AUTHOR: John Charlton MVO, FSA
PUBLISHER:Department of the Environment
YEAR:1976
ISBN:0116703334
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: It's around.
The Phantom says:
The most interesting thing about this book is that it shows the Queen's House as it used to be displayed in the 70s, complete with furniture and beds. I don't know what's happened to these now, but I'll put money on their not being on display any more. Nice pictures - but the info's nothing you can't find anywhere else. I'm adding a link but I'd say it's not worth paying the eleven-odd quid they're asking at Amazon.
Title:Hidden Greenwich
Author:Phil Frampton
Publisher:MHi Publications
Year: 1999
ISBN:1 902167 02 3
Availability: Difficulty Rating:OK Secondhand mainly, you may find some new copies knocking around at the back of shops. I got my copy in Warwick Leadlay - but that was before they changed premises.
The Phantom Says:
This book was clearly rushed out for the millennium celebrations; the writer doing it for the cash. He and "Muriel" did a big visit - presumably during '98 and '99 and wrote it all up, as tourists. And to be honest, it's not a bad job. His research is pretty thorough, and he includes stuff that many other guidebooks don't bother with. He also covers the area around, which most people don't do - Charlton, Blackheath, Shooters Hill, Eltham, Woolwich, Plumstead and Thamesmead all have their sections.
Places are mentioned in bold which online would be hyperlinks and he manages to fill the book with all kinds of sparkling little details. I find myself thumbing through this book from time to time. Nothing's covered in depth, but it's a great starting point, and entertainingly written. It's also very recent, which makes for curious reading - especially for all the places that have changed or closed in the 8 years that have passed.
Hidden Greenwich: the Travel Guide
