Description and History of Site:-
Two iron shipsheds of 1844 are the only surviving structures. Except for the shipsheds the site was cleared in the 2000s. The gate piers on Grove Street (NGR TQ 36693 78242) also remain. Plans for housing developments on the site are currently (2020) proposed. Deptford Dockyard built for Henry 8th's Navy. Following closure the Yard was acquired by the City of London and used as the Foreign cattle Market from 1871. The market closed in 1913 and the site was acquired for the WW1 effort. Post W11, it became an import dock for newsprint and was called Convoys Wharf or Olympia warehouse.

Further Reading and References:-
• Hawkins D. and Butler C The iron slip cover roofs of Deptford and Woolwich Royal Dockyards 1844-1855 London's Industrial Archaeology 13, 2015 pp42-61 GLIAS
• Docklands History Survey, Greater London Council Historic Buildings Division 1984, ISBN 978-0716813293.

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Key Words :- Naval dockyard shipshed

Viewing the Site :- Prince St, or from boat on Thames

Address :- Prince St, Deptford, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 36995 78174
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.485931 , Long -0.028341
Local Authority :- Lewisham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1213012, 1358998,
Site Condition :- Site conserved but not normally open to the public
Site Dates :- 1513 - 1869
Record Date :- 16 February 2020

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