GIHS is sorry to learn that Diana Rimel has died. She was oneof the true local historians of Greenwich. Diana had been associated with GIHS from the start, had contributed a number of articles to both the newsletter and this blog and has also come to speak to us on a number of occasions.
Diana began her working life as a secretary (didn't we all) and attended the London School of Economics as a mature student in 1970 for a history degree. Later she set up a number of historical groups and organisations throughout the area mainly in association with Goldsmiths College. Some of them became independent historical groups - survivors include the Mycenae House Local History Group and another is the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe History Group. She also wrote for a number of magazines and newspapers - including our local Kentish Mercury and for a number of others. In particular she was involved with the Ashburnham Triangle Association, and its newsletter, She also published a book in 1994 about the Ashburnham Triangle Conservation Area. She also identified the local architect, Dinwiddy, and highlighted much of his work.
She will be greatly missed
Her family are compiling a tribute board for her and asking people and to share memories of her or send photographs. Her daughters are on d.arctic@outlook.com. Donations in her memory to the Friends of Severndroog Castle. htpps://www.severndroogcastle.org.uk/donate.html. Her funeral is on 18th July 12.15 Eltham Crematorium.