▁W ool wich ▁Church ▁Street , ▁a ▁late ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁guard ▁house ▁and ▁police ▁office ▁with ▁ne oc lass ical ▁features ▁stand ▁alongside ▁the ▁former ▁dock yard ▁gates . ▁Near by , ▁the ▁former ▁dock yard ▁administration ▁building ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁C lock house ▁Community ▁Centre ; ▁it ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 8 - 8 4 . ▁Cl oser ▁to ▁the ▁river , ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁closed ▁off ▁do cks ▁have ▁been ▁preserved ▁( and ▁partly ▁re built ) ▁as ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁marine ▁significance . ▁Two ▁ship building ▁sli ps ▁have ▁also ▁surv ived , ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁M ast ▁Qu ay ▁a partment ▁blocks , ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁ant ique ▁guns ▁have ▁been ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁qu ays ide ▁where ▁a ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁gun ▁battery ▁formerly ▁stood . ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁industrial ▁buildings ▁include ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁factory ▁wall ▁along ▁W ool wich ▁Church ▁Street ▁and ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Ste am ▁Factory ▁with ▁its ▁prominent ▁chim ney ▁nearby . ▁The ▁original ▁factory ▁building ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁still ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁R ust on ▁Road , ▁although ▁only ▁at ▁around ▁two - third s ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁length ▁of ▁. ▁When ▁built , ▁it ▁hous ed ▁a ▁complex ▁of ▁bo iler ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁found ry , ▁fitting ▁sh ops ▁and ▁ere ct ing ▁sh ops ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁assembly ▁of ▁marine ▁steam