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Westcombe Park is a largely residential area close to the Blackheath Standard area of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ...
The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, formed in 1965 my merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...
The region (also known as Government Office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...
Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and [[Northern Ireland collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ...
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The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...
The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ...
Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...
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SE3 is the postcode for Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. ...
The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ...
To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ...
Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ...
Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ...
The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...
London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ...
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Blackheath is a place in London, divided between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich. ...
The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, formed in 1965 my merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich. ...
Its boundaries are broadly defined by the main London-Dartford railway line to the north, the Blackwall Tunnel southern approach to the east, the heath itself to the south and a road, Vanbrugh Hill to the west (named after an architect, John Vanbrugh, with local connections). The Blackwall Tunnel is the name given to a pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, linking the London Borough of Greenwich with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...
Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ...
Sir John Vanbrugh in Godfrey Knellers Kit-cat portrait, considered one of Knellers finest portraits. ...
Although originally formed in Westcombe Park, Westcombe Park rugby club is no longer based there. Having played on fields in Lee, Shooter's Hill and Sidcup, it operates from a sports ground in Orpington. Lee is a place in the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ...
Shooters Hill is a place in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. ...
Sidcup is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ...
Orpington is a suburban commuter town in the London Borough of Bromley. ...
Sites of interest Its most notable landmark is Woodlands, in Mycenae Road. This attractive, four-storey Georgian villa (architect: George Gibson) still lies in its own grounds and was built between 1774 and 1776 for John Julius Angerstein, a Lloyds under-writer and merchant whose collection of old master paintings was bought for the nation in 1824, following his death, to form the nucleus of the National Gallery, London. John Julius Angerstein (1735-1822), London merchant, Lloyds under-writer, and patron of the fine arts, was born in St Petersburg, Russia (it has - wrongly - been suggested that he was an illegitimate son of Catherine the Great!) and settled in London about 1749. ...
The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...
The Angerstein family continued to live in Woodlands House until about 1870. It was later acquired by Sir Alfred Yarrow, a shipbuilder, in 1896. Sir Alfred Yarrow (1842 – 24 January 1932) started a shipbuilding dynasty from humble origins in east London. ...
From about 1923 the house served as a convent; neighbouring Mycenae House (formerly Kidbrooke House) was built in 1933 to provide dormitory space for the Lttle Sisters of the Assumption convent. Woodlands was then acquired by the London Borough of Greenwich in 1967 and opened as a Local History Library and Art Gallery (Woodlands Art Gallery) in 1972, while Mycenae House has served as a community centre. The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, formed in 1965 my merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich. ...
Woodlands Art Gallery is housed in a Georgian villa, next door to Mycenae House, in the Westcombe Park area of Greenwich, London. ...
St George's Church (on a steeply sloping site on the corner of Kirkside Road and Glenluce Road) is a Victorian red-brick structure completed in 1892 (architect: Newman & Newman). As well as a place of worship it is also home to a Rudolf Steiner or Waldorf School-style nursery school. Rudolf Steiner (February 27, 1861, Murakirály, Hungary (today Donji Kraljevec, Croatia, (Medjimurje county) – March 30, 1925) was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, architect, playwright, educator, and social thinker, who is best known as the founder of Anthroposophy and its practical applications, including Waldorf School, Biodynamic agriculture, the Camphill Movement...
Waldorf Schools (also known as Steiner schools) state as their mission educating the whole child, with a strong emphasis on balancing the childs natural stages of development with creativity and academic excellence. ...
Famous Residents - Malcolm Hardee, anarchic comedian lived briefly at 33 Glenluce Road, SE3 in the late 1990s.
- Gareth Hale and Norman Pace lived in the area in the early days of their double act, and performed at the Tramshed in Woolwich
- Jools Holland, TV personality and musician still lives in Westcombe Park.
Malcolm Hardee (born Lewisham, London, 5th January 1950 - died London, 31st January 2005) was an anarchic British comedian, author, club proprietor and compere. ...
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Norman Pace is a British comedian and actor, born 17 February 1953, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Gareth Hale. ...
Woolwich (pronounced Woolitch) is a town in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ...
Jools Holland at the Tsunami Relief concert in Cardiffs Millennium Stadium, January 22nd 2005 Julian Miles Holland OBE, known as Jools Holland, (born January 24, 1958), is a British pianist, bandleader, television presenter, architectural eccentric and pop music enthusiast. ...
Transport Nearby tube stations: Nearby DLR stations: North Greenwich tube station on the Jubilee Line opened in time for the Millennium celebrations at the end of 1999 - it is adjacent to the Millennium Dome at the northern end of an area sometimes referred to as the Greenwich peninsula. ...
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London, England. ...
Nearby railway stations: (Westcombe Park essentially lies to the south of the railway line between Maze Hill and Westcombe Park stations) The Cutty Sark in its dry dock at Greenwich The Cutty Sark (Scots for short shirt) was, in 1869, one of the last sailing clippers to be built, and she is the only classic clipper still surviving. ...
Greenwich railway station is about 400 m southwest of the town centre of Greenwich, London, England. ...
A little further away... Maze Hill railway station - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
Westcombe Park station is in Greenwich, London, and is situated on the North Kent line connecting suburbs (eg: Deptford, Greenwich, Charlton, Woolwich, to Dartford, Kent) along the south side of the River Thames with central London stations (London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross). ...
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