2012

TQ3877 : Old Royal Navy College, Greenwich

taken 12 years ago, near to Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, England

Old Royal Navy College, Greenwich
Old Royal Navy College, Greenwich
The Trinity Laban Conservatoire of music and Dance at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712, the buildings of The Old Royal Navy College at Greenwich were originally constructed as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital. The hospital closed in 1869; between 1873 and 1998 it was the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

The buildings form the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site, described by UNESCO as being of “outstanding universal value” and reckoned to be the “finest and most dramatically sited architectural and landscape ensemble in the British Isles” (LinkExternal link UNESCO). The site is now managed by the Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College (LinkExternal link ), set up in July 1998 as a Registered Charity to “look after these magnificent buildings and their grounds for the benefit of the nation”. The grounds and some of its buildings are open to visitors.

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TQ3877, 2246 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 21 May, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3851 7796 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.0184N 0:0.3972W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3860 7793
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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