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Engineering in Greenwich
More Engineering in GreenwichBy Ted BarrMay I start with a word or two of appreciation for all those members and others who have either written directly about my small contributions, or commented via...
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Alcatelby David RiddleIt struck me recently that there are aspects of our 'Industrial History' that remain active even today. I am referring to the fact that at least one of the London Borough of...
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INDUSTRY IN DEPTFORD- FURTHER EXTRACTS FROM CHRISTOPHER PHILPOTT’S STUDYTo the south of Copperas Lane were potteries operated by Thomas Slade and Isaac Parry in 1770 and to the east another...
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Search for Lost Robert Dudley watercolours
In Search of Lost Robert Dudley WatercoloursJune next year will mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the first submarine telegraph cable between England and India. The cable was built and...
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THE OLD SHEER NONSENSEBy Jack VaughanOn page 5 of the November newsletter a small item caught my eye under “Bygone Kent” Vol. 22. An Ashford Lady recalls being raised next door to an old public house,...
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Merryweather engine Ganges
MERRYWEATHER & SONS', GREENWICHPATENT DOUBLE-CYLINDER STEAM FIRE ENGINE "GANGES”.This class of Engine is made in one size only. It is the lightest of the double-cylinder Engines of our make, and...
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LETTERSFrom Nicholas Hall, Curator Fort Nelson MuseumI am just revising my article on Blakely, the gun founder who had a works on the Greenwich Peninsula. This will be for this year’s yearbook.. I...
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MY JOYFUL ADVENTURES AT MESSRS.HARLAND AND WOLFE. Part II this article first appeared in the GIHS Newletter January 2002By John FoxHarland’s works occupied about nine acres of land on the riverside of...
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ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN THE BOROUGHTHE TRAMSHED AND THE ARSENALBy Jack VaughanTed Barr’s survey of electrical generation in the area in the last Newsletter (November 2001 Vol.4. No.6. p.8) is...
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SPERATI, WESTCOMBE HILLBy Jo HadlandCornelio Ambrosio Sperati founded the button wholesale business which stands on Westcombe Hill and was one of the oldest enterprises of the area.The company was...
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BEXLEY TRAM LETTER BOXBy Peter BathePeter has also asked us to point to all his old friends in Greenwich that he now lives in FranceBetween 1910 and 1935, a special letter box was attached to the last...
View ArticleReviews and snippets March 2002
Reviews and snippetsFriends of Age ExchangeAge Exchange Theatre Trust has set up a Friends Organisation. Age Exchange was founded in 1983 by Pam Schweitzer. It began as a reminiscence theatre company...
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Letters March 2002From Sean CreightonAgenda Services Book Clearance Sale. Nights drawing in, Why not read a book instead of watching TV? [Agenda Services specialise in political history – with an...
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MY JOYFUL ADVENTURES AT MESSRS.HARLAND AND WOLFE – part IIIBy John FoxIt was part of the apprenticeship given by the firm that you learnt a little of other trades by working for a spell in other...
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DEPTFORD POWER AND PRIDEDedicated to the memory of Roy Bourne, IEEArticle by Mari Taylor.The story of a unique archive retrieval from a skip on Deptford CreekDuring 1991 and 1992 the remaining...
View ArticleBlackheath Hill - Steers family
Blackheath Hill - Steers familyThe Steer family can be held personally accountable for the hole in Blackheath Hill. William Steer was fined several times for his part in causing the hole - a total of...
View ArticleReview and snippets May 2002
Review and snippets May p2002David Riddle points out to us a letter on the google groups web site rec.subterrenea which asks if the subsidence is really the old plague pits after which some people...
View ArticleLetters May 2002
LETTERSFrom Dennis GrubbI am related to the Grubb families who ran the Cemetery Brickyard next to the Woolwich Cemetery and the Wickham Lane Brickyard and lived at Southland Road, Plumstead. I am...
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A NEW ENGINE AT CROSSNESSThe following article describes the removal of a steam engine to a new home at Crossness Engines Trust. The article appears in the Spring 2002 edition of Crossness Engines...
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LOWNE INSTRUMENTSSome members may have seen the announcement in the GLIAS Newsletter of the closure of Lowne Instruments in Boone Street in Lee and the sale of its machinery.GLIAS member, George...
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