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| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE3 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Lewisham East |
| London Assembly | Greenwich and Lewisham |
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History
Etymology
Blackheath was so called because it appeared a darker colour than the green fields beside the Thames which it overlooked - the soil was dark and so were the plants which grew there. (Contrary to local belief, the name has nothing to do with the plague or Black Death or, as certain sources tell us, a combination of the words “bleak” and “heath”. ) The soil was of poor quality and was not cultivated, but chalk, gravel and larger pebbles for ballast were dug out of it. This left the deep pits all over the Heath. Some are now ponds and some were filled in with rubble from bomb sites in the Second World War.
Origins
Blackheath was settled by Romans as a stopping point on Watling Street. Watling Street is the name given to an Ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern In the reign of Ethelred the Unready, the Danish fleet anchored in the river Thames off Greenwich for over three years, with the army being encamped on the hill above and from here they attacked Kent. Ethelred II ( c. 968 – 23 April 1016 also known as Æthelred II, Aethelred II, Ethelred the Unready, Æthelred the Unready The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants Greenwich ( ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ GREN-itch /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge is a district in south-east London, KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Some vestiges of the Danish camps may be traced in the names of Eastcombe and Westcombe, on the borders of Blackheath. Westcombe Park is a largely residential area close to the Blackheath Standard area of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London, [2] Blackheath was later a rallying point for Wat Tyler's Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and for Jack Cade's Kentish rebellion in 1450. Walter Tyler, commonly known as Wat Tyler ( January 4, 1341 – June 15, 1381) was the leader of the English Peasants' Jack Cade (possible real name John Aylmer or John Mortimer) was the leader of a popular revolt in the 1450 Kent rebellion which took place in KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Wat Tyler is remembered by Wat Tyler Road on the heath. After pitching camp on Blackheath, Cornish rebels were defeated in the Battle of Deptford Bridge (sometimes called the Battle of Blackheath), just to the west, on 17 June 1497. The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a popular uprising by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Britain. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat With Watling Street crossing the heath carrying stagecoaches en route to north Kent and the Channel ports, it was also a notorious haunt of highwaymen during the 17th century. The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617 The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who travelled on horseback as opposed to those who robbed on foot Many years later, Blackheath also had strong associations with the campaign for women's suffrage, the suffragette movement. Suffragette is a term originally coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for the more radical and Militant members of the
Development
The sizeable prestigious private estate of Blackheath Park, created by John Cator and known as the Cator Estate, is situated east of Blackheath village. John Cator (1728 &ndash 26 February 1806) was a wealthy timber merchant and landowner responsible for the layout of much of the areas around Blackheath Built in the late 1700s and early 1800s, it contains many fine examples of substantial Georgian and Victorian houses - most notably Michael Searles' The Paragon crescent - as well as some 1930s and 1960s additions. Regency Architect Michael Searles (1750-1813 was famous as an English commercial architect of large houses particularly in London. St Michael and All Angels Church, designed by local architect George Smith and completed in 1830, was dubbed the Needle of Kent in honour of its tall, thin spire (it is also nicknamed the Devil's Pick or The Devil's Toothpick). An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction George Smith (1782-1869 was an English Architect and surveyor of the early 19th century with strong connections with central and south-east London All Saints Church, situated on the Heath, dates from 1857 and was designed by the architect Benjamin Ferrey. Benjamin Ferrey, FSA FRIBA was a Gothic Revival architect. He was born on 1 April 1810 in Christchurch Hampshire and died on The Cator Estate was built on part of the estate formerly owned by Sir John Morden, whose Morden College (1695) is another notable building to the south-east of the Heath. Sir John Morden 1st Baronet ( 13 August 1623 &ndash 6 September 1708) was a successful English merchant and Philanthropist Morden College is a long-standing charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south-east London, England for over 300 years The Cator Estate also contains innovative 1960s 'Span' houses and flats by the renowned Span Developments (architect Eric Lyons). Span Developments Limited was a British property development company formed in the late 1950s by Eric Lyons and Geoffrey Townsend
Social life
The main centre of Blackheath - 'the village' - lies to the south side of the heath in the vicinity of Blackheath railway station, and is home to numerous shops, restaurants and pubs. Blackheath Railway station is situated in the heart of Blackheath village in London at. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. All Saints' parish church stands on the heath itself, apart from the other buildings of the village. Approximately one mile to the north-east, Blackheath Standard is another shopping area, taking its name from the 'Royal Standard' pub.
