Cottages in Abbey Wood
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Cottages in Abbey Wood
Cottages in Abbey Wood
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SC_PHL_01_554_4655c (Collage 145738)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
Description
This view is believed to show part of a terrace of ten cottages which stood in Abbey Wood village centre, along the south side of what is now known as Abbey Wood Road, between Knee Hill and Conference Road (which is now to the right of where the terrace is shown to end). They appear to be disused and the 'Lot 1' painted on the first cottage indicates the site was in the process of being auctioned for redevelopment. The cottages were also to the northeast of the farm land that was used by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society during 1900-09 to build the Bostall housing estate, but the site doesn't appear to have been used for this development. The road in front of the cottages is partly cobbled with tram rails running along the street. Overhead tramlines are also in view indicating electric trams were in operation at the time, Abbey Wood being a terminus for the LCC service to Woolwich and a tram depot had recently been built almost opposite the cottages. Erith Council had a separated terminus for its own service and the two were never joined.
This view is believed to show part of a terrace of ten cottages which stood in Abbey Wood village centre, along the south side of what is now known as Abbey Wood Road, between Knee Hill and Conference Road (which is now to the right of where the terrace is shown to end). They appear to be disused and the 'Lot 1' painted on the first cottage indicates the site was in the process of being auctioned for redevelopment. The cottages were also to the northeast of the farm land that was used by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society during 1900-09 to build the Bostall housing estate, but the site doesn't appear to have been used for this development. The road in front of the cottages is partly cobbled with tram rails running along the street. Overhead tramlines are also in view indicating electric trams were in operation at the time, Abbey Wood being a terminus for the LCC service to Woolwich and a tram depot had recently been built almost opposite the cottages. Erith Council had a separated terminus for its own service and the two were never joined.
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