No more than a couple of suqare miles in area, the historical centre of Greenwich is the birthplace of classical architecture in England, the spiritual home of its maritime past, a royal retreat and now site of the Dome.
It is also the place where days begin and end, where the heavens were first completely mapped out, where the most important chronometer in history was tested - John Harrison's H-4 of 'Longitude' fame - and where the world's prime meridian runs across an ordinary pavement.
'Greenwich' is Charles Jennings' erudite, highly readable account of this most intriguing of places, exploring a history that is baffling, extraordinary and genuinely unique.
Contents:
Maritime I
Royal
Maritime II
Working
Wealthy
Arty
Consumer
Scientific I
Scientific II
Dome
Index
Review:Jennings is blessed with a trememndous sense of humour and a gift for piercingly evocative prose - Sunday Telegraph
