▁s ited ▁east ▁of ▁Bell ▁Water ▁Gate ▁( where ▁there ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁car ▁park ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Water front ▁Le is ure ▁Centre ). ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁W ool wich ▁D ock yard ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Great ▁Harry ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 5 ; ▁when ▁the ▁dock yard ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁new , ▁permanent ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 0 s , ▁the ▁old ▁wh arf , ▁c rane ▁and ▁store house ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁over ▁to ▁storage ▁of ▁heavy ▁ord n ance ▁and ▁other ▁items . ▁Gun ▁carriage ▁repair ▁was ▁also ▁undert aken ▁on ▁site . ▁Later , ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Gun ▁Wh arf ▁was ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁nearby ▁Royal ▁Ro pe yard , ▁which ▁maintained ▁a ▁store house ▁there ▁for ▁h emp ▁and ▁other ▁materials . ▁The ▁wh arf ▁and ▁its ▁buildings ▁were ▁improved ▁and ▁re built ▁at ▁regular ▁points ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries ; ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁a ▁large ▁new ▁brick ▁store house ▁was ▁provided ▁" to ▁l odge ▁ships ' ▁carri ages ▁in ". ▁ ▁The ▁wh arf ▁was ▁still ▁subject ▁to ▁frequent ▁flo oding , ▁however , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 5 0 s ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁open ▁land ▁at ▁Tower ▁Place , ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Gun ▁Wh arf , ▁as ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁prov ing ▁and