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Julian Watson

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Born January 1, 1944 (82 years old)
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Around Greenwich Park

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A walk around the most interesting and beautiful areas of Greenwich Park. The walk encompasses the Romano-Celtic Temple site on the east, the Anglo-Saxon Barrow cemetery on the west, Queen Elizabeth's Tree, the Royal Observatory, the famous and stunning views, buildings adjacent to the park and many other historic sites and associations. The drawings are by Peter Kent, the designer.

Free for All

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A history of the free ferry service across the River Thames from Woolwich to North Woolwich with details of earlier ferries from the Medieval period onwards.

Celebrating Black and Asian History in Greenwich

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Resource pack of research materials for the study of the Black and Asian communities in the Borough of Greenwich. Black communities in the riverside areas of Greenwich, Woolwich and Deptford can be traced back to the end of the seventeenth century.

London Encyclopedia

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Comprehensive encyclopaedia of London and its environs

Woolwich Reviewed.

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A collection of 'then and now' photographs of Woolwich's Town Centre and riverside showing the changes that have taken place since the nineteenth century. The book contains a history of the town and all the photographs have extended captions.

St. Mary's Church, Lewisham

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An illustrated history of St. Mary the Virgin Church, Lewisham from the tenth century to the present day. St. Mary's is the ancient parish church of Lewisham.

Greenwich Then and Now

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The book features 45 historic photographs with matching modern colour photographs from the same or similar viewpoints.

The Clockhouse Community Centre and the History of Woolwich Dockyard

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The Clockhouse, built between 1780 and 1789 was the central offices of the Royal Dockyard at Woolwich. In 1969 the London Borough of Greenwich acquired 22 acres of the old dockyard site including the Clockhouse which was refurbished and opened as Clockhouse Community Centre. A history of the Royal Dockyard is incorporated in this pamphlet.

In the meantime

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A collection of early and rarely seen photographs of Greenwich Riverside and Town Centre. The book documents in detail the working riverside of Greenwich with its old houses and narrow alleys which have now gone.

Greenwich and Deptford History Trail

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A walk from the historic town centre of Greenwich along the riverside, over Deptford Creek, up Deptford High Street with its many examples of early vernacular architecture to Deptford Broadway and Bridge.

Greenwich Riverside Walk

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A detailed description of the riverside walk from the Cutty Sark to the tip of the Greenwich Peninsula. This old right of way was signposted and refurbished for European Architectural Heritage Year in 1975. After passing the grandeur of the Royal Naval College the walk passed throughworkaday riverside businesses and industrial enterprises which have now closed or been demolished and are in the process of redevelopment. It is illustrated with drawings by Peter Kent, the designer.

The twentieth century

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An illustrated history of Greenwich in the Twentieth Century with a detailed introduction and extended captions to the photographs of all the communities that make up the Borough of Greenwich: Deptford, Charlton, Woolwich, Plumstead, Eltham, Shooters Hill, Kidbrooke and Blackheath.

Greenwich Revealed

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An interpretation and analysis of unique and very detailed streetscapes of Greenwich drawn c.1705 by an unknown draughtsman. The drawings record the fenestration, doors, chimneys, walls and railings of individual houses. The streetscapes may have been commissioned by Nicholas Hawksmoor, the great English architect while he was Clerk of the Works at Greenwich. The streetscapes are reproduced with supporting images including maps, reconstructions, modern photograph and detailed text.

Aspects of the Arsenal

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Aspects of the history of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich from its origins in the 16th century to its closure as an ordnance factory in 1967 and the final closure in the 1990s. The chapters were written by specialists in their field. Illustrated with images and maps from national and local collections.

St. Mary the Virgin, Lewisham

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A description of the Parish of St. Mary's, its parish life, organisations and structure.