James Glaisher
James Glaisher is a memorial in Lewisham, Greater London, England. James Glaisher is situated nearby to Church of the Ascension, as well as near the scenic viewpoint The Point.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum.
Royal Observatory
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. Royal Observatory is situated 2,500 feet northeast of James Glaisher.
National Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. National Maritime Museum is situated 3,300 feet north of James Glaisher.
Greenwich Park
Park
Photo: Sebjarod, Public domain.
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the eight Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed, it covers 74 hectares, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deptford and Lewisham.
Deptford
Suburb
Photo: SilkTork, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne.
Lewisham
Town
Photo: Likelife, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lewisham is an area of southeast London, England, six miles south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889.
Greenwich
Town
Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Greenwich is an affluent area in south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the ceremonial county of Greater London, 5.5 miles east-south-east of Charing Cross.
James Glaisher
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “James Glaisher (1809-1903) Astronomer, Meteorologist and pioneer of weather forecasting lived here”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lewisham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.47184° or 51° 28′ 19″ northLongitude
-0.00787° or 0° 0′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3XFXCR+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8040143286OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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