Royal Arsenal Building 18

TQ 4479 PLUMSTEAD ROAD SE18 (North side)

786- /9/10071 Royal Arsenal Building 18

GV II

Offices. 1855-6, by Lt Col R S Beatson, R E, extended to W pre-1888 and later to E. Brick with stone dressings, ridge and lateral stacks and a hipped slate roof. 2 storeys; 6:7:8-window range with 2/2-pane sashes. Symmetrical front, with ashlar plinth, ground-floor cill band, plat band and frieze; centra11854 section has 3-bay pedimented centre set forward with paired pilasters and double doors to ashlar porch. Outer sections in same style, 4:4-range to the W with a lateral stack and a lower porch at the end set back with round-arched doorway, fanlight and double-panelled doors; 2:4-section to the E. Interior has a central stair hall with a rear dog-leg stair with ornate cast-iron balusters and a heavy wreathed rail; 6~panel doors, moulded cornicing, and large round-arched stair sash to rear. Included as a significant surviving element prominently sited within the group of historic buildings at Woolwich Arsenal.

Listing NGR: TQ4384979278