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AFAIR no ceremonial county in what is now modern Greater London
spanned the Thames. Looking at www.old-maps.co.uk, it would appear that in 1896 parts of North Woolwich, including the station and the ferry terminal, were in Kent. -- Clive D.W. Feather | Home: Mobile: +44 7973 377646 | Web: http://www.davros.org Please reply to the Reply-To address, which is: |
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:09:46 +0000, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote: AFAIR no ceremonial county in what is now modern Greater London spanned the Thames. Looking at www.old-maps.co.uk, it would appear that in 1896 parts of North Woolwich, including the station and the ferry terminal, were in Kent. ....instead of coming, it went? |
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:09:46 +0000, "Clive D. W. Feather"
put finger to keyboard and typed: AFAIR no ceremonial county in what is now modern Greater London spanned the Thames. Looking at www.old-maps.co.uk, it would appear that in 1896 parts of North Woolwich, including the station and the ferry terminal, were in Kent. Yes, there's a rather strange diversion of the boundary which otherwise follows the centre line of the river: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom...593&layers=171 See also http://newhamstory.com/node/2528 Mark -- Insert random witticism here http://www.markgoodge.com |
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:42:11 +0000, Mark Goodge
wrote: On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:09:46 +0000, "Clive D. W. Feather" put finger to keyboard and typed: AFAIR no ceremonial county in what is now modern Greater London spanned the Thames. Looking at www.old-maps.co.uk, it would appear that in 1896 parts of North Woolwich, including the station and the ferry terminal, were in Kent. Yes, there's a rather strange diversion of the boundary which otherwise follows the centre line of the river: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom...593&layers=171 See also http://newhamstory.com/node/2528 Excellent information. Thank you so much for sharing Mark. |
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