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Dist:0.1km north<br/>The houses on Howarth Road were built as part of the Bostall Estate, which was constructed between 1900 and 1914 by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.3km north<br/>A style of housing popular between the wars. Whilst Blithdale Road is a pleasant enough road in most respects, it would appear that there are some dog owners hereabouts who would benefit from a little advice from the local Public Health department.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.6km west<br/>The foundations of the church date from around 960, while the red brick tower was completed in 1664. On 11 February 1907 an explosion in a magazine in the Chemical Research Department of the Woolwich Arsenal on Plumstead Marshes caused a further explosion of a gasometer causing much damage to surrounding property in Woolwich and Plumstead, including the Church. Fortunately no lives were lost in the explosion. The Church was restored, but also suffered further extensive damage during the Second World War, requiring more restoration work. The result is a hotch-potch of building styles and materials. Nonetheless the building is Grade II* listed. Today the Church claims to be the only place of Christian worship within its parish and serves a population of about 14,000. The Church's website is here http://www.frandrew.dircon.co.uk/
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.7km west<br/>Opposite St Nicholas Gardens at the top of St Nicholas Road is the Plume of Feathers Public House. To the east of the pub is a large garden that was used by visitors using the terminus that used to be beside the pub in front of the gardens. The west side entrance leads to the old stables as the Inn was a coach stop before trams.
©Ken Brown
Dist:0.7km west<br/>Diagonally across Plumstead High Street from St Nicholas Gardens is the Plume of Feathers public house. Dating back to the time before cars it still has a yard to the right hand side which was used for stables. The left side gardens were originally used by tourists and travellers as a rest stop. Directly opposite the pub is St Nicholas Road which leads to St Nicholas Church.
©Ken Brown
Dist:0.8km east<br/>The local Church of England has a large and active congregation. There is also a Catholic church just around the corner.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.8km south<br/>
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.8km north<br/>At the time of the photograph, the library and the attached parade of shops and attached flats were receiving a major refurbishment.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.8km south<br/>See [[871596]]
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.8km south<br/>Suggestions, on a postcard please, of the punishment to be meted out to those who commit this kind of outrage.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.8km east<br/>This path runs along the back of [[936105]] and is part of the London Cycle Network between Abbey Wood and Plumstead.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.9km east<br/>This public house is mentioned in a description of the hamlet of Abbey Wood in the late 1860s when it was one of the very few buildings. It is at the junction of Abbey Wood Road with Wilton Road. The A2041 Harrow Manorway flyover across the railway can be seen in the distance on the left. Various on-line pub guides describe the clientele of the pub as "local".
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.9km east<br/>
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.9km north<br/>Two of the blocks of flats on Panfield Road, viewed looking across Abbey Wood Park from Finchale Road.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.9km northeast<br/>This building is the main entrance to the station, and can be seen to the right of the train in Neil's [[141798]]. The station is currently the planned south-eastern terminus of the Crossrail project, and an image of the proposed re-design of the station can be found here http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/crossrail/crossrail7.html
©Nigel Cox

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