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Tag: Woolwich

Swan Road, SE18

October 13, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name As with Leda Road, Swan Road is named after the protagonists in the Greek myth Leda and the…

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Filed under: Charlton Village and Riverside, Greek myth, Greenwich, streets named after legends, Woolwich

Actaeon Mews, SE18

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Place Name Actaeon was a famous hero in ancient mythology. The myth of Diana and Actaeon, found in Ovid’s Metamorphoses…

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Filed under: Greek myth, Greenwich, streets named after a Roman connection, Woolwich, Woolwich Common

Academy Road, SE18

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Place Name Originally Woolwich Road. The Royal Military Academy was near here between 1741 and 1939. It was, as the…

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Filed under: Greenwich, military, Woolwich

Academy Place, SE18

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Place Name The Royal Military Academy was near here between 1741 and 1939. It was, as the name gives away, a…

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Filed under: Greenwich, military, Woolwich

Powis Street, SE18

July 20, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after the Powis brothers, William (died 1806), Thomas and Richard, 18thCentury brewers from Greenwich. Arriving in Woolwich in…

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Filed under: Greenwich, Woolwich

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