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London Open House at Firepower and The Royal Arsenal
Saturday 18th until Sunday 19th Sep 2010
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This weekend gives a chance to have a rare glimpse inside the Royal Arsenal's historic Old Royal Military Academy where history was taught and made.This Grade II* listed building (1716-20) is attributed to Nicholas Hawksmoor and was commissioned by the Board of Ordnance. It was the birthplace of the Royal Artillery and one of first military academies
of Europe.The British army officer training system is world-famous. Now based at Sandhurst, for its first 84 years the Royal Military Academy (RMA) was based in Hawksmoor's building in the Royal Arsenal.The Academy took in the first cadets in 1721 then in 1741 the Academy was put on a firmer basis with a Royal Warrant and in 1746 was granted a Royal Charter by King George II.In 1805, the cadets were first moved into a converted workshop, and the RMA Woolwich became known to generations of officers as "The Shop", giving the English language the expression "talking shop".The traditions begun and standards set in the Old Royal Military Academy in Woolwich in the 18th Century are carried through to today as the core values of military education and standards in Britain and in many other countries.PLEASE NOTE THAT ADMISSION TO THE ACADEMY IS FREE OVER THIS WEEKEND.
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