This building was actually the second town hall built for Woolwich. A couple of years earlier the board of works had built a very similar building just a few yards further up the road... just beyond the site of the old Library. As soon as this first building was complete it was bought by the newly formed Metropolitan police. The council made a good profit on the sale and immediately built themselves a new town hall as shown in this picture . copyright Chris Mansfield
disused side entrance of marks & Spencer copyright Chris Mansfield
looking up from Powis street copyright Chris Mansfield t
