
General Gordon Square, Woolwich 10am to 3pm
Whether you’re someone who uses health and social care services, a carer, a family member, or just curious, this space is for you. Pop by for a chat, share your thoughts, or just enjoy the company.
Co-production is about improving services by involving those who use them and listening and learning to their experiences. Come along and help us turn conversation into connection, and maybe even into change.
Community safety advice events this summer
Join the Royal Borough of Greenwich at summer events focused on safety, support, and community connection. Chat with professionals, explore support services, and learn how to protect yourself from robbery, phone theft, and anti-social behaviour. You’ll also be able to pick up helpful flyers, brochures, and crime prevention freebies. No booking needed, just turn up on the day.
• Saturday 28 June, 10:30am to 12:30pm, Waterways Family Hub (Southwood Road SE28 8EZ)
• Wednesday 2 July, 9:30am to 12:30pm, Moorings Sociable Club (Arnott Close, Thamesmead SE28 8BG)
• Saturday 2 August, 1pm to 5pm, Shrewsbury House (Bushmoor Crescent, Shooters Hill SE18 3EG)
Work underway at Pettman Crescent Bridge
Work has started to make improve the Pettman Crescent Bridge underpass in Plumstead.
Funded by the Greater London Authority’s Good Growth Fund, the works are part of a wider programme of regeneration across Plumstead, which has been led by our residents who responded to our consultation in 2023.
A council spokesperson said: “We are improving Pettman Crescent Bridge underpass in response to resident feedback. Upgraded footpaths, streetlighting and play areas will be complemented by new plants, flowers and trees as well as public artwork, revitalising and elevating this area for the benefit of everyone living in, working in or visiting Plumstead.”
Planned works include:
• public artwork and murals
• street lighting improvements
• footway resurfacing and tiling
• soft play surfacing areas
• accessibility improvements
• walls and enclosures designed to discourage anti-social behaviour
• adding plants, grass, flowers, and trees
• strategically placed CCTV
The works are expected to take four months. The underpass will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists during this time, with clearly marked alternative routes.