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Woolwich gets a kick up the Arsenal

By , Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman2009-07-10T00:00:00

New hard landscaping to the south of the A206. The change of paving surface indicates the original line of the arsenal’s wall.

Since the closure of its munitions factories, Woolwich has become one of the most deprived parts of London. But now Witherford Watson Mann’s public realm improvements are leading a major effort to turn the area around

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