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Thanks DG, this is the sort of blog posts I think you do so well. Somewhat off the normal tourist path.
Gene |
Sad that so little has survived of the Harland and Wolff yard where my boat (yes, they built narrow boats too) was built. I keep meaning to make a pilgrimage, at least to see the gates in Lyle Park. |
The boatyard at Woolwich only went relatively recently as well - 10 years ago?
The children's zoo in Maryon Wilson Park is now sadly under threat from Greenwich Council cutbacks: http://charltonchampion.co.uk/2010/12/07/council-cuts-maryon-wilson-animals-under-threat |
that bingo hall in Woolwich - you REALLY should go inside. the interior is by Komisarjevsky (like the Tooting Granada). I could send some old pix - but might be a bit on the copyright side |
I'm about halfway through walking the entire Ring (and am also walking the Loop) and I have to say this stretch has been one of my favourites so far. Some fantastic views and such a range of historic buildings. I started on the north bank, but by the time I reached Oxleas Wood it was easy to forget I'd begun by crossing the Thames on the ferry, such is the variety of landscapes encountered. |
Ah, my teenage stomping ground. Early Sunday morning dips in the Hornfair Park lido - sometimes breaking the ice, using the library in the Inigo Jones designed Charlton House, learning what a ha-ha is from the road across Woolwich Common, and riding my bike, with great difficulty, up Shooters Hill to enjoy Oxleas Woods, especially in bluebell season.
I've always thought how lucky I was to have all that - apart from the cold dips! Thanks for the memories DG |
I was disappointed in having to leave the side of the Thames quite so soon after we had started, but Oxleas Wood Cafe more than made up for it. |
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