Zoom Workshop: A Woolwich Arsenal Place and Paper Study with David Cufley

Please log in a few minutes early, ready for the 14.30 start.

This is an interactive workshop using documents left by Ray Fordham.

Ray left a number of documents and databases that he had rescued from the Arsenal when it closed. The final collection we have received are a number of documents and maps relating to the bombing casualties of WW2. Among the files are lists of names without date or source, but they give addresses within the Arsenal boundary.

The idea of this workshop is to discover the sources that may provide more information as to who these people were and what happened to them.

The files also contain a number of lists of the bombs that fell on the Arsenal and the surrounding borough and parishes. The names and location of these casualties will eventually become databases on our web site.

During the workshop these lists will be compared with the names on the address lists.

As this period 1939 – 45 is difficult to research a record of the sources discovered will be produced to help other members of the society in their research.

Handouts for the workshop are:-

1) Article on ‘Police W. D. Constabulary (prior to 1967)’

2) Map of the Woolwich Parish area of Arsenal (undated)

3) Personnel living in married quarters (undated)

4) Officers' quarters (undated)

5) Street No 5 (undated)

6) Police quarters Harrow Manorway (undated

Numbers are restricted to enable all participants to ask questions, share knowledge and engage with other members.

Please reserve a place with workshop.booking@nwkfhs.org.uk including the event, title and date together with your name and membership number.

Workshop leaders freely give their time, but a donation via the web shop is appreciated.  https://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/shop/nwkfhs-shop/services/society-donation