2010

TQ4078 : Wickes DIY, Woolwich Road

taken 14 years ago, near to Charlton, Greenwich, England

Wickes DIY, Woolwich Road
Wickes DIY, Woolwich Road
One of several large warehouses in the Charlton area serving the building trade and (perhaps to a lesser extent) the DIY market.

See TQ4078 : Former Wickes store, Gallions Road for the view three years later after the store had closed.
Charlton and Woolwich Riverside industry

East of the Greenwich peninsula, for several kilometres along the south side of the Thames, is one of the last significant remaining areas of industry along the river. There were once many factories in the area between Woolwich Road and the River Thames - Johnson & Phillips, British Ropes, Harvey’s, Stone Manganese & Siemens. Many of these suffered heavy bombing in 1940-41. The Charlton Greyhound Stadium was also in this area. Information courtesy of Paul Talling at LinkExternal link

Most of the heavy industry had gone by the end of the 20th century. Since the 1980s manufacturing has gradually given way to retail and light industry such as warehouses, builders merchants, vehicle repairs, and light engineering. Aggregates handling still takes place along the riverside.

There is a planning masterplan to redevelop the area yet again by 2027, with Marks & Spencers and Sainsbury's superstores, university buildings, hotels and yet more high-rise housing. In 2012/13 demolition of older buildings (including housing on the north side of Woolwich Road) was under way. This sequence of photos is an attempt to record what is left before it disappears.


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Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Business, Retail, Services Category: Shops > Builders' merchants other tags: Builders Merchants Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Woolwich Road [35] Other Photos: · Plumbase, Ramac Way, Charlton · Former Wickes store, Gallions Road · Site for new superstores ·
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TQ4078, 231 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 18 April, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 April, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 408 785 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.2855N 0:1.6455E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 408 784
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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