A short series with few words looking at the postcards we sent from Woolwich, Greenwich and Eltham.
Now as a kid I often took myself off to Greenwich Park which for a 10 year old was full of adventures. For a start there was that long walk up through the big ornate gates from the Heath and watching as that statue of General Wolfe got closer and closer.
And then as you reached its base, there below the summit was the Thames, the naval buildings and the museum.
I have to say the observatory played a minor role in the set of adventures that might take us off to the right hiding behind trees or just rolling down that slope.
Location; the Royal Observatory
Picture; the Royal Observatory circa 1905, Tuck and Sons, courtesy of Tuck DB, https://tuckdb.org/
And then as you reached its base, there below the summit was the Thames, the naval buildings and the museum.
I have to say the observatory played a minor role in the set of adventures that might take us off to the right hiding behind trees or just rolling down that slope.
Location; the Royal Observatory
Picture; the Royal Observatory circa 1905, Tuck and Sons, courtesy of Tuck DB, https://tuckdb.org/
As the eldest, I had the bus fare for myself and my three brothers on my pocket. I lost the money rolling down that hill and we had to walk all the way home to Bermondsey.
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