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Oct 14, 2024 · Greenwich became one of the head-quarters of the Huguenot refugees, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes; and in London Street was, in the reigns of James II. and William III., a chapel for their use.
Oct 18, 2024 · On the third of November 1642, three companies of foot, and a troop of horse, were sent by the Parliament at night, to search the palace and town of Greenwich for concealed arms; they found only a few two-handed broad-swords without scabbards .
3 days ago · The extent of the royal palace may still be traced, by the names of several streets and places in the town of Greenwich, called in the old parish books, the King's House and Barne, King's-barnes, Queen's-barnes, King's mews, Queen'smews, the Court, the Palace, and the Palace yard.
Oct 10, 2024 · Greenwich is the UK's centre of maritime heritage. In 1954, The Cutty Sark, a tea clipper preserved as a museum ship, was moved to dry dock in Greenwich; ever since she has been a popular tourist attraction.
Oct 23, 2024 · Of the earlier building a vaulted undercroft of early 16th-century date survives under the N.E. or Queen Anne Block. The Tudor palace had become much dilapidated by the date of the Restoration, and in 1662 its demolition was begun and the foundations of a new palace were laid.
Oct 26, 2024 · North Greenwich and Cubitt Town Station In 1874 the western end of the estate, including houses in Manchester Road and Johnson Street, was acquired by the London and Blackwall Railway Company for the Millwall Extension Railway.
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4 days ago · In 1889 the present-day boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham were incorporated into the new administrative county of London, and in 1965 the boroughs of Bexley and Bromley became part of the metropolitan county of Greater London as well.
