Feels like a bit of a naff design for a leisure centre. Looks like an office block & you’ll be able to see people exercising at their desks 🤷🏻♂️ Doesn’t look right either, sitting next to The Tramshed design and the Equitable to the side.
Notice they’re consulting on whether The Bull (which I do use) should stay. I think we all thought it was gone as part of this plan, but it seems to be part of the next residential phase behind the leisure centre/Tramshed.
Isn’t there going to a 24 storey building going up in front of Tesco?
There’s work going on behind (up towards John Wilson Street). Not sure anything planned for the front.
Just seen that Belway homes has been hit with a record £600K fine for bulldozing a former car showroom in Woolwich, that was home to a single bat roost. They probably only need to sell a couple of flats to get that back!
Revised plans for 800 homes, a cinema, renovated covered market and shops have been submitted for the Spray Street quarter – or Woolwich Exchange as it’s now called. St Modwen and Notting Hill Genesis are the developers.
Total homes are now up to 801 from 742 previously, though “affordable” housing is now down to 20 per cent.
Belvedere is a proper village....it has 7 mens hairdressers and 7 pubs and 4 churches.
I can only count 6 Pubs?
I thought that, but the Harry has a Belvedere address so it is 7. As far as I know all the pubs in the village + the Harry are still going, but all the ones down the hill have closed.
They spent an absolute fortune importing that granite but failed to make the most of the Square at that time. The underground electric boxes for traders were a big mistake. Impossible to maintain, constantly letting in water (who knew?!) and the hydraulics on the boxes are rarely repaired which is why skateboarders use them as ramps in the evening !
Hopefully, this new project will lead to a better design for the market stalls.
Talking of things going wrong in Woolwich, I remember years ago, (early sixties), they built a auto-stacker multi-storey car park, it was never used and eventually pulled down in 1965-66. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Stacker
Talking of things going wrong in Woolwich, I remember years ago, (early sixties), they built a auto-stacker multi-storey car park, it was never used and eventually pulled down in 1965-66. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Stacker
It was officially opened by Princess Margaret. When you say it was never used that was because they couldn't get it to function.
I only remember 4 cinemas in Woolwich that were opened at the same time.
Granada, Odeon, Century in Beresford Square, and the Regal which has just been pulled down.
Plumstead had 3 cinemas at one time, Century, Plaza and the Savoy on Plumstead Common
Had a quick chat with me mother.
Bearing in mind she is in her late 80's and memory isn't what it was.
She is fairly sure she remembers 5 cinemas - the 3 that were still operating when I was a lad; Odeon, Granada, Regal (ABC).
She said there was also one in Powis Street near corner of Hare Street that was bombed out in the War. She doesn't remember the name.
The fifth was in New Road along from where the Tramshed is and opposite the Post Office. She doesn't remember its proper name, but says it was known locally as the "Bug Hutch"
@Six-a-bag-of-nuts The Bug Hutch (The Globe?) rings a bell from stories my Dad used to tell as his family lived nearby. The Empire Theatre in Beresford St was a music hall, used to show films for a while but withstood the war and was demolished in 1959.
Hey @RedChaser, remember this conversation? I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road. Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765 Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there. My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
I only remember 4 cinemas in Woolwich that were opened at the same time.
Granada, Odeon, Century in Beresford Square, and the Regal which has just been pulled down.
Plumstead had 3 cinemas at one time, Century, Plaza and the Savoy on Plumstead Common
Had a quick chat with me mother.
Bearing in mind she is in her late 80's and memory isn't what it was.
She is fairly sure she remembers 5 cinemas - the 3 that were still operating when I was a lad; Odeon, Granada, Regal (ABC).
She said there was also one in Powis Street near corner of Hare Street that was bombed out in the War. She doesn't remember the name.
The fifth was in New Road along from where the Tramshed is and opposite the Post Office. She doesn't remember its proper name, but says it was known locally as the "Bug Hutch"
@Six-a-bag-of-nuts The Bug Hutch (The Globe?) rings a bell from stories my Dad used to tell as his family lived nearby. The Empire Theatre in Beresford St was a music hall, used to show films for a while but withstood the war and was demolished in 1959.
Hey @RedChaser, remember this conversation? I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road. Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765 Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there. My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
Vaguely mate, blimey 5 years ago! Thanks for the info 👍
I only remember 4 cinemas in Woolwich that were opened at the same time.
Granada, Odeon, Century in Beresford Square, and the Regal which has just been pulled down.
Plumstead had 3 cinemas at one time, Century, Plaza and the Savoy on Plumstead Common
Had a quick chat with me mother.
Bearing in mind she is in her late 80's and memory isn't what it was.
She is fairly sure she remembers 5 cinemas - the 3 that were still operating when I was a lad; Odeon, Granada, Regal (ABC).
She said there was also one in Powis Street near corner of Hare Street that was bombed out in the War. She doesn't remember the name.
The fifth was in New Road along from where the Tramshed is and opposite the Post Office. She doesn't remember its proper name, but says it was known locally as the "Bug Hutch"
@Six-a-bag-of-nuts The Bug Hutch (The Globe?) rings a bell from stories my Dad used to tell as his family lived nearby. The Empire Theatre in Beresford St was a music hall, used to show films for a while but withstood the war and was demolished in 1959.
Hey @RedChaser, remember this conversation? I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road. Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765 Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there. My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
Try asking your aunt if she remembers. My dad had dementia and could'nt remember what happened 10 minutes ago but could tell with detail what he was doing 70 years ago.
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Anyone who can walk through that square, and tell you that Woolwich is anything but a toilet, is on a wind up.
Revised plans for 800 homes, a cinema, renovated covered market and shops have been submitted for the Spray Street quarter – or Woolwich Exchange as it’s now called. St Modwen and Notting Hill Genesis are the developers.
Total homes are now up to 801 from 742 previously, though “affordable” housing is now down to 20 per cent.
He was seeing double when he fell out of the 6th pub.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Stacker
When you say it was never used that was because they couldn't get it to function.
I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road.
Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765
Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there.
My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her