Memory From Woolwich

Derek1952

Sorting out a few old photos found this one.The Auto Stacker in Beresford Street.

Starinnaddick

The white elephant, opened by Princess Margaret, which never functioned properly and was soon scrapped .
I wonder how much it cost ?

cherryorchard

Apparently £100,000 to build in 1961 and £60,000 to demolish it in 1962.

Starinnaddick said:

The white elephant, opened by Princess Margaret, which never functioned properly and was soon scrapped .
I wonder how much it cost ?

i_b_b_o_r_g

cherryorchard said:

Apparently £100,000 to build in 1961 and £60,000 to demolish it in 1962.

Starinnaddick said:

The white elephant, opened by Princess Margaret, which never functioned properly and was soon scrapped .
I wonder how much it cost ?

and I always thought the Greenwich Tent was a waste of money

Jarman

Worth following 'Historic Woolwich' on facebook.
Some cracking old photos on there.

Starinnaddick

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

cherryorchard said:

Apparently £100,000 to build in 1961 and £60,000 to demolish it in 1962.

Starinnaddick said:

The white elephant, opened by Princess Margaret, which never functioned properly and was soon scrapped .
I wonder how much it cost ?

and I always thought the Greenwich Tent was a waste of money

So in todays money about 1.5 million to build and just under 1 million to demolish