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The constituency was created for the 1997 general election by the merger of the former Greenwich constituency, and the western half of the former Woolwich constituency. It has been controlled by the Labour Party since its creation, when they polled 63.4% of the vote and a majority of 44.8%. Thirteen years later, the 2010 general election ...
Greenwich Leisure Limited. Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL), operating under the brand "Better", is a non-profit charitable Social Enterprise organisation which runs over 250 sport and leisure facilities [2] and 115 libraries on behalf of local authorities in London and across the UK, as well as its own internal college and the "Healthwise" programme.
National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, Punchdrunk, Protein and Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. Woolwich Works, also known as Woolwich Creative District, is a multi-disciplinary cultural venue on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in southeast London, that opened in September 2021.
The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, [1] was an English royal residence that was initially built by prince Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443. [2] [3] Over the centuries it took several different forms, until turned into a hospital in the 1690s. The palace was a place designed for pleasure, entertainment and an escape ...
Replaced by. Greenwich & Woolwich. Greenwich was a constituency in south-east London, which returned at first two, then (from 1885) one member ( MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It existed from 1832 to 1997. Elections used the first past the post system; when this elects more than one member, it is sometimes called plurality-at ...
www .royalgreenwich .gov .uk. The Royal Borough of Greenwich ( / ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ / ⓘ, / ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ /, / ˈɡrɪnɪtʃ / or / ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ /) [1] [2] is a London borough in southeast Greater London, England. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the ...
Greenwich station is about 400 m south-west of the district centre, in London, England. It is an interchange between National Rail between central London and Dartford (north Kent ), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Lewisham to the south and Docklands and the City of London. It is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3.
Glazed and unglazed ceramic and stone. —. Depicts the maritime history of Greenwich. One of the earliest large-scale murals to be produced by the artists. [32] Commissioned for the former Greenwich District Hospital, it was moved to its current location and restored in 2007. [33] More images. Statue of Captain James Cook.