Along the Black Waterfront (FULL)
Guided Walk 2pm 19th October 2009
Join S.I Martin & the Thames Discovery Programme on a guided walk and find out more about the Black heritage of Deptford, Greenwich and the River Thames.
Meeting Place
2pm outside St. Nicholas’ Church, Deptford
Deptford Green
London
SE8 3DQ
The Walk
This walk from St Nicholas’ Church in Deptford to St Alfege in Greenwich takes us through almost 500 years of Black history in South East London. Learn more about:
• Black dockworkers at Red House Wharf
• Black sailors, free labourers and their families in Deptford and Greenwich
• Hawkins, Drake and St Nicholas’ Church
• Watergate Street
• The Dreadnought and The Royal Naval Hospital
• The Deptford Riots of 1949
The walk will feature notes from 18th century Black writers including Olaudah Equiano, Ignatius Sancho and Jupiter Hammon.
FREE entry!
To book a place contact Lorna, or call 0207 566 9310.
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Posted under: events >> walkstoursfestivals events
- By: Lorna Richardson |
- Oct 19, 2009