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Greenwich Peninsula, the Glossary

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A Slice of Reality

A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by (and commissioned for) the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula.

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Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel–Lucent S.A. was a multinational telecommunications equipment company, headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

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Antony Gormley

Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor.

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Blackadder (clipper)

Blackadder was a clipper, a sister ship to ''Hallowe'en'', built in 1870 by Maudslay, Sons & Field at Greenwich for Jock Willis & Sons.

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Blackwall Point Power Station

Blackwall Point Power Station was a coal-fired power station on the east side of the Greenwich Peninsula, in London. Greenwich Peninsula and Blackwall Point Power Station are Port of London.

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The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, England, linking the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and part of the A102 road.

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Blackwall, London

Blackwall is an area of Poplar, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. Greenwich Peninsula and Blackwall, London are Port of London.

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Board of Ordnance

The Board of Ordnance was a British government body.

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C. F. Møller Architects

Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller, internationally also known as C. F. Møller Architects, is an architectural firm based in Århus, Denmark.

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Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Greenwich Peninsula and Canary Wharf are redevelopment projects in London.

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Charlton, London

Charlton is an area of southeast London, England, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Greenwich Peninsula and Charlton, London are districts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

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City of London

The City of London, also known as the City, is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the ancient centre, and constitutes, along with Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London and one of the leading financial centres of the world.

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Clipper

A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed.

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Coal gas

Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made from coal and supplied to the user via a piped distribution system.

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Cogeneration

Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) is the use of a heat engine or power station to generate electricity and useful heat at the same time.

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Conrad Shawcross

Conrad Hartley Pelham Shawcross (born 26 April 1977) is a British artist specializing in mechanical sculptures based on philosophical and scientific ideas.

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Containerization

Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers).

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David Beckham Academy

The David Beckham Academy was a football school founded by England international David Beckham that existed from 2005 to 2009.

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District heating

District heating (also known as heat networks) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location through a system of insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating.

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East Cross Route

East Cross Route (ECR) is a dual-carriageway road constructed in east London as part of the uncompleted Ringway 1 as part of the London Ringways plan drawn up the 1960s to create a series of high speed roads circling and radiating out from central London.

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East Greenwich Gas Works

The East Greenwich Gas Works of the South Metropolitan Gas Company was the last gas works to be built in London, and the most modern. Greenwich Peninsula and East Greenwich Gas Works are Port of London.

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Enderby's Wharf

Enderby's Wharf is a wharf and industrial site on the south bank of the Thames in Greenwich, London, associated with Telcon and other companies. Greenwich Peninsula and Enderby's Wharf are Geography of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Port of London.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English Partnerships

English Partnerships (EP) was the national regeneration agency for England, performing a similar role on a national level to that fulfilled by regional development agencies on a regional level.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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ExCeL London

ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an international exhibition and convention centre in the Custom House area of Newham, East London.

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Gas holder

A gas holder or gasholder, also known as a gasometer, is a large container in which natural gas or town gas (coal gas or formerly also water gas) is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures.

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Gasworks

A gasworks or gas house is an industrial plant for the production of flammable gas.

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Glucose

Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula.

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Greenwich

Greenwich is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. Greenwich Peninsula and Greenwich are districts of London on the River Thames, districts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Port of London.

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Greenwich and Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Greenwich and Woolwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Matthew Pennycook of the Labour Party.

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Greenwich Millennium Village

Greenwich Millennium Village (GMV) is a mixed-tenure modern development on an urban village model located on the Greenwich Peninsula in Greenwich, in south-east London, and part of the Millennium Communities Programme under English Partnerships (now renamed Homes and Communities Agency). Greenwich Peninsula and Greenwich Millennium Village are redevelopment projects in London.

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Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park

The Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park is a park situated along the River Thames in the Greenwich Peninsula in South London.

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Gunpowder magazine

A gunpowder magazine is a magazine (building) designed to store the explosive gunpowder in wooden barrels for safety.

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Hallowe'en (clipper)

Hallowe’en was a 920-ton iron clipper ship.

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Hansard

Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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Henry Bessemer

Sir Henry Bessemer (19 January 1813 – 15 March 1898) was an English inventor, whose steel-making process would become the most important technique for making steel in the nineteenth century for almost one hundred years.

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Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn is a chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts.

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Homes England

Homes England is the non-departmental public body that funds new affordable housing in England.

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Hoy (boat)

A hoy is a small sloop-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually with a burthen of about 60 tons (bm).

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Isle of Dogs

The Isle of Dogs is a large peninsula bounded on three sides by a large meander in the River Thames in East London, England, which includes the Cubitt Town, Millwall and Canary Wharf districts. Greenwich Peninsula and Isle of Dogs are districts of London on the River Thames, peninsulas of England and Port of London.

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Jetty

A jetty is a structure that projects from land out into water.

