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Figure 28: L-shaped trench located at the western side of the stream in the southern halfof the survey area. The trench is probably mid-20 th century in date. Photograph: SarahNewsome 2008 © English HeritageFigure 29: Cadets digging trenches in the Repository grounds at the western side of the smallponds some time in the early 20 th century. Photograph taken looking north-west. Courtesy ofthe Royal Artillery Historical Trust (RAHT AL27/64)© ENGLISH HERITAGE3614 - 2009
Figure 30: Zigzag trench which is still visible as an earthwork in the same general area asFigure 29. Photograph: Sarah Newsome 2008 © English HeritageDispersed storageAlongside the modern footpath between the largest pond and the assault course thelocations of four or possibly five small buildings were identified as much disturbedrectangular hollows roughly 4m in width dug into the hill slope (Figure 35; 38). In one ofthe hollows part of a concrete plinth was noted. Aerial photographs from 1945 and 1946show small nissen-type huts in these locations (RAF 106G/UK/916 6182 11-OCT-1945;RAF 106G/UK/1356 5080 02-APR-1946). Though one of the buildings appears to dateto the mid-19 th century (above), the rest of the huts probably represent some form ofdispersed storage within the woodland, perhaps of flammable materials that need to bestored away from the main military buildings in case of a direct hit during a bombing raid.The aerial photographs also show two low, flat roofed huts located parallel to the northwesternboundary to the site (RAF 106G/UK/916 6183 11-OCT-1945), situated on anearthwork terrace that runs parallel to the wall and is probably of earlier date. Thesebuildings were removed by May 1947 which suggests they may also have had a SecondWorld War function, becoming redundant at the end of the hostilities.Allotments or gardensIn a well-defined area to the west of the watercourse at the southern end of the sitea number of very slight linear banks and scarps were recorded (Figure 35, 38) whichseem to form small square or rectangular enclosures in the order of 10m in width andof varying length. In the late 19 th century the northern end of this area was used as apiggery (Figure 36B) some of the scarps may relate this small building which was located© ENGLISH HERITAGE3714 - 2009
Page 2 and 3: Research Department Report Series14
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 and 38: to the Field Officers’ and Staff
Page 39: A structure related to the drainage
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
Page 63: © ENGLISH HERITAGE 5914-2009AL27/6

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