Just south of the railway station, on the edge of the Blackheath Park estate, is the Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts. Next door is Blackheath Halls, a concert venue today owned and managed by Trinity College of Music (based in nearby Greenwich). Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatoires, based in Greenwich. Greenwich ( ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ GREN-itch /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge is a district in south-east London,
The heath is host to a free annual fireworks display on the Saturday in November closest to Guy Fawkes Night, jointly organised and now financed by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham. Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November The show has become one of the UK's most popular and largest fireworks displays with over forty thousand spectators[3].
Sporting associations
In 1608, according to tradition, Blackheath was the place where golf was introduced to England - the Royal Blackheath Golf Club (based in nearby Eltham since 1923) was one of the first golf associations established (1766) outside Scotland. Eltham is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is a suburban development situated east south-east of Charing Cross. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Blackheath also gave its name to the first hockey club, established during the mid 19th century. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick
However, Blackheath is perhaps most famous as the home of the Blackheath Rugby Club, founded in 1858, which is the oldest documented rugby club in England. The title of the world's oldest Football club, or the oldest club in a particular country is often disputed or is claimed by several different clubs across several different Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School The Blackheath club also organised the world's first rugby international (between England and Scotland in Edinburgh on 27 March 1871) and hosted the first international between England and Wales ten years later — the players meeting and getting changed at the Princess of Wales public house. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international Blackheath were one of the 12 founding members of the Football Association in 1863, as well as Blackheath Proprietary School and Percival House, from Blackheath too. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey
Cricket has been played on the 'Heath' itself since the 1820s. By 1890, London County Council was maintaining 36 pitches. London County Council (LCC was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889-1965 existence and the first London-wide general municipal Blackheath Cricket Club has been part of the sporting fabric of the area, joining forces with Blackheath Rugby Club in 1883 to purchase and develop the Rectory Field as a home ground. As well as hosting quality club cricket for getting on for 150 years, Blackheath CC hosted 84 first class Kent County matches between 1887 and 1971. For a list of these see: [1]
There is also a long history of kite flying on the heath. A kite is a flying tethered object that depends upon the tension of a tethering system Growing popularity of the sport in recent years has attracted many kite flyers and kitebuggying is also a common sight on the heath. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively A kite buggy is a light purpose-built Vehicle powered by a traction kite (power kite.
With neighbouring Greenwich Park, Blackheath is also well-known as the start point of the London Marathon. Greenwich Park is a former Hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. The London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981 usually in April This maintains a connection with athletics dating back to the establishment of the Blackheath Harriers (now Blackheath and Bromley Harriers) in 1869.
Notable residents
(in alphabetical order)
- Sophie Aldred, actress and television presenter, was raised in Blackheath and attended Blackheath High School. Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and Television presenter, best known for her portrayal of The An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event
- John Julius Angerstein, whose art collection formed the basis of the National Gallery, London in 1824, built Woodlands House, Mycenae Road, Westcombe Park. John Julius Angerstein (1735- January 1823 London merchant Lloyd's under-writer and patron of the fine arts was born in St Petersburg Woodlands House is a Georgian villa next door to Mycenae House, Mycenae Road in the Westcombe Park area of the London Borough of Greenwich Westcombe Park is a largely residential area close to the Blackheath Standard area of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London,
- Danny Baker, BBC London radio presenter and television personality
- Blade, British hip hop artist, was raised and schooled in Blackheath. Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English Comedy Writer, radio and Blade (Born August 2 19?? is a British rapper born in the Armenian quarter of Iran and came to British hip hop is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of Hip hop music made in the United Kingdom.
- Sir Richard Branson, entrepreneur, was born in Blackheath. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies
- Captain Samuel Brown, naval officer, engineer and inventor, died at Vanbrugh Lodge, Vanbrugh Fields, Blackheath in 1852. This article is about the English naval officer engineer and inventor
- Caroline of Brunswick, married to the Prince Regent, was banished in 1799 to a private residence ('The Pagoda' - attributed to architect Sir William Chambers) in Blackheath. Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth later Queen Caroline; May 17 1768 – August 7 1821 was the wife of George IV of the United Kingdom An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Sir William Chambers ( 27 October 1723 &ndash 17 February 1796) was a Scottish Architect, born in Gothenburg
- James Callaghan, British Prime Minister 1976-1979, lived in Blackheath in the 1950s and 1960s, and his daughter Margaret went to Blackheath High School. Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Margaret Ann Jay Baroness Jay of Paddington, PC (born November 18, 1939) is a British politician for the Labour Party.
