Woolwich is a town in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Beresford Square market with Royal Arsenal Gatehouse (left) and Crossrail development in the background
Rectors of Woolwich from 1182
Woolwich Dockyard in 1790
Tower Place and the old Royal Military Academy, 1775
Royal Borough of Greenwich
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. The local council is Greenwich London Borough Council which meets in Woolwich Town Hall. The council's offices are also based in Woolwich, the main urban centre in the borough.
The Royal Observatory at left and the Queen's House right of centre
The Woolwich Buddy Bear
Woolwich Town Hall, the meeting place of Greenwich London Borough Council
Tourists at the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Observatory