Watching Woolwich and the Royal Arsenal change over the last century and a bit

I am looking at two pictures of the area in front of the old Arsenal gates which say much how about how Woolwich has changed.

The first dates from around 1905 and captures that moment when the shift has finished and the workforce is pouring out.

The second was taken by Colin on a Sunday morning in the September of 2013.

At one time the Royal Arsenal was an important part of the local economy providing work for thousands of people, but all of that is no more.

Now the extensive site is being redeveloped as a residential area, and includes The Royal Artillery Museum, and Greenwich Heritage Centre.

Location; Woolwich, London

Pictures; The Royal Arsenal, 1905, from the  series Woolwich Town & City, produced by Tuck & Sons, courtesy of courtesy of TuckDB, http://tuckdb.org/ and the same spot in 2013 from the collection of Colin Fitzpatrick