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The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, providing courses for naval officers. It was the home of the Royal Navy's staff college, which provided advanced training for officers.
From Tudor Palace to the centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, the Old Royal Naval College is a UNESCO World Heritage site with 600 years of rich history.
Formerly the site of a royal palace, the old college was originally constructed to serve as the Royal Navy's Greenwich Hospital, designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712. The hospital closed in 1869 and so between 1873 and 1998 the buildings were used as a training establishment for the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Oct 11, 2017 · By the time Christopher Wren was commissioned to build a rest-home for the nation’s elderly seadogs — essentially the navy equivalent of the army’s Royal Hospital in Chelsea — Greenwich was a...
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The Old Royal Naval College is located on the site of a 15th-century riverbank house that was converted into a royal palace (known as Placentia) by the Tudor monarchs. Henry VIII (reigned 1509–47) was born at Placentia, and he spent time there with his wives Catherine…
The Royal Naval School was a charitable institution founded in 1831 to provide an education for the sons of naval and military officers in needy circumstances, with a preference for orphans...
Introduction. The Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College (ORNC) was established in 1997 as a charity to conserve the buildings and grounds for present and future generations, and to facilitate public access and participation in the site.
