Sir Francis Drake

 

"Sir Francis Drake.
In 1581 Queen Elizabeth I commanded that Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind be drawn into a creek near here at Deptford as a perpetual memorial for having 'circuited round about the whole earth'. On 4th April 1581 she banqueted on board the Golden Hind....."

Sir Francis Drake
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Peter the Great statue

 

"Peter the Great.
Russian Czar, Peter the Great, arrived in England in January 1698 and stayed in Sir John Evelyn's house, Sayes Court in Deptford for four months.  This monument is erected near the royal shipyard where Peter the Great studied the English science of shipbuilding..... "

Peter the Great statue
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Peter the Great plaque

 

Deptford Friends' Meeting House, stood here, demolished 1807.
{Encircled by:} Peter the Great, Czar of Russia, worshipped here 1697-8.

Peter the Great plaque
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University of Greenwich releases online wartime memory archive

A RECORD of the personal experiences of people across the area during the Second World War has been made available online.

Includes contributions from Lewisham.

University of Greenwich releases online wartime memory archive
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Lenox study day: booking now!

"Deptford Is.. in collaboration with Build the Lenox is now inviting bookings for the Lenox Study Day on Wednesday 11 July.  The study day will be held at the Master Shipwrights House...

Full details of the study day and how to book can be found on the Build the Lenox site. Please note that only 40 tickets are available so early booking is recommended."


Lenox study day: booking now!
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The Olympic Record - now published online by TNA

"The National Archives holds a range of records on the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games and Cultural Olympiad, from 1896 to the present. We have made these available online for the first time, providing you with access to this rich resource on sporting and cultural history." Highlights include records of the 1908 and 1948 London Olympic Games

The Olympic Record

New online display of rarely seen Victorian Jubilee records

To mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, The National Archives has digitised and displayed a collection of congratulatory addresses presented to Queen Victoria at her Golden Jubilee in 1887, and Diamond Jubilee in 1897, in a new online exhibition.

New online display of rarely seen Victorian Jubilee records
Posted from The National Archives