The old observing-room, Greenwich Albuquerque 25th July 1995

25th July 1995

East Bergholt

The stone work is the remaining portion of Whitehall Palace

King John's charter invited immigrants to move and settle in Liverpool and was seen by many as the foundation for Liverpool

The old observing-room, Greenwich Albuquerque 25th July 1995The old observing room, Greenwich, late 17th century (1893). The Royal Observatory at Greenwich was founded in 1675 by King Charles II, with John Flamsteed appointed as the first Astronomer Royal. The building, with its octagonal observing room, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume III, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893.