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  • An aerial photograph of the barrow cemetery at Greenwich Park - it shows the raised circular barrows in the landscape
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    Greenwich Park

    The Barrow Cemetery

    Did you know that one of England’s best-preserved Anglo-Saxon barrow cemeteries can still be seen today in Greenwich Park?

    The parks at work | Improvement projects | History & heritage | Archaeology | Landmarks
  • An old print showing the keeper's cottage sat behind a low wooden fence, surrounded by trees
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    Greenwich Park

    Old Keeper's Cottage

    Near Queen Elizabeth’s Oak in Greenwich Park, the remnants of a lost park building can just be seen.

    The parks at work | History & heritage | Archaeology
  • Illustration of the Roman temple in Greenwich Park
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    Greenwich Park

    The Roman Temple

    Between around AD 100-400, an ancient Roman temple once stood in an area close to where the bandstand is located today.

    The parks at work | Improvement projects | History & heritage | Archaeology | Landmarks
  • A view looking down the Grand Ascent over Greenwich Park toward Canary Wharf, it is a sunny day and the sky is blue as the volunteers start digging the trench in the foreground.
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    Greenwich Park

    A dig with a grand view

    Over the past few months, the archaeology team have been working on the Grand Ascent, the slope below the General Wolfe statue.

    Volunteering | History & heritage | Archaeology
  • A view looking out over an archaeology dig with many people digging and surveying the ground.
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    Greenwich Park

    Unearthing an air raid shelter in Greenwich Park

    As part of our Greenwich Park Revealed project to restore and protect the park we delivered a community dig to find out more about a lost air raid shelter.

    Volunteering | History & heritage | Archaeology

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