He was asked to show by what right he claimed sundry liberties and free warren on the manor of Plumstead amongst others.

For reasons that remain unclear, King Edward III exempted the men and tenants of the manor of Plumstead from providing four men from the borough for the sheriff as was the requirement elsewhere.

Plumstead is a multi cultural area with large Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities, in similarity to local areas such as Woolwich and Thamesmead.

Plumstead expanded rapidly in the 1880s with housing developed for workers at the Royal Arsenal ; two-up two-down terraced housing was common in the area close to the river and the Arsenal, whereas larger and smarter properties were developed uphill from the Thames, around Plumstead Common.

On 16 September Canning received the news with relief and excitement: " Did I not tell you we would save Plumstead from bombardment?

There are five tunnelled sections, each with an internal diameter of ( compared with the for the deep-tube Victoria line ), totalling 21 km in length: a 6. 4 km tunnel from Royal Oak to Farringdon ; an 8. 3 km tunnel from Limmo Peninsula to Farringdon ; a 2. 7 km tunnel from Pudding Mill Lane to Stepney Green ; a 2. 6 km tunnel from Plumstead to North Woolwich ( Thames tunnel section ); and a 0. 9 km tunnel from Limmo Peninsula ( Royal Docks ) to Victoria Dock portal which will re-use the Pudding Mill-Stepney tunnelling machines.

In late 1968 the Plumstead works at Burrage Grove, where engines from the Wolverhampton plant and frames from the Manchester plant were assembled into complete machines, were presented with a Greater London Council compulsory purchase order.

He was for some time occupied with draining Plumstead marshes, for which object various acts of Parliament were passed at this time.

The station then moved to Basildon Road on the outskirts of Plumstead, sharing its premises with sister station South London Radio 107. 3.

Despite the geography of South London Radio's coverage area, the station operated out of studios on Basildon Road on the outskirts of Plumstead, sharing its premises with sister station Time 106. 8.

The sale of Milestone's London assets to the Sunrise Radio Group in February 2004 saw Fusion rebranded as Time 107. 3, under the directorship of former Ten-17 FM and Dream 107. 7 chief Gary Mulligan, with the intention to temporarily move the operation into office space at the group's existing site in Plumstead, facilitating programming-sharing, which formed a significant part of the two stations ' output for several months.

He instituted legal actions that ensured protection of Hampstead Heath, and Berkhamsted, Plumstead, Wimbledon and Tooting commons and other open spaces threatened with enclosure.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, and as a consequence of changes to ward boundaries, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that part of Plumstead ward be transferred from Eltham to the constituency of Erith and Thamesmead ; that parts of Glyndon ward and Woolwich Common ward be transferred from Eltham to Greenwich and Woolwich ; and that parts of Middle Park and Sutcliffe ward, Eltham West ward and Kidbrooke with Hornfair ward be transferred from Greenwich and Woolwich to Eltham.

* The song was parodied in The Two Ronnies skit The Plumstead Ladies ' Male Voice Choir, with funny verses such as: " Her old man, next to you / Needs a damn good talking to / Knick-knack, paddy-whack, now she's in the club / He's off boozing down the pub "; and " This old man, he played nine / He's as bad as your's or mine / Dick, Jack, Harry, Mack, Trevor, Doug or Mike / All old men are all alike.

Bexleyheath closed in 1986, with work moved to Plumstead, Catford, and Sidcup garages, although it re-opened in 1988 under the guise of Bexleybus, a unit set up by London Buses under de-regulation, and had a large and varied allocation from Iveco / Robin Hood's & MCW Metroriders to NC Olympians & Fleetlines.

Lora de Ros, lady of Horton, gave her right to two carucates of land and of woods in Plumstead to the abbot, Thomas, in return for the rights of her and her heirs to partake of prayers performed in the church during 1287.

The county seat remained in DeWitt Township until December 1857 when it was moved to Plumstead Hall, in the village of St. Johns, until a new courthouse could be built.

The county seat remained in DeWitt Township until December 1857 when it was moved to Plumstead Hall, in the village of St. Johns, until a new courthouse could be built.

