Kings Arms, Woolwich Explained

Kings Arms, Woolwich
Map Type:United Kingdom London Greenwich#London
Map Dot Label:Kings Arms
Address:Woolwich
Location City:London
Location Country:England
Coordinates:51.4874°N 0.0561°W
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The Kings Arms was a public house in Woolwich in southeast London. Standing at 1 Frances Street to the south of Woolwich Dockyard and the Royal Marine Barracks, and northwest of the Royal Artillery Barracks, it was built in the 19th century. In the 1881 census it is listed as the Kings Arms Hotel. The pub was bombed by the IRA in 1974, killing two people.

Woolwich pub bombing

See main article: Woolwich pub bombing. The pub was bombed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in 1974, with two deaths.

Redevelopment

On 17 April 2018, P2P Residential Limited obtained full planning permission to demolish the pub and redevelop it as 19 residential units, nine parking spaces and a replacement pub across the ground floor and basement.[1]

Similar plans had been proposed in 2013;[2] permission was granted in 2015 for 12 residential units and a pub, but the then owner did not implement the consent. The pub was demolished for redevelopment in 2020.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bull. Tom. Kings Arms pub in Woolwich bombed by IRA to be knocked down. 18 April 2018. News Shopper. 17 April 2018.
  2. News: Chandler. Mark. Woolwich King's Arms pub, once bombed by IRA, to be demolished. 18 April 2018. News Shopper. 10 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Woolwich pub the King's Arms almost gone. Murky Depths . 9 May 2020 . 15 July 2020.