Image source: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Located on the line between London and Dartford, it was originally part of the London and Greenwich Railway. It is also part of The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Lewisham which opened in December 1999. The current Grade II listed building was designed by George Smith in 1840, making it one of the oldest station buildings in the world.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Greenwich Station
{Rectangular plaque:} Greenwich Station opened 24th December 1838. The easter...
Passenger liner. She was awarded the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing, and for a while was the largest ship afloat. She was torpedoed by a German U-boat, off the west coast of Ireland,...
Came into being as a result of the Thames Conservancy Act,1857. Completed the building of Teddington Lock. Lost some of its responsibilities in 1909 to the Port of London Authority and in 1974 the ...
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Master Shipwright. Born at Deptford Strond (a parish in Deptford). First Resident Commissioner of Chatham Dockyard, he designed and built several ships including the 'Prince Royal' which he built i...
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