This action separated what remained of the Royal Arsenal, some, into two sites: Royal Arsenal West, at Woolwich ; and, Royal Arsenal East, at Plumstead, approached via Griffin Manor Way.

Plumstead is a district of south London, England, located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich which is historicaly part of the County of Kent.

The old Frog Island area was then sold off and a relocated Plumstead Bus Garage was built on part of this site.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, and as a consequence of changes to ward boundaries, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that parts of Glyndon ward and Colyers ward be transferred from Erith and Thamesmead to the constituencies of Greenwich and Woolwich and Bexleyheath and Crayford respectively ; that part of Plumstead ward be transferred to Erith and Thamesmead from Eltham ; and that parts of Lesnes Abbey ward, Nothumberland Heath ward and Erith ward be transferred to Erith and Thamesmead from Bexleyheath and Crayford.

The first meeting between the two sides was a friendly on November 19, 1887, when Arsenal were located in Plumstead ( then part of Kent but now in Greater London ), and known as Royal Arsenal.

By 1273 Nicholas de Spina was elected abbot of the monastery and by the following year he was receiving eleven pounds from Plumstead residents.

By the time of Richard II of England the taxes from Plumstead were valued at 69 pounds, 10 shillings and sixpence, and Henry VI of England reconfirmed the liberties and rights of the monastery.

In 1900 Woolwich, Eltham and Plumstead became the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich until the current Borough of Greenwich came into being in April 1965 following implementation of the London Government Act 1963 and subsequently became Royal Borough in the Queen's jubilee year, 2012.

It was the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe until the 2009 discovery of a 6, 000-year-old trackway in Plumstead, a suburb of London near Belmarsh Prison.

This dating led to claims that the Sweet Track was the oldest roadway in the world, until the discovery in 2009 of a 6, 000 year-old trackway in Plumstead, near Belmarsh prison.

However, a proper rivalry between the two teams did not begin until 1913, when Arsenal moved from the Manor Ground, Plumstead to Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, just four miles from Tottenham's White Hart Lane ; by doing so, they became Tottenham's nearest neighbours and thus began a natural local rivalry.

When Crossrail is built the rail line will drop below the surface and continue north and west under Woolwich to begin its journey under the river Thames in a way that serves the Isle of Dogs and the ExCeL exhibition centre, then the railway's tracks are likely to emerge from a tunnel beneath the River Thames at Plumstead sidings.

* Plumstead Common Environment Group-A group of local Plumstead Common residents who are concerned about the natural environment of Plumstead Common and its environs, and do a range of work to improve and preserve the area's beauty, local character and history.

The Royal Arsenal greatly expanded its area eastwards outside its brick boundary wall onto the Plumstead Marshes.

Fusion Radio Holdings were purchased by the Milestone Group in April 2003, taking control of the former's similarly named Fusion 107. 9 station in Oxford, and adding a second operation to its portfolio of London-based radio stations-the first being Time 106. 8, operating from studios in Plumstead.

In December 2005, Roy Dupuis completed filming That Beautiful Somewhere, based on the 1992 novel Loon, by Bill Plumstead its executive producer, and both set and filmed on location in North Bay, Ontario.

Married to Susan Harding, he has three sons ( Charles James, Henry, and Samuel ) and two daughters ( Florinda and Griselda ) and lives at Plumstead Episcopi.

In 1968, Scott joined Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan in forming a theatrical production company called " The Plumstead Playhouse ".

The original stadium was built in 1913, when Woolwich Arsenal moved from the Manor Ground in Plumstead, South East London to Highbury, leasing the recreation fields of St John's College of Divinity for £ 20, 000.

:" Last season when Stoke played Arsenal at Plumstead, I watched the Reds swoop down on Roose like a whirlwind.

Houses in Plumstead were compulsorily purchased but the plans fell through.

There were plans for the Docklands Light Railway to be extended to Plumstead Railway Station.

From 1999-2002 there were semi-fast trains starting from Plumstead

Jacqui Blake and Carrie Askew were best friends at a secondary school for girls in Plumstead, United Kingdom, called Plumstead Manor.