Greenwich Industrial History

We mentioned a new book about Thames Ferries and promised to highlight some of the local ferries mentioned in it.   The book is by Joan Tu...

Thanks to Brian Sturt who has sent us this amazing clip of the East Greenwich Coking plant being visited by the Duke of Gloucester  -  smoke...

BROTHERHOOD IN BUSINESS. South Metropolitan Gas Co. 1889. George Livesey: Chair of the Board, gas works manager, temperence activist...

The current Lewisham History Journal has an article as relevant to Greenwich as Lewisham - The Noakes family - tells the story  of a family,...

 This is on Pipers Wharf - really intriguing. Does anyone know what this vessel is>> RECENTLY GIHS visited the studios o...

Thanks to Sub Brit's Nick Catford for these very wonderful pictures of the sand mine in Diamond Terrace. (Nick is the man ...

The mid-19 th century was a great time for a lot of not particularly well regulated industry.   In 1871 Dr. Ballard, the Medical Officer ...