Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Old Royal Naval College
Old Royal Naval College
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9LW
The Royal Naval College started life at Greenwich as a charitable hospital to support seamen and their dependents. Conceived by Queen Mary, it was planned by Sir Christopher Wren and work started in 1696; it was finally completed some 50 years later. The hospital closed in 1869 and the Royal Navy then used it as a college. It became public in 1998 when the Navy moved to Shrivenham.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableGrand Square
Photograph taken: 22nd February 2007 by Chuck Foster
Dimensions in Time
Filmed: 24 Sep 1993
The 3rd Doctor is driven up to a helicopter in Bessie.
Photograph taken: 22nd February 2007 by Chuck Foster
Dimensions in Time
Filmed: 24 Sep 1993
The 3rd Doctor meets the Brigadier at the helicopter.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableThe Painted Hall
Photograph taken: 22nd February 2007 by Chuck Foster
Dimensions in Time
Filmed: 24 Sep 1993
The 6th Doctor leaps from the helicopter and makes his farewells to the Brigadier.
Where to walk to next?
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National Maritime Museum (Dimensions in Time). Head through the College away from the Thames, and then cross Romney Road to the Maritime Museum. Filming took place by the left-hand set of arches as you enter the grounds.
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Cutty Sark (Dimensions in Time). Follow the path alongside the Thames westwards until you reach the Cutty Sark.
Other nearby locations:
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Greenwich Gas Works (Silver Nemesis). Walk (1.5 miles, 25m) : Take the Thames Path east towards the Dome; keep following the path across the A102 (Blackwall Tunnel) and then past the dome to West Parkside (by David Beckham Academy). Bus: Route 188. Take the bus from Romney Road stop F towards North Greenwich. At the station, head towards West Parkside (by David Beckham Academy).
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Thames Barrier (The Runaway Bride, Turn Left): 1.55 miles.
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One Canada Square (Army of Ghosts, Doomsday): 1.62 miles.
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Bridewell Place (The Talons of Weng-Chiang): 2.63 miles.
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Wapping Old Stairs (The Talons of Weng-Chiang): 2.77 miles.
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Wapping Pier Head (The Talons of Weng-Chiang): 2.82 miles.
Further links about the location
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Greenwich Foundation - The Old Royal Navy College
Related Stories
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Dimensions in Time [24 Sep 1993]: The Sixth Doctor and the Brigadier meet by helicopter
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