Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust blog

Learning producer Alison talks about Friday Family workshops…

Over 400 years in the making, the grounds at Charlton House are a well-used community asset, but have you ever wondered what the view would have looked like…...

To mark Black History Month, we’ll be blogging each week in October with an exciting story, piece of artwork or artefact relating to early Black History in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

To mark Black History Month, we’ll be blogging each week in October with an exciting story, piece of artwork or artefact relating to early Black History in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Our first Honey Bee day saw families from all over the Borough enjoy a multitude of bee themed activities in celebration of those we keep on the roof of Charlton House.

To mark Black History Month, we’ll be blogging each week in October with an exciting story, piece of artwork or artefact relating to early Black History in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

For the final blog of the Their Stories series, we look at VC Alfred Smith who received the prestigious Victoria Cross.

This blog focuses on one man who served with the Royal Artillery, but also is about two other men, both of whom were Gunners. They are all in some way connected to a single person in Woolwich, Mrs Barbara Robinson, showing just how numerous the connections to the RA in this area can be.

Sometimes just one member of a family can serve with a particular Regiment in the Armed Forces. But, sometimes, it can become a family tradition to serve, with multiple members and generations signing up to serve. It is just such a family that is the focus of today’s blog.