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A busy parade of shops that serves both a council estate on one side of Shooters Hill Road and a larger estate of semi-detached housing, both built between the Wars
©David Hatch
In spite of declining attendance at churches all around the country this one seems to be busy even on days other than Sunday
©David Hatch
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A Jacobean mansion, built between 1607-12. The building is not open to the public and is in the care of the London Borough of Greenwich. Further information (external links): London Borough of Greenwich history of Charlton House: http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/LeisureCulture/Architecture/CharltonHouseHistory.htm The Greenwich Guide information: http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/charhse.htm
©G H Clarke
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Charlton House is an Elizabethan manor house which still lies at the heart of Charlton Village, an area of London with a strong local identity. It is now owned by Greenwich Council and used for civil weddings and functions and as a branch library. This photo shows the Mayor declaring the annual Horn Fair open.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A Jacobean mansion, built between 1607-12. The building is not open to the public and is in the care of the London Borough of Greenwich. Further information (external links): London Borough of Greenwich history of Charlton House: http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/LeisureCulture/Architecture/CharltonHouseHistory.htm The Greenwich Guide information: http://www.greenwich-guide.org.uk/charhse.htm
©G H Clarke
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Few public conveniences can be Grade 1 listed buildings, especially closed ones. This one was originally known as the Garden House, and dates to the mid/late 17th century. It is on English Heritage's "buildings at risk" register, being disused and in poor condition.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Several tower blocks comprise the housing along Springfield Grove, which runs parallel to but lower than the main Charlton Road from which this photo was taken.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Several tower blocks comprise the housing along Springfield Grove, which runs parallel to but lower than the main Charlton Road from which this photo was taken. See also [[1541729]].
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>At the west end of the shopping street known as The Village is this small housing block with three shops on the ground floor. The grocers at right was a new arrival in 2009; formerly a picture framer had the property.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>
©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.3km north<br/>The memorial is in the middle of a triangular road junction outside St Luke's. Unusually it does not feature a roll-call of names. The inscription reads: "To the glorious memory of the men of Charlton who in the Great Wars 1914 and 1939 gave their lives that we might live. Their names are recorded in the book of remembrance in St Luke's Church".
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>One of the three historic buildings at the heart of Charlton Village, along with Charlton House and St Luke's church. It is now a 'big screen sports' type of pub.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>The fountain stands close to the war memorial [[971762]]. The inscription on the marble surface is difficult to decipher, but it appears to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>At the heart of the Springfield estate is this sports pitch marked out for football and basketball.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Shops on the south side of the shopping street known as The Village. See the comment to photo [[1541768]].
©Stephen Craven

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