Greenwich Historical Society

Here is there new programme

All meetings at 7.30 The Theatre, Blackheath High School Mycenae Road,

23rd September - Queen Caroline in Greenwich - Frances Ward

28th October - A Painters Paradise - Terry Scales

25th November - The Thames Tidal Mill by Simon Davis and Damien Goodburn

Maritime History

Info from the Centre for Maritime History - The following courses are available:

Themes in British Maritime History since the late 18th century The Royal Navy - 12 weeks Thurdays 10--12 from 1st October

Themes in British Maritime History since the late 18th century The Merchant Navy - 12 weeks Thurdays 1--3 from 1st October

20th Century International Naval History 15 weeks Thursdays 3.30 pm from 14th January

20th Century International Maritime History Thursdays 10 am from 14th January

This all costs £425 per course (gulp!!)

www.gre.ac.uk/gmi +44 20 8331 7688

Woolwich Antiquarians programme

Future meetings for Woolwich Antiquarians

all at Charlton House, 2.15

11th October A Celebration of Woolwich Town Hall by Jim Marrett

14th November London statues - by Sally Jenkinson

12th December - Sir Christopher Wren by Ian Bevan

9th January Aviation in North Kent by Jim Preston

6th February - A History of the National Trust by Peter Jones

6th March - the Women's Land Army by Carol Harris

Gassy bits

Mis-spent youth on the gas works - the latest Historic Gas Times details the misadventures of of a 'George' with petroleum distillate at East Greenwich Gas Works - which includes details of how storage and so on were managed - and about a major accident concerning petrol soaked overalls. You can get copies from Bob Winn, 91 Caroline Terrace, Wetherby, LS22 6TT

Requests for info

Email from Tom Jones who is researching Rolls Royce cars - he is interested to see if there is a Greenwich connection and in particular James Royce who died in Greenwich workhouse in 1872. He is also interested in an endurance trial in 1904 which crossed Shooters Hill - any info on any of these would be very welcome.

More dates and pieces

Letter from the National Maritime Museum urging us all to join www.nmm.ac.uk/membership costs £40 and you get in free sometimes

The Story of Three Mills Island - 28th June 11-4.00. Just over the river behind the Tesco on the Blackwall Tunnel Approach (this is the event I would go to if I could). Tours of the House Mill, look at the Euston Arch dragged up from the Prescott Channel, tour of the New Lock - this is a great event! Go to it!


Something is happening under the arches - this is on 12th July and it is again the other side of the river (sorry) bnut it to see a replica of A.V.Roe's Triplane and to celebrate the FIRST BRITISH FLIGHT at Walthamstow Marshes. It is at Lea Bridge Road, E10 7QL and is another Great Event. check out www.leevalleypark.org.uk

Hidden Histories

Working Lives of the Thames Gateway is a Stratford based project - they are running a series of events around the whole of east and south east London this summer based on work place histories - details from www.hidden –histories.org.uk . They have a list of industries where they are keen to contact people who worked there to hear their stories – one of them is our local South Metropolitan Gas Co at East Greenwich Gas Works – contact anna@ech.org.uk

They have a local meeting at Greenwich Heritage Centre with archive films from around the area. (they say they will be presented by young people from Bexley - why?? Greenwich has its own film projects for young people!). The event will be on Saturday 13th June 1.00-4.00.

other events in connection with this include:
1st June - talk at Barking and District Historical Society
4th June - Women in the workplace. Bexley Archives 7-8
8th June - talk at Havering Riverside Club
15th - talk at South Elm Women's Club
17th - talk at Chadwell Heath Historical Society
26th June - Kamal Chunchie and the Coloured Men's Institute. Old Town Hall, Stratford 6.30