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The beautiful Chapel of St Peter & St Paul was part Sir...
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From Tudor Palace to the centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich,...
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A rare example of an early Victorian past time, the Skittle...
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The Greenwich Foundation was established in 1997 to conserve...
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The Old Royal Naval College, on the south bank of the river Thames in Greenwich, London, viewed from the north. Between the two college buildings appears the Queen's House in the middle of the picture.
The Old Royal Naval College is a short walk from Greenwich and Maze Hill train stations and Greenwich and Cutty Sark DLR stations. The Tourist Information Desk located in our Visitor Centre has maps highlighting some of the best walks around the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.
The Old Royal Naval College are buildings that serve as the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as being of "outstanding universal value" and reckoned to be the "finest and most dramatically sited ...
- Why Is Maritime Greenwich Important?
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- Geographical Coordinates
- Buffer Zone
Inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997, the importance of Maritime Greenwich lies in its royal origins, especially under the British Tudor and Stuart dynasties, and its development from the 17th century as a site of astronomical research related to navigation, and of Royal Naval welfare and education. In a Royal Park setting, its ense...
Maritime Greenwich is part of the wider borough of Royal Greenwich on the banks of the Thames and, in addition to the buildings noted above, encompasses Royal Museums Greenwich and the late-Georgian town centre of old Greenwich, including the historic parish church of St Alfege and Greenwich Pier. The boundary encloses all the attributes that conve...
Greenwich Park TQ 3977 Royal Naval College TQ 385778 National Maritime Museum TQ 386776 Greenwich town centre TQ 383777
The immediate setting of the Site is defined by a buffer zone. This crosses the river towards the modern towers of London Docklands, takes in urban streets to the east and west, and extends the Greenwich ‘Grand Axis’ over 1 km south of Greenwich Park to the spire of All Saints Church in Blackheath. The buffer zone has restrictions on its use and de...
The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, providing courses for naval officers. It was the home of the Royal Navy's staff college, which provided advanced training for officers.
The Old Royal Naval College’s iconic riverside estate boasts 600 years of rich history linking an incredible cast of monarchs and famous British figures including King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, William and Mary, Lord Nelson and William Shakespeare.
