New homes in south-east London: Shooters Hill converted military training school has 328 flats and an army-style fitness trail

Dating back to 1741, Churchill and Kitchener trained on this 21-acre site which is now a self-contained conservation area where new homes have double-height living spaces, galleried windows and tall windows.

Grand new homes: The Academy in Shooters Hill

David Spittles8 April 2019

The Academy is a grand presence in leafy Shooters Hill, between Blackheath and Woolwich in south-east London.

Dating back to 1741, the listed 21-acre site was a military training school for commissioned officers including Churchill and Kitchener, but closed after the Second World War when facilities transferred to Sandhurst.

Designed in a grand baronial style, the heritage buildings include a central tower with domed turrets, a chapel, lodges, officers’ mess and cadets’ quarters.

The final phase of homes at the restored estate has now been unveiled.

From £425,000: the final phase of homes in the Central Parade at The Academy, Woolwich, with double-height living spaces

The Academy offers 328 homes, including new-build blocks, and is a self-contained conservation area with courtyards, quadrangles, a parade ground and England’s oldest cricket pitch.

The grounds also have an Army-style fitness trail and play park, while the Great Hall combines a library and residents club.

The homes for sale form part of the Central Parade, with double-height living spaces, galleried bedrooms, coffered ceilings and tall windows.

One flat has listed bookcases and an original stone fireplace, plus extra accommodation in a hexagonal turret accessed via a spiral staircase.

Prices from £425,000 to £799,000. Call 020 8104 1116.