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The left hand shot3 is the County Court in Burney Street. Taken in the 1930s. The 2nd is a modern day (2008) equivalent. The third shot is a stunning view on the damage done by the V1 bomb on 27 June 1944. If you compare the 1st and 3rd shots you can see that at least four houses in the left hand terrace were absolutely flattened by the bomb. It must have cause serious loss of life. You can also see the destruction to the backs of the houses on Gloucester Circus. What's also interesting is the terrace to the right of County Hall. This is the only picture I've found of this old terrace. Visually the County Hall doesn't look that badly damaged - well other than the loss of the roof.
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The terrace to the right of the county court is staggered or stepped as can be seen on the bomb photo. The buildings shown here on the 1869 plan are not staggered. Following the construction of the Greenwich Park Railway they were rebuilt and are shown staggered on the town plan of 1895 with the entrance to all four buildings being alongside the court house. The bridge parapet visible at the bottom of the large bomb damage photo was the parapet opposite that still partially remaining on the other side of Burney Street.
Greenwich Police Station stands on the site of these terraced buildings and the railway, while the police station yard covers the site of further staggered terraced buildings which faced Royal Hill.