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John Austin (politician)

John Eric Austin (born 21 August 1944), formerly Austin-Walker, is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Woolwich from 1992 to 1997 and for Erith and Thamesmead from 1997 to 2010.

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Jubilee line

The Jubilee line is a London Underground line that runs between in suburban north-west London and in east London, via the Docklands, South Bank and West End.

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Linoleum

Linoleum is a floor covering made from materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), pine resin, ground cork dust, sawdust, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most commonly on a burlap or canvas backing.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London cable car

The London cable car, also known as the Dangleway and officially as the IFS Cloud Cable Car for sponsorship reasons, is a cable car link across the River Thames in London, England.

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London Underground

The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.

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Millennium Dome

The Millennium Dome was the original name of the large dome-shaped building on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England, which housed a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium. Greenwich Peninsula and millennium Dome are redevelopment projects in London.

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Natural gas

Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Nortel

Nortel Networks Corporation (Nortel), formerly Northern Telecom Limited, was a Canadian multinational telecommunications and data networking equipment manufacturer headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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North Greenwich bus station

North Greenwich Bus Station serves the area of North Greenwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England.

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North Greenwich Pier

North Greenwich Pier is a pier on the River Thames, London, England.

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North Greenwich tube station

North Greenwich is a London Underground station.

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North Greenwich, Isle of Dogs

North Greenwich is a formal 19th century name for an area now in Millwall situated at the very southern tip of the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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North Sea

The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

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One Canada Square

One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London.

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Panic of 1866

The Panic of 1866 was an international financial downturn that accompanied the failure of Overend, Gurney and Company in London, and the corso forzoso abandonment of the silver standard in Italy.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.

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Portland cement

Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout.

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Proof test

A proof test is a form of stress test to demonstrate the fitness of a load-bearing or impact-experiencing structure.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland.

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Pub

A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.

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Purfleet

Purfleet-on-Thames is a town in the Thurrock unitary authority, Essex, England. Greenwich Peninsula and Purfleet are Port of London.

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Quantum Cloud

The Quantum Cloud is a contemporary sculpture, designed by Antony Gormley, located next to The O2 in London.

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Ralph Erskine (architect)

Ralph Erskine ARIBA (24 February 1914 – 16 March 2005) was a British architect and planner who lived and worked in Sweden for most of his life.

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Ravensbourne University London

Ravensbourne University London (formerly Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication) is a digital media and design university, with vocational courses in fashion, television and broadcasting, interactive product design, architecture and environment design, graphic design, animation, moving image, music production for media and sound design.

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Richard Wilson (sculptor)

Richard Wilson (born 24 May 1953) is an English sculptor, installation artist and musician.

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River Thames

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London.

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Royal Institute of British Architects

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three supplemental charters and a new charter granted in 1971.

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Royal Victoria Dock

The Royal Victoria Dock is the largest of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Victoria Dock are Port of London.

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Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School

Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School is a co-educational Church of England all-through school and sixth form located over two sites in the London Borough of Greenwich, England.

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Silvertown

Silvertown is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England. Greenwich Peninsula and Silvertown are districts of London on the River Thames and Port of London.

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Silvertown explosion

The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex (now part of the London Borough of Newham, in Greater London) on Friday, 19 January 1917 at 6:52 pm.

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Silvertown Tunnel

The Silvertown Tunnel is a road tunnel under construction beneath the River Thames between the Greenwich Peninsula and west Silvertown.

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Simon Hughes

Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British former politician.

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South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames.

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Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea, commonly referred to as Southend, is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in south-eastern Essex, England.

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Standard Telephones and Cables

Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd (later STC plc) was a British manufacturer of telephone, telegraph, radio, telecommunications, and related equipment.

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Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle PLC is a British-headquartered, global supplier of food and beverage products to food and industrial markets. Greenwich Peninsula and Tate & Lyle are Port of London.

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The Line (art trail)

The Line is a public art trail in London, opened in 2015, that very roughly follows the path of the Greenwich meridian as it crosses the River Thames.

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The O2

The O2 (formerly known as the Millennium Dome) is a large entertainment district on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, including an indoor arena, a music club, a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas, bars, restaurants, and a guided tour to the top of the O2. Greenwich Peninsula and the O2 are redevelopment projects in London.

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Transport for London

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom.

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Urban renewal

Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities.

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West End of London

The West End of London (commonly referred to as the West End) is a district of Central London, London, England, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings and entertainment venues, including West End theatres, are concentrated.

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William Thomas Henley

William Thomas Henley (1814–1882) was a pioneer in the manufacture of telegraph cables.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Peninsula

Also known as Blackwall Peninsula, Blackwall Point, Greenwich Peninsular, History of the Greenwich Peninsula, North Greenwich (O2 site).

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Greenwich Peninsula, the Glossary

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See also

Districts of the Royal Borough of Greenwich

Geography of the Royal Borough of Greenwich

Peninsulas of England

References