▁storing ▁can n ons ▁and ▁other ▁large ▁guns . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁' The ▁Warren ', ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁the ▁W ool wich ▁Royal ▁Ar sen al . ▁The ▁Or dn ance ▁Office ▁with d rew ▁from ▁Gun ▁Wh arf ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁Ro pe yard ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁wh arf ▁and ▁its ▁associated ▁store h ouses ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁Ro pe yard ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 7 0 s ▁the ▁Crown ▁established ▁a ▁naval ▁Ro pe yard ▁in ▁W ool wich , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁To o ▁long ▁to ▁fit ▁within ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁the ▁D ock yard , ▁its ▁parallel ▁sh eds ▁lay ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁present - day ▁Ber es ford ▁Street . ▁As ▁first ▁built ▁it ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁ 6 0 0 ft ▁' c able ▁house ' ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sh eds ▁accommod ating ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁ro pe - making ▁process . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 5 - 7 ▁the ▁ro pe yard ▁was ▁largely ▁re built , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Edmund ▁Dum mer ; ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁it ▁included ▁a ▁double - ro pe walk , ▁ 1 0 6 1 ft ▁long , ▁a ▁parallel ▁single - ro pe walk ▁of ▁similar ▁length , ▁a ▁brick ▁store house ▁with ▁a ▁clock