Comments on: Alphabet of Greenwich – J

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:49:32 +0000

OK, the first country outside of the UK (groan).

Marine engineer John Penn was born in Greenwich in 1805.

capability bowes — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:10:02 +0000

@ Nick: surely England was the first country to adopt GMT?

Otherwise, Charlton House = “Jacobean”

RogerW — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:20:15 +0000

Jools Holland; Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves)

Stephen — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:22:48 +0000

John Bold author.

Greenwich: An Architectural History of the Royal Hospital for Seamen and the Queen’s House

Nick — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:18:28 +0000

Japan – the first country to officially adopt Greenwich Mean Time.

Glen Johnson – Liverpool and England footballer, born in Greenwich in 1984.

John Julius Angerstein.

Samuel Johnson, writer, lived in Greenwich.

JOF — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:55:15 +0000

Jokes (Up The Creek).
Jetties on the river.
Jumps (for the horses during the Olympics).

GeorgeD — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:05:53 +0000

J.A.S.O.N

Conejo — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:13:04 +0000

John Roan and two James Wolfes

Paul — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:11:49 +0000

Sam Johnson – lived for a while on Church Street.

Dave — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:57:08 +0000

John Harrison