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on the Bayly map of 1867 (Figure 36B). A small L-shaped scarp in the northern cornerof the northern-most platform suggests the site of small structure. The croquet lawnswere constructed sometime after 1845 and before the colour-tinted plan of the mid-19 thcentury was surveyed (Figure 15).Boundary MarkerA parish boundary marker is located at TQ 42507793 at the southern end of thewatercourse where it becomes culverted. It marks the boundary between Charlton andWoolwich parishes and is inscribed ‘C.P. 1827’, C.P. being Charlton Parish (Figure 26). Atleast three others were originally situated within the Repository grounds but these werenot located during the survey (Figures 36A and B).DrainageFigure 27: Dressed stone circular structure, probably related to 19 th century drainage of thesite, located at the southern end of the survey area. Photograph: Sarah Newsome 2008 ©<strong>English</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong>© ENGLISH HERITAGE3414 - 2009
A structure related to the drainage of the area, possibly to the 19 th century Repositoryto the east, is located at TQ 42527794 on the west-facing slope above the culvertedsouthern end of the watercourse. It consists of a circular dressed stone structure,approximately 1m in diameter and 2m in height, which is built into the hill slope (Figure27). At the base of the structure the top of a stock brick arch is visible, possibly inserted,which suggests that it is related to 19 th century or earlier 20 th century drainage. A smallsquare structure is visible on Bayly’s 1867 map (Figure 36A) in the same position but itdoes not appear to be linked to any of the surface gutters or drains recorded on thesurvey.At the southern end of the watercourse the foundations of a brick structure 3.5m by4.5m overall are visible covered in thick ivy. The structure appears to have had at leastone internal division. The Bayly survey of 1867 (Figure 36A) suggests that these are theremains of a cluster of small structures or buildings which, given their location astride thewatercourse, almost certainly relate to water-management in the Repository grounds.The 20 th -century Repository (Figures 35 and 38)TrenchesThere are over 20 military practice trenches within the survey area which can be foundin three distinct groups, those to the north-east of the site dug into the back, or westernside, of the linear fortification (centred on TQ 4263 7826), those to the south of the sitedug into the heavily disturbed area of ground (centred on TQ 4260 7803) and those thatare dispersed along the western boundary of the survey area (Figure 38).The trenches are either linear slit trenches or dug in an L-shape (Figure 28) and varygreatly in length and depth, the smallest being only a matter of 1.5m in length and thelargest being 16m in length. However they tend to fall into two broad categories, thesmaller type that would have accommodated a single man, and the larger type thataverage around 8m in length and would have presumably accommodated more thanone man. It is likely that the size of the trenches is directly related to the nature ofthe warfare being practiced. The cluster in the north-eastern side of the survey areasuggests the 19 th century linear fortification may itself have been used as a defensiveposition during this practice.Photographs of cadets digging trenches (Figure 29) in the Repository (RAHT CollectionAL932/18; AL27/64) demonstrate that at least some of the remains date to the early20 th century (Timbers (2008, 63) suggests circa 1905 for photograph RAHT CollectionAL932/19). The form of the trenches follows pre-First World War practice, though theycould easily date from the inter-war period. None of them appear to be the complexartillery trenches that were in use during the First World War (Brown and Field 2007).The cluster dug into the linear fortification, the few on the southern disturbed groundand those towards the northern end of the western boundary to the site are mostlyvisible by 1946 (RAF 106G/UK/1356 5097, 7309, 7310 02-APR-1946). The remainingtrenches may be obscured by tree cover or, in the case of those located to the southernend of the western boundary, are probably slightly later as this area appears to be undercultivation as an allotment or garden as late as 1951 (RAF 58/774 5004 21-AUG-1951).© ENGLISH HERITAGE3514 - 2009
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Page 4 and 5: CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1Background to
Page 6 and 7: Figure 1: The location of the surve
Page 8 and 9: PREVIOUS RESEARCHThe area has been
Page 10 and 11: Barrack Field at Woolwich, on which
Page 12 and 13: The Repository exercises have been
Page 14 and 15: tracks around the grounds and featu
Page 16 and 17: The arrival of the RotundaBy the en
Page 18: from 1820 by RW Lucas shows guns ar
Page 21 and 22: Figure 11: A photograph taken in 18
Page 23 and 24: Commissioned Officers, Royal Artill
Page 25 and 26: demonstrated by the coloured map dr
Page 27 and 28: the right to cut hay in the grounds
Page 29 and 30: of structures that are discussed in
Page 31 and 32: it may now appear perched on top of
Page 33 and 34: (Figure 22). The ditch appears to d
Page 35 and 36: particular detail. Photographs from
Page 37: to the Field Officers’ and Staff
Page 41 and 42: Figure 30: Zigzag trench which is s
Page 43 and 44: later addition and that the scarp i
Page 45 and 46: Later 20 th century training facili
Page 47 and 48: added to the Repository’s teachin
Page 49 and 50: METHODOLOGYTotal StationDetail was
Page 51 and 52: Maurice-Jones, RA 1959 The History
Page 53 and 54: 1 inch to 10 feet. Surveyed under d
Page 55 and 56: © ENGLISH HERITAGE 5114-2009Figure
Page 57 and 58: Figure 36B: 1867 survey by Lt. Col.
Page 59 and 60: © ENGLISH HERITAGE 5514-2009Figure
Page 61 and 62: ReferenceNumberDescriptionDirection
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