Greenwich

Description

There is probably not a London suburb with more intense historical connections, more diversity and more astonishing buildings and artefacts than Greenwich. There are sections on MARITIME GREENWICH – home of the Maritime museum and the CUTTY SARK; ROYAL GREENWICH – Greenwich Park was Henry VIII’s favourite residence and where he met Anne Boelyn; SCIENTIFIC GREENWICH – home of the Royal Observatory and GMT and of course The Dome itself…

What’s it going to be like compared to similar vast jamborees – the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Festival Britain of 1951, what is that strange fabric stretched over those yellow spikes and WHO is going to settle in the 1400-home Millennium Village, to be opened in 2000, with the remains of the old gasworks lying a couple of feet below?

Charles Jennings was born in London and was educated there and at Oxford University. He is married with two children and works as a writer and journalist.An ideal souvenir for any visitor wanting a straightforward account of the place’s development from fishing village to backdrop to the Dome—INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYCharles Jennings’s engaging history explores how “a draughty bend of the river at Greenwich” became a place of global importance…a rich tapestry of history.—OBSERVERHis affection for the place is evident on every page… His book, easy and anecdotal in style is a reminder of why Greenwich, with its rich history, was an appropriate focus for our millennial attention.—SUNDAY TIMESCharles Jennings’s book on Greenwich is the business- witty, erudite, readable… fascinating.—TIME OUTJennings is blessed with a tremendous sense of humour and a gift for piercingly evocative prose—SUNDAY TELEGRAPHJennings is a spry reporter and an effervescent writer—FINANCIAL TIMESOne of the canniest social commentators in Britain today—DAILY TELEGRAPH

Additional information

Dimensions	0.75 × 5.125 × 7.875 in
Imprint	Abacus
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780349112305
ISBN-10	0349112304
Author	Charles Jennings
Audience	General / adult