Borough of Greenwich War Memorial

Borough of Greenwich War Memorial is a memorial in Greenwich, Greater London, England. Borough of Greenwich War Memorial is situated nearby to the grassland The Dips, as well as near the square Vanbrugh Yard.

Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: war memorial in Blackheath, London
Also known as: “Blackheath War Memorial” and “Borough Of Greenwich War Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Observatory and Greenwich Park.

Royal Observatory

Museum

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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 2,600 feet west of Borough of Greenwich War Memorial.

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.

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 4,000 feet northwest of Borough of Greenwich War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackheath Royal Standard and Morden College.

Blackheath Royal Standard

Quarter

Photo: Chris Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackheath Royal Standard is a quarter.

Morden College

Neighborhood

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Morden College is a charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south-east London, England for over 300 years. Founded by philanthropist Sir John Morden in 1695 as a home for "poor Merchants", Morden College was built to a design sometimes attributed to Sir Christopher Wren.

Blackheath

Suburb

Photo: Vbloke, Public domain.

Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Historically within the county of Kent, it is located 1-mile northeast of Lewisham, 1.5 miles south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.

Borough of Greenwich War Memorial

Categories: war memorial, building, and historic site
Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.47517° or 51° 28′ 31″ north

Longitude

0.00969° or 0° 0′ 35″ east

Height

9.8 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9F32F2G5+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484394530

OpenStreetMap feature

building=memorial

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q26283250

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Highlights include The Dips and Vanbrugh Yard.

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