Erection date: 1993
{On an accompanying plaque:}
Workers of Woolwich - Martin Williams
Commissioned and sponsored by British Rail Community Unit and University of Greenwich, assisted by London Borough of Greenwich.
1993
The mural depicts the activities carried out by workers at the former Royal Arsenal.
SE18, Woolwich New Road, Platform 1, Woolwich Arsenal Station
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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