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1620: Mayflower sails
The Pilgrim Fathers depart for America.
This old riverside pub in Rotherhithe is by the departure point.
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| 1635: Queen's House, Greenwich
Originally part of Greenwich Palace and the first truly classical building in England.
Said to have been originally commissioned by James I as an apology to Anne for having sworn at her when she accidentally shot one of his hunting dogs.
The building was copied to create the US White House.
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1670: Tilbury Fort
Built during the Anglo-Dutch wars to defend London from attack from the sea.
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| 1671: Ordnance Storage Depot established at Woolwich
Later renamed the Royal Arsenal, it became the largest military-industrial complex in Europe, employing 80,000 people at its peak.
(Building 49 shown, being redeveloped as apartments)
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1675: Royal Greenwich Observatory
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| 1696: Howland Great Dock
Later renamed Greenland Dock and used by whaling ships.
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1716: Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich
These buildings date from 1776.
The 2012 Olympics shooting events will be held here.
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| 1745: Royal Naval Hospital
Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built on the site of the old royal palace of Placentia.
Became the Royal Naval College in 1873.
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