Erection date: 30/7/2001
Cambridge Barracks gate house
Officially opened on Monday 30th July 2001 by the Worshipful The Mayor Councillor Terry Malone.
Greenwich Council in association with Woolwich Development Agency.
The plaque is silent on what exactly was 'opened' in 2001. Perhaps a new use for the gate house had been devised.
Site: Cambridge Barracks gate house (1 memorial)
SE18, Frances Street
It is very difficult to get a long shot of the plaque. In our photo it can just be seen between the second and third pillars, above the cannons.
This shows that the Barracks consisted of a quadrangle, about 4 times the size of the garden now there, surrounded on all sides by buildings. What remains is the central gate house with its clock tower (to the right of our photo) flanked by two pavilions, one of which bears the plaque.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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