Sorry - we still have no news about when the archive will be discussed at Greenwich Council - the General Election has meant a further delay..........
Meanwhile - here's some news about a Greenwich Industrial History Society meeting on zoom next week
TUESDAY 11th June 7.15 for 7.30 Dr Chris Ellmers on the noted Deptford Shipbuilder Charles Lungley
We are very fortunate in having booked Chris Ellmers to speak again on Tuesday 11th June. Dr Ellmers is President of the Docklands History Group. He has made a lifetime study of the port of London and its commerce - the Museum of London Docklands was his brainchild.
Charles Lungley was a celebrated shipbuilder of the mid-nineteenth century. His vessels served all over the word, including the Crimean War. He built a revolutionary drydock at his Deptford shipyard and worked as a manager with I.K Brunel on the construction of the Great Eastern.
How to reserve your FREE place PLEASE read this important information about how to register to see this talk.
This free talk will be by Zoom only in the evening of Tuesday 11th June, starting at 19:15 for 19:30 UK time. You must book your free slot by sending an email to greenwichindustrial@gmail.com with the subject line “GIHS talk on 11th June” before 19:00 UK time on Tuesday 14 May. We will send you Zoom log-in details before the talk starts. (Don’t chase us; we have to wait until we have all the registrations.)
We will record the meeting and plan to put the recording on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@GreenwichIndustrialHistorySoc in time – though this might take a few weeks. You can already see some of our other talks, dating back to 2020, listed on our Facebook page.
Other future meetings
9th July. Mike Seabourne: Photographs of the industrlal riverside
10th September David Leal: Dartford and Crayford Creeks past and future.
8th October Sarah Palmer: Sugar bakers – in east and south London
12th November Steve Hunnisett:- Second World War bombing of Greenwich Industry
10th December Robert Bullard: Will Crooks. Early Labour MP for Woolwich,
to go on our priority notice list and/or membership of GIHS email indhistgreenwich@aol.com