Sujet

Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, Kent, 1841. Artist: Anon

Légende

Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, Kent, 1841. View showing soldiers and civilians examining cannon balls. Established in the late 17th century, Woolwich Arsenal was named the Royal Arsenal by George III in 1805. At the height of its munitions output during World War I the Arsenal covered about 1300 acres and employed some 80,000 workers.

Date

1841

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B03_210

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,4Mo (1,7Mo) / 41,0cm x 24,7cm / 4848 x 2916 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior building buildings London England people industry country British weapon weapons English county factory war location Victorian century Kent Britain soldiers soldier concept outside ammunition cannonball warfare Greenwich 19th century arsenal weaponry nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery munitions factory munitions industry Royal Arsenal TGN Woolwich Woolwich Arsenal engraving munitions Anon Anonymous J J Hinchcliff;Hinchcliff