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Queen Victoria
1837 - 1901

Born: 24 May 1819, Kensington Palace, London
Father: Edward, 1st Duke of Kent
Mother: Victoria of Saxe-Coburg
Reigned: 1837 - 1901
Died: 22 January 1901, Osborne, Isle of Wight
Buried: Frogmore, Windsor Home Park, Berkshire, England

Britain's longest reigning monarch saw in the world-wide introduction of Greenwich Mean Time.  A time of railways, Dickens and the height of the British Empire.

Timeline

1838: The railway (railroad) arrives at Greenwich.

1851: Our Lady of the Sea (neo-gothic church) built by William Wardell

1851: First telegraphic cable laid under English Channel (La Manche) prompts need for international time.

1852: Charles Shepherd builds Master Clock at Greenwich to distribute pulses nationally.

1865: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) based part of "Our Mutual Friend" in Greenwich. Dined at Trafalgar Tavern.

1866: First Transatlantic Cable laid by ss Great Britain built opposite Greenwich at Millwall

1869: Cutty Sark built - now in Dry Dock at Greenwich.

1873: Royal Naval College established at Greenwich.

1880: 2 August: Greenwich Mean Time adopted as legal time in Britain.

1881: Sir William Christie appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich

1883: 18 November - Greenwich Mean Time adopted in USA.

1884: 1 November - International Meridian Conference in Washington DC recognises GMT and establishes Prime Meridian at Greenwich.

1897: Blackwall Tunnel built under River Thames

1889: Sebastian de Ferranti builds the first ever large scale power station in the world at Deptford.
Her Little Majesty : The Life of Queen Victoria
Victoria's Daughters

Life at the Court of Queen Victoria : 1861-1901

Uncrowned King : The Life of Prince Albert

 

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Greenwich England is where East meets West at the Greenwich Meridian (0° Longitude); World Time is set Greenwich Mean Time. Remember the new millennium started in 2001.

Greenwich lies on the River Thames, a few minutes by rail or tube, or a short river cruise from central London.  If you want to visit Greenwich and information on visiting London, England then see Greenwich Info.  There is the famous Cutty Sark to visit and the Royal Naval College.  Just down river is the Thames Barrier which is close to London City Airport

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is in Greenwich Park along with the National Maritime Museum and the Queens House (on which the White House in Washington DC, USA is based).  For information on astronomy visit Greenwich Star

The London Marathon starts in Greenwich Park every Spring.

Greenwich has a long heritage; it was the birth place of King Henry VIII and his daughters Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and Queen Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen).  All the English monarchs can be found at Royal History.

It has seen many famous visitors from Peter the Great through Charles Dickens to Bob Hope.  This and a lot more in Greenwich Past.

For information on all the other places in the world called Greenwich including Greenwich Village, New York City, USA then visit Greenwich Town.

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