Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, Kent sleeping Interior view of Holborn Theatre

Interior view of Holborn Theatre Royal

Henrietta Maria de Bourbon (1609-1669) married King Charles I of England in 1625

The photograph shows the street impassable with rubble and other debris following the German air raid of 10-11 May

The York and Lancaster Towers date from this time

The Grand Central and Egyptian Saloons

Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, Kent sleeping Interior view of Holborn TheatreRoyal Arsenal, Woolwich, Kent, 1841. View showing soldiers and civilians examining cannon balls. Established in the late 17th century, Woolwich Arsenal was named the Royal Arsenal by George III in 1805. At the height of its munitions output during World War I the Arsenal covered about 1300 acres and employed some 80,000 workers.