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posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
09:12
Greenwich is one of the coolest "uncool" places there is in London. It's not profoundly unfashionable - rather somewhere where it doesn't occur to people that there is anything more than a few museums, a nice park and the Cutty Sark. The really adventurous might know about the Trafalgar Tavern or venture out to Greenwich market on a Sunday afternoon, but essentially, Greenwich is still relatively undiscovered for one of the great regions of London. I adore Greenwich - but I'm not blind to its faults either. In this journal I take an affectionate but honest - at times brutally so - look, giving my own personal low-down on the things to do - and one or two of the things NOT to do in Greenwich. I am being unashamedly parochial here. I will talk about the tourist sites, of course - how could I not when we have a World Heritage Site on our doorstep - but also about the things which make our town great - the little things. Interesting vistas, cool shops, bizarre novelties and quirky one-offs which make this place buzz. Greetings, by the way, to all of you who have travelled with me from Livejournal - and thank you for making the journey.
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2 Comments:
What can we mere mortals that are Greenwich Residents do to help this man and his cause??
To be honest, not an awful lot. He would like people to write letters of objection, but whether this will do much good is a matter of debate. I think just being aware of what's going on in the whole of that area is important - what always astounds me is how little we know about major developments - one day, an area is quiet and green-ish, the next there is a major building site in its place and we are surprised. I guess that for most of us life is too short to read every planning application, but for David Herbert, this is his life.
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