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Short Notes:
Royal naval history
dating back to 1512, when Henry VIII established a royal dockyard
and laid foundations of
England
's navy
Site known as Woolwich Warren because of
large numbers of rabbits - name survives in
Warren Lane
New riverside park, opened this year, on a
site once so secret that it never appeared on maps - superb views of
Dome and
Canary
Wharf
Museum of the Royal Artillery.
Thames
Barrier - a 20th century
engineering triumph
Woolwich Ferry - linking east and
south-east
London
since the 14th century
and still carrying vehicles and passengers free of charge
Royal Artillery barracks, including parade
ground with superb Georgian façade
Town centre market granted charter in 1620
Founding home in
Powis Street
of the Royal Arsenal
Cooperative Society
Maritime Greenwich
Maritime
Greenwich
: a World Heritage Site
Royal
Park
, dating from 1433,
remodelled in 1660s, and still retaining many features (and trees)
from that date
Royal Observatory, designed by Sir
Christopher Wren, and the home of the Prime Meridian – the place
from which the world measures time
Stunning river-front architecture of the
Old
Royal
Naval
College
, close to the elegant
Inigo Jones-designed
Queens
House, and
National
Maritime
Museum
Cutty
Sark
and Gipsy Moth IV -
vessels in dry dock
Town centre containing late Georgian shops,
popular arts/crafts market (operating as a market since 1730s) and
riverside pubs
Church dedicated to St Alfege, murdered in
Greenwich
in 1012
World's only museum dedicated to the
history and art of fan-making
Tavern and chop-house of 17th century
coaching inn - still a popular restaurant.
Tudor Eltham
Great Hall of
Eltham
Palace
- home to 'the princes in the Tower', and
much-visited by Shakespeare. The Hall has been recently restored,
along with the adjacent art deco home of the Courtauld family, and
opened to the public. The grounds offer stunning views across to
London
and the
Kent
countryside
Blackheath
Site of the Poll Tax
rebels' 1381 confrontation with Richard II
One of
London
's few surviving 1840s railway stations
The Paragon - superb Georgian collonaded
terrace
Listed examples of modernist residential
architecture
Chinese-inspired Pagoda house, dating from
1760
Blackheath Halls -
London
's first purpose-built
concert hall (still going strong)
Deptford
Site of a Royal Shipyard, founded by King
Henry VIII. Famous sailors such as Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh
and Captain Cook all sailed from Deptford on their voyages of
discovery.
The Shipwright's Palace
- originally a receiving house for royalty such as Queen Elizabeth I
and Charles II and all that remains of the Royal Dockyard.
Albury Street
- popular legend has it
that Nelson and Lady Hamilton were once residents in one of these
fine houses
London
's first and oldest
working railway station
Grave of Christopher Marlowe, the Elizabethan dramatist, in St
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