Victoria House, Greenwich

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Victoria House, Greenwich on Shooter's Hill in Greenwich is the former officers mess' and living quarters for the Royal Army Medical Corps. It is a "Building of Local Architectural or Historic Interest".^[1]

Shooter's Hill is a district in South East London within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It borders the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north of Eltham and south of Woolwich. With a height of 132 metres (433 ft), it is the highest point in the Borough of Greenwich and one of the highest points in London. Shooter's Hill also gives its name to the A road which passes through east to west and is part of the A207 road, the A2 road, and also Watling Street.

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History

The building was constructed in the classical style in 1909.^[1] It became the officers' mess and living quarters for the Royal Army Medical Corps staff employed at the Royal Herbert Hospital.^[1] The Ministry of Defence sold the building as part of Project MoDEL in June 2013 and, although it was originally planned that the building would be converted into a 75 bedroom residential care home,^[2] the building is now being converted for use as the Primary School element of Greenwich Free School.^[3]

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Initially the Herbert Hospital, renamed in 1900, the Royal Herbert Hospital was built as a restorative facility for British veterans of the Crimean War, and remained a military hospital until 1977. It was situated in southeast London, on the south side of Woolwich Common, on the western slopes of Shooter's Hill, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Today the former hospital buildings form a residential development known as the Royal Herbert Pavilions.

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References

1 2 3 "Buildings of Local Architectural or Historic Interest 2015". Royal Borough of Greenwich. 2015. p. 74. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
↑ "Victoria House, Woolwich". VSM Estates. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
↑ "Free School in the Officers Mess". Shooter's Hill. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

Coordinates: 51°28′19″N0°03′14″E / 51.47190°N 0.05386°E / 51.47190; 0.05386

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[green-1] 1 2 3 "Buildings of Local Architectural or Historic Interest 2015". Royal Borough of Greenwich. 2015. p. 74. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[2] "Victoria House, Woolwich". VSM Estates. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

[3] "Free School in the Officers Mess". Shooter's Hill. Retrieved 30 August 2015.