What is recorded here
This yellow commemorative plaque records: The Royal Brass Foundry 1717 Attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. Following an explosion at Bagley's Foundry at Moorfields in 1716 which killed 17 people, The Board of Ordnance decided to build its own foundry at Woolwich. Guns for Government service were cast here until с 1870. Recorded plaque organisation: ROYAL ARSENAL RIVERSIDE EXPLORE.
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- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alan Hughes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Anstiss, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ministry of Defence photo, Wikimedia Commons · OGL v1.0
- Kleon3, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mike Faherty, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Malc McDonald, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Des Blenkinsopp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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