- Fanny Cradock lived at 134 Shooters Hill Road
- Emily Davison, Suffragette, was born in Blackheath. Fanny Cradock (born Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey on February 26 1909 Apthorp House Fairlop Road Leytonstone, Essex, England Emily Wilding Davison ( October 11 1872 &ndash June 8 1913) was an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
- Clemence Dane, Playwright and novelist was born in Blackheath. Clemence Dane was the Pseudonym of Winifred Ashton ( 21 February 1888 in Blackheath, England, United Kingdom
- Francis Dodd (1874-1949), artist, lived at Arundel House, 51 Blackheath Park. Francis Edgar Dodd RA ( 29 November 1874 - 7 March 1949) was a notable British Portrait and Landscape
- Montague John Druitt, for many years a popular suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders, lived in Blackheath, at 9 Eliot Place, during the 1880s. Many suspects have been proposed as the unidentified Serial killer or killers given the alias Jack the Ripper, responsible for a series of murders that took place Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London
- Peter Martin Duncan (1824-1891), palaeontologist and doctor, practised in Blackheath during 1860s. Peter Martin Duncan ( April 20, 1824 - May 28, 1891) was an English palaeontologist. Palaeontology redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal.
- Astronomer Royal Sir Frank Watson Dyson lived at 6 Vanbrugh Hill, SE3 between 1894 and 1906 (blue plaque). Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Sir Frank Watson Dyson FRS ( January 8 1868 &ndash May 25 1939) was an English Astronomer who is remembered In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event
- Sir Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), mathematician & astrophysicist, lived at 4 Bennett Park (blue plaque). Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944 was an English Astrophysicist of the early 20th century In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event
- Nick Ferrari LBC 97. Nick Ferrari. born 1960 is a radio presenter who currently hosts the weekday breakfast show from 0700-1000 UTC (and BST in summer on the London -based talk and phone-in 3 radio presenter.
- James Glaisher (1809-1903), who pioneered modern weather forecasting techniques, lived at 22 Dartmouth Hill (blue plaque). See also James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, the mathematician James Glaisher, FRS, was an English Meteorologist In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event
- composer Charles Gounod lived at 4 Morden Road in 1870 (blue plaque). Biography Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and a draftsman father In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event
- Malcolm Hardee, anarchic comedian lived briefly at 33 Glenluce Road in the late 1990s. Malcolm Hardee (born Lewisham, London 5 January 1950 &ndash died Rotherhithe, London 31 January 2005 was an English Comedian, author Comedy A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American author, lived at 4 Pond Road in 1856 (blue plaque). Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4 1804 – May 19 1864 was an American novelist and Short story writer In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event
- Jools Holland OBE, musician with the band Squeeze as well as a solo artist, lives in Westcombe Park. Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Squeeze are an English band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully
- John Hughes, The Very Reverend, lived as a child on Mycenae Road, Black Heath. John Hughes is the name of John Hughes (archbishop (1797-1864 American Roman Catholic Businessmen John Hughes (businessman
- Glenda Jackson, former actress and now MP for Hampstead lives in Blackheath
- Jude Law, Actor, attending 'John Ball' primary school. Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a British actress and Politician, currently Labour Hampstead and Highgate redirects here For the "Ham and High" newspaper see Hampstead & Highgate Express. Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989
- Albert Lee, guitarist, composer and singer. For the city in Minnesota see Albert Lea Minnesota Albert Lee (born December 21, 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire
- David Lindsay (1897-1945), novelist, born and raised in Blackheath. David Lindsay (1876-1945 was a Scottish Author now most famous for the philosophical science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus (1920
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (Designer) lived in Blackheath
- Elisabeth Lutyens, composer, lived in Pond Road. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (born 11 March 1965 in London) is an Interior designer and Television personality best known for his appearances (Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, CBE ( July 9, 1906, London – April 14, 1983, London was a significant English Composer
- Donald McGill (1875-1962), postcard cartoonist lived at 5 Bennett Park (blue plaque). Donald Fraser Gould McGill, ( January 28 1875 &ndash October 13 1962) was an English graphic artist whose name has become synonymous A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick Paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an Envelope and A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event
- John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), British philosopher and political economist. John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 &ndash 8 May 1873 British Philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential
- Sir Stuart Milner-Barry, chess player and codebreaker, lived in Blackheath Park. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir (Philip Stuart Milner-Barry OBE CB KCVO (20 September 1906 &ndash 25 March 1995 was a British Chess player chess writer World War
- Ray Moore (1942-1989), broadcaster and supporter of BBC Children In Need, lived in Blackheath. Ray Moore ( January 2, 1942 - January 11, 1989) was a British broadcaster who was best known for his long running early morning
- Edith Nesbit, author and Fabian, moved to 16 Dartmouth Row in 1879. Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet whose children's
- Sir Gregory Page, landowner, had houses in Westcombe Park and Wricklemarsh, near Lee. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Three successive generations of the same English family were each named Gregory Page. Lee (also Lee Green) is a suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London.
