The Phantom’s Top Five
London Daily Photo
This is my Homepage. Every day, without fail, Ham comes up with another alternative view of London. Occasionally he actually covers Greenwich – but every day it’s something fascinating, usually that I didn’t know about. Subscribe now.
Diamond Geezer
The original and best.
Subterranean Greenwich
Everything under your feet
Greenwich Guide
A great first-base for all things Greenwich
Greenwich Industrial History Society
A fabulous resource.
Okay. So I can’t count. Here’s a sneaky sixth:
Greenwich Photo History
A wonderful photo wiki that does what it says on the name…
Other Links (in no kind of order)
For a while I’ll be updating this section VERY slowly – HTML linkage does my head in after a bit!
Shady Old Lady
Quirky things about London.
Greenwich Historical Society’s website is elegant and easy to use. I hope that with time, they may digitise past journals for easy perusal…
The Greenwich Meridian - a website about the Meridian line around the world – and what’s on it.
Prior Knowledge
Mainly Music from Charlton-based Jeff.
The Greenwood Map of 1827 is a fantastic resource – easy to read and use.
Friends of East Greenwich Pleasaunce
Theatre of Wine
Easily the best wine merchant in the area
Londonist.com
All things London – and they’re nice about me…
Derelict London
A wonderful portrait of the capital’s underbelly. I can’t decide whether I’m pleased or depressed at Greenwich featuring so prominently in it.
Blackheath Bugle Lovely blog about life the other side of the heath.
Brockley Central – fabbo Brockley-based blog.
Deptford Dame
All things West of the big G
Tunnelbore
Everything you (n)ever needed to know about the Blackwall Tunnel, lovingly crafted by an enthusiast
Vanbrugh Castle School
Memories and photos of the former RAF Benevolent School at Vanbrugh Castle
Shop Greenwich
Greenwich’s independent shops unite
The Ashburnham Triangle Association
Residents Group dealing with the Ashburnham Triangle Conservation Area
South East London Social Networking Meet-Up group – a lively group that meets regularly to do fun stuff. Singles or attacheds equally welcome – the emphasis is on friendship. This is NOT a dating group.
Greenwich Council
Official Council website
GreenwichWatch
Anti-Council group
Greenwich Foundation
In charge of the Old Royal Naval College
Los Dawsons
These guys play at the Chu and Cho every other week. I still haven’t made it down to see them (I’m always free the other week) but listen to their funky acoustic r&b / blues/ rockabilly here.
Greenwich Picturehouse
Don’t ask, just join
Cutty Sark Trust
Follow the old girl’s conservation here. Join the trust and knock ‘em a few quid when you can. They’ve been given some cash recently, but even though it’s 10 million it’s not enough…
Where people from all over the city chat about the stuff that matters. Wanna know what happened to the London Underground mice? Why Barons Court has no apostrophe, but Earl’s Court does? Which public lav smells most? Ask here – and someone will know…
Save Greenwich Park
Blog dealing with Olympic issues
London’s Lost Garden
Blog about Sayes Court
Non-Greenwich Links:
Lately Gay is the brand new site of Phantom Friend, Blackheathen, who often contributes fabulous photos to the Phantom Blog. It deals with all the trials and tribulations of coming out later in life…
Old Time Remedies
Got a problem and too embarrassed to go to your doctor? Try this – one of The Phantom Webmaster’s more curious projects – to introduce the world to remedies for aches and pains through the centuries. Some are familiar, some forgotten, some best forgotten.
Bad Witch Blog
Everyone should have at least one witch as a friend, and here’s mine. She’s a Wiccan, and writes about all things pagan. But even though she doesn’t do the turning-people-into-frogs bit, by her own admission, she’s a bad witch. If there’s a corner to cut, she’ll cut it; if she can make do with a ball bearing rather than seek out an eye-of-newt, that’s fine by her. Check her out.
Ever wondered just how far the earth really moved during that moment of perfect earthly bliss? This site, by another pal of mine, will work it out for you…
PhotoShopDisasters
Where Graphic Designers go to die…
Knitting Fun For All
The Informed Consumer
Got a consumer problem? Our very own Capability Bowes has begun his own consumer blog.
