Woolwich on the rise

1st May 2015

The Standard’s Anthea Masey examines how Woolwich has evolved over the years, having benefited from recent regeneration efforts and the buzz forming around the upcoming launch of Crossrail. The town’s new residential quarter, Royal Arsenal Riverside, a £1.2bn scheme which comprises of over 2,000 homes, with 3,000 more in the pipeline, has recently helped attract a new wave of buyers. Woolwich is especially popular with buy-to-let investors, due to its reasonable prices and strengthening travel links. Ms Masey looks at the area’s history, its schools, shops and restaurants, museums and new developments springing up about town – such as the five new blocks of penthouses built at Cannon Square, above the new Crossrail station.

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