TQ3976 : Olympic games on the big screen in Blackheath
taken 12 years ago, near to Blackheath, Lewisham, England
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland.
The name is recorded in 1166 as Blachehedfeld and means the "dark coloured heathland". It is formed from the Old English 'blęc' and 'hǣth' and refers to the open space that was the meeting place of the ancient hundred of Blackheath. The name was later applied to the village that developed in the 19th century and was extended to the areas known as Blackheath Park and Blackheath Vale
This snippet is to link together disparate photos which are not of 2012 Olympic / Paralympic events or venues, but of features or activities associated with them such as security, transport and advertising. Mostly but not all taken in Greenwich where Greenwich Park was used for equestrian events and pentathlon.