Category Archives: Greenwich

L’éléphant est arrivé sur l’endroit!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by NeilSinclair

Plans to shoot the final iconic scenes of Victor Hugo’s epic novel Les Miserables are beginning to take shape with the arrival of a giant model elephant at Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College (ORNC). The giant pachyderm is being assembled in the … Continue reading →

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Les Miserables and revolting students at Greenwich

Posted on March 30, 2012 by NeilSinclair

Luvvies and revolutionaries are preparing to man the barricades at The Old Royal Naval College (ORNC) at Greenwich where scenes from the forthcoming blockbuster film Les Miserables are due to be shot early in April. The ORNC’s Lower Grand Square, … Continue reading →

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The Elysée Palace, Greenwich

Posted on January 17, 2012 by NeilSinclair

The magnificent Painted Hall in the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich has acquired yet another alias. It appears in the Maggie Thatcher biopic Iron Lady as the Elysée Palace, official residence of the French president. Meryl Streep, who has just … Continue reading →

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No, Mr Bond; I expect you to die

Posted on January 5, 2012 by NeilSinclair

The latest James Bond thriller landed on terra firma at Greenwich on Friday 6th January when filming for Skyfall, 23rd movie in the Bond franchise, took place at the Old Royal Naval College (ORNC). We can’t reveal too much about … Continue reading →

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Great Expectations in Greenwich

Posted on December 31, 2011 by NeilSinclair

If you enjoyed the latest version of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, screened on BBC TV between Christmas and New Year, revisit the scene of the crimes in Greenwich with Footprints of London guide Neil Sinclair. Tread the London street along … Continue reading →

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Attenshun! Film lovers fall in for another epic drama shot in Greenwich.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by NeilSinclair

The arrival at the Old Royal Naval College this month of veteran vehicles and costumed extras heralds the filming of yet another fin de siècle blockbuster in Greenwich. This time it’s Parade’s End, an adaptation for BBC TV and HBO … Continue reading →

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Heroes or Weirdoes?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by NeilSinclair

One was fed as a child on a diet of garden snails and sliced earthworms. Another had her own bath in Greenwich Park but ironically had a reputation for poor personal hygiene. One was imprisoned in the Bastille as a Dutch … Continue reading →

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Horatio Nelson

Posted on October 6, 2011 by NeilSinclair

Is Admiral Horatio Nelson the last hero in the West? Well, he will be on Sunday 16th October when Battle of Trafalgar victor Lord Nelson is the last of eight heroes celebrated on an approximately 90 minute walk along the … Continue reading →

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That’s Entertainment walks

Posted on October 4, 2011 by David

On Saturday the 15th October, the four major local guiding organisations in London (Clerkenwell & Islington Guides Association, the City of London Guide Lecturers, the City of Westmister Guides Lecturers and the Greenwich Tour Guides) are laying on free walks … Continue reading →

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