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Tram Terminus, Abbey Wood, c. 1908
Parts of Abbey Wood are in the Borough of Bexley

Tram Terminus, Abbey Wood, c. 1908

  

The tram route to Abbey Wood opened in 1908, taking the London County Council tram service right to the boundary of the County of Kent.

The new service was a great advantage for Abbey Wood residents who worked in Woolwich, but a mixed blessing at bank Holidays when crowds poured into Abbey Wood on special cheap tickets to enjoy the woods and the heath.

Locals complained of the damage caused by these one day visitors.
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Images of Abbey Wood
 
Knee Hill, Abbey Wood, Bostall, Bexley, c.1920
Knee Hill,
Abbey Wood, c.1920
 
Aerial View of Abbey Wood and Plumstead Marshes, c.1960
Aerial View of
Abbey Wood and
Plumstead Marshes, c.1960
 
Wilton Road and Abbey Wood Station, Abbey Wood, 2002
Wilton Road and
Abbey Wood Station,
Abbey Wood, 2002
 
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