tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710611656756005747.post431641561093042023..comments2024-03-17T15:11:18.600+00:00Comments on Greenwich Industrial History: BillingsgateDavid Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841234446226688028noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710611656756005747.post-87252822250084950682021-12-12T19:55:23.035+00:002021-12-12T19:55:23.035+00:00My family were living by Billingsgate in Maiden Ro...My family were living by Billingsgate in Maiden Row in 1818 - you can't get much more London than that! Mum was very proud of her Thames heritage - waterman, lightermen, sailors and pilots. It was a precarious existence, bringing travel, adventure, but also long absences from home, danger, casualties, dire poverty etc.<br /><br />No, there is nothing to link the Naval College in Greenwich with the shipbuilding at Deptford, say. Young men joining the navy might sail on ships built practically in front of their eyes at Deptford (eg HMS Mars 1794). This was the case for my family.<br /><br />Best wishes, Amanda GayAmanda Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918116125957666825noreply@blogger.com