Greenwich Collection (page 4)

Threshing chestnuts trees in Greenwich Park 1857
Yearly tradition, for three weeks young youths poured into Greenwich Park, London to collect conkers. Climbing up chestnut trees, even using ladders to reach their prize

Greenwich Observatory - Great Equatorial 1861
The Great Equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. Date: 1861

WILLIAM HUNTER, NAVAL
WILLIAM HUNTER Lieutenant of Greenwich Naval Hospital. Date: CIRCA 1805

H. M Dreadnought off Greenwich 1846
The Seamens Hospital-ship Dreadnought, off Greenwich. Date: 1846

SOCIAL / GREENWICH DOLPHIN
A stagecoach outside The Dolphin, Greenwich Date: circa 1790

Greenwich Fair 1846
Greenwich Fair - jolly holidaymakers making the most of it at the Upper Park Gate Date: 1846

ST ALPHEGES CHURCH
SAINT ALPHEGES CHURCH Date: circa 1905

GREENWICH PARK 1802
Fun and games in Greenwich Park on a Whitmonday - a bank holiday : picnicking, dancing to a barrel organ, playing games and generally making the most of the day Date: 1802

FROBISHER AT GREENWICH
Martin Frobisher sails down the Thames, passing Greenwich Palace, on his expedition in search of a north-west passage Date: 1576

JAMES I (HUNTING)
JAMES I of England James VI of Scotland hunting with his daughter in Greenwich Park Date: 1566 - 1625

GREENWICH STEAMBOAT 1847
A steamboat excursion to Greenwich on the Thames on an Easter Monday. Date: 1847

GREENWICH FAIR / SIDESHOW
Visitors to Greenwich Fair enjoy the hustle and bustle of the sideshows, including the Surprisingly Corpulent Female. Date: 1839

SOCIAL / GREENWICH PARK
Young people enjoying Greenwich Park on an Easter Monday; with the Greenwich Royal Observatory in the background. Date: 1804

GREENWICH ROYAL OBSERVATORY A young well-dressed couple admire the magnetic clock outside Greenwich Royal Observatory. Date: 19th Century

Fortune teller in Greenwich Park, south east London 1843
A fortune teller speaks to a young couple in Greenwich Park, south east London. Date: 1843

London - Royal Naval College, Greenwich Date: circa 1903

GREENWICH / FARINGTON / 1793
Greenwich from Deptford Docks Date: 1793

East Sussex - Herstmonceux - The Observatory Science Centre
East Sussex - Herstmonceux - (now) The Observatory Science Centre. After years of deteriorating conditions at Greenwich, the Royal Observatory moved to Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex

Blitz in London -- Tyler Street, Greenwich, WW2
Blitz in London -- drapers shop in Tyler Street, near Trafalgar Road, East Greenwich, SE10, damaged by an incendiary bomb on 7 September 1940. Date: 1940

Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, London
Entrance to the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy

Greenwich Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich
Part of the infirmary at the Greenwich Union workhouse at Vanbrugh Hill, south east London. A sign on the front of the nearmost building reads Calvert Road

The Prince of Wales in a sailor suit
Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, King Edward VII (1841-1910) dressed in a sailor suit, after a painting by Winterhalter

Photograph of Ashburnham Arms, Greenwich, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Admiral Hardy PH, Greenwich, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Construction of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, which runs from Greenwich on the south bank of the river Thames to Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs, London

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Lamorbey, Sidcup, Kent
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, housing pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: circa 1913

Woolwich Road workhouse, c. 1954
Woolwich Road former workhouse in Greenwich, London; main entrance from the north. Date: c.1954

King and Queen of Sweden entertained by the Mountbattens
King Gustav VI of Sweden (1882 - 1973), pictured far right of the picture with his second wife, formerly Princess Louise of Battenberg, Lady Louise Mountbatten

Royal Motor Barge on the River Thames, 1937
Photograph showing the Royal motor barge leading four motor torpedo boats down the River Thames, near Blackfriars, London, 1937

LCC-LFB Whitefriars fire station with Fire King pump
Whitefriars fire station with a Fire King pump and crew. First introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich in 1899, by 1907 21 Fire Kings were in operational use around the country

Greenwich Childrens Home, Sidcup
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes site at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent. A group of children stand inside the gate

Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich, London
An architects aerial view of the Greenwich Union workhouse, erected in 1840 at Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich, south east London, to a design by R.P. Browne

ASC Greenwich Union Workhouse, Grove Park, London
Part of the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy

Cutty Sark under Anchor
The tea clipper Cutty Sark under anchor. Whilst undergoing restoration in dry dock in Greenwich London in May 2007 the ship was badly damaged by fire

Donkey Rides Blackheath
Children taking donkey rides on Blackheath just outside the main entrance to Greenwich Park

LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the hydraulic platform from Greenwich fire station

London and Greenwich railway
London and Greenwich Railway. View from the Surrey Canal. Date: circa 1836

The Royal Naval College, Greenwich. This card was sent home by (later) Lieutenant Richard William Henry MacArtney Empson, Portsmouth Battalion, Royal Marines during his navy training

A Diagram of the Magnetic Observatory at Abinger Common
Inner workings of the new magnetic observatory at Abinger Common. 1927

Nicks in Greenwich Village, New York, USA
Nicks in Greenwich Village, 7th Avenue and West 10th Street, New York, USA -- the home of Dixieland Jazz and sizzling steaks since 1922. Date: circa 1940

Greenwich (1846). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1846

London, England - Barges off Greenwich - Old sailing barges. Part of Box 186 Boswell Collection - London. Date: circa 1900

King William Street, London - Statue of King William IV
King William Street, London in the 1890s. The statue of King William IV was moved to Greenwich in 1936 to fill the gap left by the demolition of St Marys Church just by the main gate to Greenwich

Workers outside the mouth of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Construction workers outside the mouth of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, London. The tunnel runs from Greenwich on the south bank of the river Thames to Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs. Date: 1902

Boys of the Royal Naval School, Greenwich - The Boy Royal Marine Light Infantry Date: 1905

Gladstone in Greenwich
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE Electioneering in Greenwich, he hopes to keep out of hot water. Date: 1809 - 1898

Tree in Greenwich Park
A small tree in Greenwich Park, London, shedding its yellow-orange leaves Date: 1991

Maypole Dairy, Greenwich
The exterior of the Maypole Dairy shop in Greenwich advertising Maypole butter and margarine Date: 1914

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