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Dwarfs for Queens
At last it’s open. Yet another secret garden of Greenwich is revealed. I took these photos just a couple of weeks ago on the first official day of opening for what we must now call The Queen’s Orchard...
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Enderby Steps
Look like they’ve been here forever, don’t they? In fact the first thing I thought of when I saw the steps at Enderby Wharf on the west side of the Thames Path was the crazy coastal rock carvings by...
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Then and Now (9)
Haven’t had one of these for ages. This is the rustic fountain near the top of Lovers Walk in Greenwich park. I don’t know exactly when the photo was taken but this cars was sent on February 12th,...
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The Case of the Missing Paintings
Folks, I’m back. Not sure how long for, but hey, I’ll do my best while I’m around. I’m starting today with an odd request from an Australian sports historian, James Brear: James asks This is a long...
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Pigsty Alley
How fab is this? The newest sign in Greenwich is a revival of an 18th Century name for what remains of a ancient thoroughfare. David, who sent me the photo, tells me that the alley, which runs between...
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Angerstein Railway
On this blusteriest of days for some time, let this photo be a little reminder that it’s an ill wind that blows no one any good. Back in 2010, after a not-entirely-ill blast, the fence had blown down...
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Any Old Iron (2)
Here’s an odd one… A couple of years ago Roger asked about a strange-sounding house on Shooters Hill Road that had a load of old cars and a steam traction engine mouldering in the front yard. He...
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Greenwich’s Heritage Wall
This, folks, is a Heritage Wall. No, I don’t know what makes a heritage wall either, but whatever they are, this is one. Mark and I have been wondering if this means it might enjoy some level of...
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The Man in the Moon Murder
The Man in the Moon by Stephen Craven Many moons ago we were discussing the Man in the Moon, a former pub on Old Woolwich Road now converted into flats. Someone mentioned that there had been a murder...
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Two saved projects, one pending…
There’s been a lot of bad stuff gone on while I’ve had my eye off the Greenwich Time Ball, but it’s not all horrors. Two projects especially, that we discussed at length over the years, have come to...
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