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Crayford's First World War
Crayford's First World War
Before the First World War
Crayford in the years leading up to the Great War was a town in decline. Armaments production at the town’s ...
Disaster 1916
During the night of Saturday, 2nd December 1916 the theatre was destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire was ...
Housing
In 1915 land to the north of the River Cray was used for a large housing development to alleviate the ...
The Opening Ceremony
The new hall was to be called “The Princesses Theatre” and the opening ceremony on Wednesday, 26th July 1916 was ...
The Princess Theatre
The Vickers management recognised that a large centre of entertainment was essential to maintain the morale of both the workers ...
The Rodney Hut
At the start of the First World War Crayford’s meagre housing stock was overwhelmed by the demand for accommodation by ...
Transport
With a very large workforce spread over a wide area getting the workers to and from Crayford was a problem. ...
Vickers During the First World War
At the start of the War the Vickers factory at Erith was responsible for the design and manufacture of the ...
Histories
Online exhibition: Alcock and Brown
Wilfred Salmon: Online exhibition
Archives and artefacts
Online exhibition: Sir Cloudseley Shovell
History of Vickers Crayford
Crayford: A Magnificent Town and Its Flying Machines
History of Swaislands
The Fabric of our Town: Online Exhibition
Crayford's First World War
William White's War
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