Retirement Properties Spotlight in Charlton

Greenwich is an historic Thames-side town and was known as Greenviz in Domesday and belonged to the Bishop of Bayeux. The Royal Palace was the birthplace of Henry VIII, Queen Mary and Elizabeth I. Henry VIII established naval dockyards at Deptford and Woolwich and during the reign of Elizabeth I Greenwich became the starting point for many famous expeditions. The Old Royal Naval College was established by Royal Charter in the 17th century and the buildings designed by many famous architects including Wren and Hawksmoor.