Victoria House on Shooters Hill Road stripped back during conversion work
A part of south east London’s military history is currenty undergoing conversion with part of the structure demolished.
This is Victoria House at the junction of Shooters Hill Road and Academy Road which is set to become a care home.
Dating from 1909 it was once an officers mess and living quarters for the Royal Army Medical Corps. Over the road sits the Grade II-listed former Royal Herbert Hospital.
Photos above showing the façade of Victoria House were taken a couple of months ago with the intention of writing up what’s happening but as often happens, other issues took precedence.
Until more plans popped up recently. Nothing too interesting (matters such as refuse and recycling appeared this week) but it did remind me of the site’s change.
Site history
According to Greenwich Council’s planning site plans for a care home on site first date back to 2008. The Ministry of Defence sold the site in 2013 and following no progress with the care home proposal it became a temporary home for Greenwich Free School.
The latest care home plan was approved in April 2025, with 72 rooms due on site. This extensive application covers the proposal.
Victoria House is seeing “retention of the existing front façade and gable ends and partial demolition and three-storey extension of the rear façade”.
Render showing how the building will appear upon completion show a faithful restoration on the exterior.
The applicants were BGF5 (Greenwich) LLP and Greensleeves Care.
