Woolwich

The Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, has one of the longest continuous Georgian frontages in the United Kingdom.

The old Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, was known in the British Army by the nickname 'The Shop'. The Academy was set up to train officers for both the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers, and continued to do so until 1948, when it closed down. Since then all British Army officers have been trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Former pupils of the Academy include General Charles Gordon, Lieutenant John Chard VC, Colonel Anthony Durnford, Herbert Kitchener (Lord Kitchener of Khartoum), Sir Charles Warren, Colonel Charles Edward Callwell, and Lieutenant General Bindon Blood.

The house in which General Gordon was born - along with all the surrounding houses which faced onto Woolwich Common - was demolished to make way for a modern housing development.

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Royal Artillery Barracks

Royal Military Academy

General Gordon's birthplace

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© Robert George Cordery (2005)