▁did ▁the ▁work force , ▁and ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 0 s ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁ships ▁launched ▁from ▁W ool wich ▁than ▁from ▁any ▁other ▁English ▁yard . ▁Many ▁buildings ▁were ▁built ▁( or ▁re built ) ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁now ▁mostly ▁in ▁brick . ▁On ▁newly - ac quired ▁and ▁rec laimed ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁three ▁new ▁sli ps ▁were ▁built ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁m ast ▁p ond ▁was ▁created , ▁along ▁with ▁adjacent ▁m ast ▁houses ▁and ▁boat ▁sh eds ; ▁a ▁size able ▁rig ging ▁house ▁was ▁also ▁built ▁here . ▁Al ong side ▁the ▁Great ▁Store house ▁an ▁equally ▁large ▁building , ▁housing ▁both ▁a ▁sail ▁lo ft ▁and ▁a ▁m ould ▁lo ft , ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁land ▁acquired ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁enabled ▁a ▁new ▁terra ce ▁of ▁officers ' ▁houses ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁yard ▁was ▁further ▁expanded ▁west wards ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s , ▁again ▁almost ▁dou bling ▁in ▁size . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁expanded ▁dock yard ▁was ▁preserved ▁as ▁open ▁ground ▁for ▁storage ▁of ▁tim ber , ▁with ▁rows ▁of ▁wooden ▁season ing ▁sh eds ; ▁as ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁ships ▁were ▁growing ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁number , ▁more ▁raw ▁materials ▁were ▁needed ▁across ▁the ▁Royal ▁D ock y ards . ▁Two ▁new ▁m ast ▁p onds