Wednesday 24th April -GREENWICH PARK WALL HISTORY 1609 – 2024.

The Bricks and Brickwork of Greenwich Park Wall are normally not seen, as the viewer looks passed and into the park and at its Observatory.

This talk explores the boundary wall and how it has been changed over its 400-year life. It discusses not only its construction and materials but also the buildings that were built onto or through it.

Built at the beginning of the 17th century, the wall is a listed building and its 1986 archaeological survey report says 'that no record of the source for the bricks has been found".

The talk discusses the manufacture and laying of bricks in this period and seeks local brickmakers and their sites that may have contributed to its construction.