- Jack Peñate, singer/songwriter
- Sir James Clark Ross, who in 1831 located the magnetic North Pole, and whom after the Ross Island and Ross sea are named, lived on Eliot Place. Jack Fabian Peñate (born 2 September 1984, Blackheath, London; IPA:) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir James Clark Ross ( April 15, 1800 &ndash April 3, 1862) was a British naval officer and explorer. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern Ross Island is an island formed by four Volcanoes in the Ross Sea by Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound NOAA Ross seajpg|thumb|200px|thumb|Ice in the Ross Sea Antarctica]] The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria
- Lee Ryan, singer, songwriter and actor, former the member of the band Blue
- Ignatius Sancho (18th century Black writer, composer, businessman and freed slave)
- Axel Scheffler, book illustrator, lives in Blackheath
- Boris Starling, novelist, was born and brought up in Blackheath. Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983 in Chatham Kent) is a singer-songwriter actor and former member of the British Boy band Blue and is now pursuing Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Ignatius Sancho ( c 1729-14 December 1780 was a Composer, Actor, and Writer. Axel Scheffler (born Hamburg, 1957) is a book Illustrator best known for his Cartoon -like pictures for children's books particularly Boris Starling is a British Novelist and Screenwriter. He was born in 1969 and educated at Eton College and Trinity College
- Walter Napleton Stone (1891-1917), recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born in Blackheath. Walter Napleton Stone VC ( December 7, 1891 - November 30, 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since
- Terry Waite, humanitarian and hostage in Lebanon (1987-1991), lived in Blackheath. Terry Waite CBE (born May 31 1939 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a British humanitarian and author A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
- Sir Willard White, opera singer. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Willard Wentworth White CBE (born October 10, 1946) is a Jamaican born British Bass-baritone.
- Sir Alfred Yarrow, shipbuilder, lived at Woodlands, Mycenae Road, Westcombe Park from 1896. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Alfred Fernandez Yarrow 1st Baronet (13 January 1842 &ndash 24 January 1932 started a Shipbuilding dynasty from humble origins in east London. Woodlands House is a Georgian villa next door to Mycenae House, Mycenae Road in the Westcombe Park area of the London Borough of Greenwich
References
- ^ Mills, A. , Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2001)
- ^ 'Greenwich', The Environs of London: volume 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent (1796), pp. 426-93 accessed: 26 May 2007
- ^ Blackheath Fireworks 2006: safe and spectacular accessed 11 Jul 2007
Transport and locale
Nearest stations
- Blackheath railway station
- Deptford Bridge DLR station
- Greenwich station
- Hither Green railway station
- Kidbrooke railway station
- Lee railway station
- Lewisham station
- Maze Hill railway station
- Westcombe Park railway station
Nearest places
External links
- Blackheath Photographs
- An animated comparison of Blackheath High Street in 1900 and now
- The Blackheath Society
- All Saints'Church, Blackheath
- Blackheath Halls website
- Blackheath Hockey Club
- Blackheath Conservatoire website
- Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC website
- Cator Estate History
- Blackheath at Google Maps
- Lewisham News
- Blackheath Cricket Club
- Blackheath Bugle - website about Blackheath
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