The Royal Arsenal, also known as Woolwich Arsenal, was Britain's pre-eminent weapons factory at the time of the Goon Show. Originally founded in 1545 at the direction of Henry VIII, it was given the title of Royal Arsenal in 1805. It closed in 1967, and has since been largely redeveloped for civilian use. A museum preserves some of the buildings and artifacts.
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| - The Royal Arsenal, also known as Woolwich Arsenal, was Britain's pre-eminent weapons factory at the time of the Goon Show. Originally founded in 1545 at the direction of Henry VIII, it was given the title of Royal Arsenal in 1805. It closed in 1967, and has since been largely redeveloped for civilian use. A museum preserves some of the buildings and artifacts.
- The Royal Arsenal is an arms manufacture and military base located on the south bank of the River Thames in the London district of Woolwich. Founded in 1671, the arsenal is one of the most complete establishments of its kind in the world, and is nearly four miles in circumference. The arsenal is a center of military research into armaments, explosives, and mechanical engineering. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigated the Arsenal when stolen secret submarine plans were found on the corpse of junior clerk Cadogan West.
- The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for the British armed forces at a site on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England. It was originally known as the Woolwich Warren, having begun on land previously used as a domestic warren in the grounds of a Tudor house, Tower Place. More information on the Wikipedia page [1] The Railway Project page is [3].
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| - The Royal Arsenal, also known as Woolwich Arsenal, was Britain's pre-eminent weapons factory at the time of the Goon Show. Originally founded in 1545 at the direction of Henry VIII, it was given the title of Royal Arsenal in 1805. It closed in 1967, and has since been largely redeveloped for civilian use. A museum preserves some of the buildings and artifacts.
- The Royal Arsenal is an arms manufacture and military base located on the south bank of the River Thames in the London district of Woolwich. Founded in 1671, the arsenal is one of the most complete establishments of its kind in the world, and is nearly four miles in circumference. The arsenal is a center of military research into armaments, explosives, and mechanical engineering. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigated the Arsenal when stolen secret submarine plans were found on the corpse of junior clerk Cadogan West.
- The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for the British armed forces at a site on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England. It was originally known as the Woolwich Warren, having begun on land previously used as a domestic warren in the grounds of a Tudor house, Tower Place. More information on the Wikipedia page [1] See also Woolwich Arsenal Station; the Royal Arsenal Railway, a private military railway which ran inside the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, southeast London is described on the Wikipedia page [2]. The Railway Project page is [3].
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