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Shipwright's Palace is created specifically to blog on the subject of Historic Maritime Deptford and associated topics.
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A new understanding is emerging on the origin of the building occupied by John Penn Marine Engineers on the Thames at Deptford. It has alway... -
This article follows two extensive pieces of research carried out in response to a recent decision by English Heritage not to recommend stat...
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http://shipwrightspalace.blogspot.com/2010/10/bed-time-reading-from-mrdickens-jnrs.html Follow the link to a wonderful write up on Deptford,...
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A Visit with George III to His Majesty's Dockyard at Deptford 1774 Those of you who have enjoyed the visits to John Evelyn's garde... -
The Clerk of the Cheque, also called Clerk of the Prick and Cheque, maintained the muster roll of everybody who worked in the yard, looked ... -
Developer Hutchison Whampoa have boldly declared their thorough disregard for the nation's maritime history in their proposals for the s... -
The restoration of Sayes Court Garden has proved to be an international success. For local people especially, since it had been decide... -
In 1954 Henry VIII'S Great Storehouse was demolished "for economic and strategic reasons" The building that replaced the 450 y...
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From Walter Besant THE WORLD WENT VERY WELL THEN. 23 I suppose that the best place in the world for a boy who is about to become a sailo...
perhaps the imminent development of Convoy's Wharf will be inspired by the scale and mass of the Great Storehouse of 1720 and build in a modern idiom respecting the former scale and mass.
ReplyDeleteWhen will there be a public access archaeological dig on the site. It would seem to be one of the most exciting sites to look at. Can the slipways become marginal land/water spaces for the swans to nest in?
ReplyDeleteMarvellous...is any of this public information or are you just sneaking out secrets? :-o
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ReplyDeleteI remember reading somewhere that the slipways as well as the dock maybe in stone so I would guess that if stone slipways are present, as for instance the slipway to the boat houses/masthouses are shown as, well, paved in Portland stone, then such marginal spaces for bird life should be possible, given the imagination and will of all concerned.
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