Benches added or edited by Twitter user futureshape
Total benches found: 11.
John Gast
1772 - 1837
Deptford shipwright, trade unionist,
worker's rights advocate and chartist.
Location: Deptford Park School, Evelyn Street, London SE8 5SE, United Kingdom
Margaret McMillan
1860 - 1931
Early Years Health & Education Pioneer.
Campaigner for universal suffrage.
Founded Rachel McMillan Nursery in 1914
Location: Deptford Park School, Evelyn Street, London SE8 5SE, United Kingdom
Samuel Pepys FRS
1633 - 1703
Diarist, naval administrator,
Master of Trinity House.
Frequent visitor to Deptford Dockyard.
Location: Deptford Park School, Evelyn Street, London SE8 5SE, United Kingdom
John Evelyn FRS
1620 - 1706
Arboriculturalist, diarist, gardener.
Founder member of the Royal Society.
Lived and worked at Sayes Court Manor
Location: 100 Evelyn Street, London SE8 5RJ, United Kingdom
Octavia Hill
1838 - 1912
Campaigned to protect green space for all.
A failed campaign to preserve Sayes Court led
to the foundation of The National Trust
Location: 100 Evelyn Street, London SE8 5RJ, United Kingdom
Deptford Park
Former Evelyn market garden renowned
for onions, celery and asparagus.
Opened as a puplic park in 1897.
Designed by Lt. Col John J Sexby.
Location: 100 Evelyn Street, London SE8 5RJ, United Kingdom
Oloudah Equiano
1745 - 1797
Writer and abolitionist.
Arrived as a slave in Deptford.
Purchased his own freedom by 1768.
Location: 104 Evelyn Street, London SE8 5RJ, United Kingdom
Grinling Gibbons
1648 - 1721
Deptford Dockyard woodcarver.
His work adorns St. Pauls Cathedral,
St. Nicholas Church and The Royal Palaces
Location: Grinstead Road, London SE8 5BJ, United Kingdom
Peter the Great
1672 - 1725
Czar of Russia stayed at Sayes Court Manor in
1698 as part of a European tour to learn
shipbuilding and maritime navigation
Location: Grinstead Road, London SE8 5BJ, United Kingdom
London and Greenwich Railway (L&GR) 1836
The world's first entirely elevated railway
continues to take passengers to Deptford,
London's oldest railway station.
Location: Grinstead Road, London SE8 5BJ, United Kingdom
The Pepys Estate
Officially opened on July 13th, 1966
Built by the Greater London Council
for "the peaceful enjoyment
and well-being of Londoners"
Location: Grinstead Road, London SE8 5BJ, United Kingdom