70-84, River Way SE10

Nos. 70-84 on River Way are a row of eight cottages built in 1801, as indicated by a painted stone tablet on an adjoining property. They are constructed from yellow stock brick and feature slate roofs, with York stone cills beneath the windows. Each cottage is two stories high, with one window per floor set under gauged arches and arched door openings. There is a single-storey extension at the rear of the cottages, dating from around 1900. The interiors of the cottages largely preserve original features, including fielded wooden partition walls, wooden stairs, joinery, and floorboards. These cottages represent the earliest surviving residential development on the East Greenwich Peninsula, built for workers at the nearby tidal mill and chemical works, and are a rare example of late Georgian artisanal housing.