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Royal Naval College - Greenwich

Built for charitable public purpose the Old Royal Naval College was established by Royal Charter in 1694 for the relief and support of seamen and their dependants.

Sir Christopher Wren planned the site and during the first half of the eighteenth century various illustrious architects, such as Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart completed the design.

As the nineteenth century wore on, with peace established, numbers of Pensioners declined and the Hospital finally closed in 1869. Soon after this the Royal Naval College moved in heralding a new beginning for the site as a naval training centre for officers from around the world. In 1998 the Royal Navy departed for its new base at Shrivenham and responsibility for the College passed to the newly established Greenwich Foundation. LinkExternal link
by Paul Gillett

Created: Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Updated: Mon, 7 Jun 2010


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TQ3877 : Park Row entrance to the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich by PAUL FARMER
2011
TQ3878 : Royal Naval College by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Royal Naval College - King William's Quarter by N Chadwick
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TQ3878 : River front of The Royal Naval College Greenwich by PAUL FARMER
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TQ3878 : Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich by PAUL FARMER
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TQ3877 : View over Greenwich Naval College by PAUL FARMER
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TQ3877 : Gateway at Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich by PAUL FARMER
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TQ3877 : Royal Naval College - King Charles building by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Old Brewery by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Royal Naval College - Chapel of SS Peter & Paul by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Royal Naval College - West gate lodge by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Columns at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich by PAUL FARMER
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TQ3877 : Royal Naval College by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Courtyard in the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich by PAUL FARMER
2011
TQ3877 : Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : University of Greenwich by DS Pugh
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TQ3877 : Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Former Royal Naval College - Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Former Royal Naval College - Queen Mary's Quarter by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Royal Naval College - Queen Mary's Quarter by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Pepys building by N Chadwick
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TQ3878 : Greenwich Naval College by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Old Naval College, Greenwich by Eirian Evans
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TQ3877 : Former Royal Naval College - The Old Brewery by N Chadwick
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TQ3877 : Old Royal Naval College by Peter McDermott
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