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  Greenwich Council - Monuments - The Andrew Gibb Memorial
Andrew Gibb was one of the first Aldermen of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and as well as being a generous supporter of local charities, he also presented the Borough with a handsome mayoral chain.
When he died in 1908 he made provision in his will for £1,200 to be set aside for a drinking fountain to be erected, with the proviso that the bequest would not come into force until the death of his wife.
Funding of £100,000 by Greenwich Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund and donations from several local groups and individuals has enabled the monument to be restored to its former glory.
www.greenwich.gov.uk /Greenwich/YourEnvironment/GreenSpace/Monuments/AndrewGibbMemorial.htm   (299 words)

  
  Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965.
It was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to form the London Borough of Greenwich.
It bordered the boroughs of Woolwich, Deptford, Lewisham.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Greenwich   (794 words)

  
 London Borough of Greenwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for the 2012 London Olympics with events due to be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks (Shooting), Greenwich Park (Equestrianism) and the O
It was formed in 1965 by merging the former area of the metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough of Newham).
The three cannon barrels, are taken from the arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich and signify the association of that borough with the Royal Arsenal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Borough_of_Greenwich   (596 words)

  
 Deptford - LoveToKnow 1911
DEPTFORD, a south-eastern metropolitan borough of London, England, bounded N. by Bermondsey, E. by the river Thames and Greenwich, S. by Lewisham and W. by Camberwell.
The borough comprises only the parish of Deptford St Paul, that of Deptford St Nicholas being included in the borough of Greenwich.
The borough council consists of a mayor, 6 aldermen, and 36 councillors.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Deptford   (298 words)

  
 CIVIC HERALDRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES-GREATER LONDON
The London Borough of Barnet was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Finchley, the Borough of Hendon, the Barnet Urban District, the East Barnet Urban District and the Friern Barnet Urban District.
The white horse, from the crest of the Borough of Bexley and the arms of the Crayford UDC, is derived from the arms of Kent County Council.
The London Borough of Hillingdon was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Uxbridge, the Hayes and Harlington Urban District, the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District.
www.civicheraldry.co.uk /great_london.html   (9797 words)

  
 CIVIC HERALDRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES-LONDON, COUNTY OF (OBSOLETE)
The Borough was formed by the amalgamation of the Parishes of Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, St. Olave, St. John Horselydown and St. Thomas Southwark, of which the first three are represented in the Arms.
The supporters denote the two inns of court in the Borough, the lion being that of the De Lacys, Earls of Lincoln, whose London house became Lincoln's Inn, and the griffin being from the arms of Gray's Inn.
The Borough was formed by the amalgamation of the Parishes of St. Saviour (formerly St. Mary Overy), St. Mary Newington, St. George the Martyr and Christ Church.
www.civicheraldry.co.uk /lcc.html   (4493 words)

  
 FOOTBALLCRESTS.COM - Greenwich Borough FC
Greenwich Borough FC uses the coat of arms of the London Borough of Greenwich as its club crest.
The devise displays the principal features of the arms of the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich (now both part of the London Borough of Greenwich).
The hour glass and radiated stars symbolise the unique position held by Greenwich as the place from which the standard of time is taken and astronomical calculations made.
www.footballcrests.com /greenwichbfc.htm   (323 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965.
The borough was formed from the civil parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead, and Eltham.
The area of the borough varied between 8,277 and 8,282 statute acres (33.5 kilometres).
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 London Borough of Greenwich
The view of central Greenwich and London from the hill in Greenwich Park is known and admired by tourists from all parts of the globe.
The presence of the riverside palace at Greenwich beloved by Tudor and Stuart monarchs transformed the area from a small Thameside village to a substantial and flourishing town with grand houses for royal officials in the town, in Crooms Hill, and on land adjacent to Greenwich Park and Blackheath.
The Greenwich district with its burgeoning businesses and population was administered in the nineteenth century by a clumsy and complex group of local government bodies: parishes, boards of works, a board of health, poor law unions, and, after 1889, London wide organizations.
www.ideal-homes.org.uk /greenwich/main   (542 words)

  
 Greenwich Guide - Greenwich
The University's new Library is housed in the former Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital.
The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich.
Greenwich was chosen as the site for the U.K.'s Millennium Exhibition, comprising mainly of the Millennium Dome, which closed on 31 December 2000.
www.greenwich-guide.org.uk /greenwich.htm   (458 words)

  
 Greenwich England: Charlton
Greenwich lies on the River Thames, a few minutes by rail or tube, or a short river cruise from central London.
The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is in Greenwich Park along with the National Maritime Museum and the Queens House (on which the White House in Washington DC, USA is based).
Greenwich has a long heritage; it was the birth place of King Henry VIII and his daughters Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and Queen Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen).
wwp.greenwichengland.co.uk /local/charlton.htm   (873 words)

  
 Greenwich
Greenwich is the Saxon Grenë-wic (green village), formerly called Grenawic, and in old Latin authors "Grenoviam viridis." Some think it is a compound of grian-wic (the sun city).
Greenwich (pronounced 'Grenitch') is a town, now part of the southeastern suburbs of London in the postcode district SE10, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich.
Greenwich was linked by a massive brick-built railway viaduct with 878 arches, first to a station in Spa Road, Bermondsey and later to London Bridge.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Gr/Greenwich.html   (4323 words)

  
 Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1899 to 1965.
It had been left untouched by the local government reform of 1888 as it had already had similar reforms.
Most of it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich to form the London Borough of Greenwich, but small parts, including North Woolwich, north of the river were instead included in the London Borough of Newham.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Woolwich   (111 words)

