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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]

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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]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

51°28′19″N 0°03′14″E / 51.47190°N 0.05386°E / 51.47190; 0.05386

[green-1] "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.

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