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The local authority is Greenwich Council, which meets at Woolwich Town Hall and has its main offices at the adjoining Woolwich Centre. Shaped like an astrolabe, the 18-carat gold badge on the mayor's chain depicts the time-ball on the principal building of the old Greenwich Royal Observatory, the meridian line, and lines of latitude and ...
Greenwich London Borough Council, also known as Greenwich Council or the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, [2] is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Greenwich in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 1971.
Greenwich is a riverside borough, and one of the largest open spaces is the Thames itself, forming the northern boundary of the borough. A sign posted riverside trail forms a walkway for both pedestrians and cyclists.
The Royal Parks make up land that was originally used for the recreation, mostly hunting, by the royal family. [1] They are part of the hereditary possessions of The Crown , now managed by The Royal Parks , [ 2 ] a charity which manages eight royal parks and certain other areas of parkland in London.
Charlton Riverside, previously known as New Charlton, is the area along the south bank of the river Thames at Charlton, London, which forms part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It was formerly a primarily industrial zone, known for the glass and rope making industries, but is now an area of regeneration.
Maze Hill is an area in Greenwich and Blackheath, in south-east London, lying to the east of Greenwich Park, and west of the Westcombe Park area of Blackheath. It is part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and takes its name from the main thoroughfare, Maze Hill.
Royal Hill, Greenwich is a mainly residential street, approximately 0.7 km (0.4 mi) long, in Greenwich in South London. [1] It runs uphill off Greenwich High Road in a southwards curve and then westwards to meet Greenwich South Street. At the northern end of the road is Greenwich Town Hall, a 1939 Art Deco building designed by Clifford Culpin. [2]
Eltham Palace is a large house at Eltham (/ ˈ ɛ l t əm / EL-təm) in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.The house consists of the medieval great hall of a former royal residence, to which an Art Deco extension was added in the 1930s.