  
 Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
Manhattan is at the center of one of the most densely populated regions of the country, and over three million people come into the borough every day to keep what has been called the economic engine of the region humming.
Moreover, there are ongoing funding inequities between the city and state as well as among the branches of the MTA that add to the financial pressure on the authority.
As Borough President, I will work to create adequate and reliable dedicated funding streams that will allow the MTA to keep on the road to reaching a state of good repair and expand our transit system in order to reduce overcrowding and delay in the system.
www.mbpo.org /policy/transportation   (1158 words)

  
 London Borough of Greenwich - Everything on London Borough of Greenwich (information, latest news, articles,...)
The London Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in southeast London, formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough of Newham).
London borough - London - 1965 - Metropolitan borough - Greenwich - Woolwich - North Woolwich - London Borough of Newham
Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for the 2012 London Olympics.
www.spiritus-temporis.com /london-borough-of-greenwich   (171 words)

  
 physics - 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.
Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for London's bid for the 2012 Olympics.
According to the 2001 census the borough has a population of 214,403.
www.physicsdaily.com /physics/London_Borough_of_Greenwich   (79 words)

  
 Greenwich borough, England, Pictures
The borough was formed in 1965 with the merging of the former metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich.
Among the landmarks of Greenwich is the Royal Naval College (1873), which occupies a late 17th-century building designed by the architect Sir Christopher Wren.
Greenwich is famous as the site of the prime meridian, or 0° longitude, which passes through the old Greenwich Observatory.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/United+Kingdom/England/Greater+London/Greenwich+borough   (193 words)

  
 England - Maritime Greenwich
The ensemble of buildings at Greenwich, an outlying district of London, and the park in which they are set, symbolize English artistic and scientific endeavour in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Greenwich is a borough of Greater London, southeastern England, on the southern bank of the Thames River.
Officially known as the Royal Greenwich Observatory, it was founded in 1675 by Charles II, king of England, to keep accurate tables of the position of the moon for the calculation of longitude by English ships.
worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-EnglandGreenwich.htm   (574 words)

  
 London Borough of Lewisham
It lies south-east of the City, between Southwark to the west, Greenwich to the east, and Bromley to the south.
In 1900 the parish of St Paul became the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford.
The present London Borough of Lewisham was created in 1965, by the amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford.
www.ideal-homes.org.uk /lewisham/main   (531 words)

  
 Draft Cycling Strategy
In Greenwich, with it’s poor record on air quality and high levels of respiratory disease among children, the case would seem to be more pressing than for many other areas of the capital.
Greenwich borough police reported 376 bicycles were stolen in the 12 months up to August 2001 – more than one a day.
Progress in Greenwich on the London Cycle Network, developed many years ago in an attempt to provide this facility, is way behind schedule and in many places fails to meet the demands of cyclists for convenient, direct and safe routes.
www.greenwichcyclists.org.uk /Archives/strategy.html   (4191 words)

  
 GREENWICH - Online Information article about GREENWICH
BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf.
Greenwich is first noticed in the reign of See also:
Blackheath, mainly within the borough of Lewisham, and in the east the borough includes the greater See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI/GREENWICH.html   (611 words)

  
 Greenwich Guide - Charlton
Charlton is part of the London Borough of Greenwich.
Charlton sand pits, which were originally part of an area known as Hanging Wood, were presented to the London County Council in 1891, and one of the pits became Maryon Park.
The then Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich bought Charlton House and its grounds in 1925; part of the grounds were opened in 1929 as Charlton Park, with another area opened as Hornfair Park in 1935.
www.greenwich-guide.org.uk /charlton.htm   (792 words)

  
 Lewisham Council - Administrative history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In 1900 the civil parish of St Paul, Deptford become the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, whilst the civil parish of St Nicholas, Deptford was included in the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich.
Metropolitan Borough of Deptford: the civil parish of St Paul, Deptford, with minor boundary adjustments
Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham: the civil parishes of Lee and Lewisham, with minor boundary adjustments.
www.lewisham.gov.uk /LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritage/HistoricalResources/AdministrativeHistory.htm   (417 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
At the next election in 1903 Moderates held control with the support of 2 Independent Conservative councillors.
By the time of the 1906 election, the Conservatives contested the elections throughout London under the Municipal Reform label.
They held the council at the 1909 and 1912 elections: 1909 saw the first Socialist councillor elected to the council.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Metropolitan_Borough_of_Greenwich   (736 words)

  
 Rotten Borough
Waverley Borough Council allows a builder to connect to a private sewer without permission from the owners.
Hounslow Borough Council refuses to re-house members of a family living in overcrowded conditions.
The "Assistant Borough Solicitor" is found to have been "Struck off" and imprisoned ten years previously.
www.rottenborough.org.uk   (1654 words)

  
 Metropolitan Police Service - Local Information Index
The basic street-level policing of London is carried out by 33 Borough Operational Command Units (BOCUs), which operate to the same boundaries as the 32 London borough councils apart from one BOCU which is dedicated to Heathrow Airport.
In the Met's internal language these units together with certain pan-London units, are an element of the organisation known as Territorial Policing.
All borough operational command units have their own pages on this site and can be found by clicking on the links below.
www.met.police.uk /local   (176 words)

  
 Metropolitan Police Service - Greewich Borough
Please take a few minutes to complete the Safer Neighbourhoods online survey and tell us about concerns in your local community.
Contact Us There are 5 stations within the Greenwich borough.
Select a station below for contact details and station information.
www.met.police.uk /greenwich   (96 words)

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