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Old Royal Naval College Review
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Old Royal Naval College
- Address: Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, London, SE10 | Map It
- Phone: 020/8269-4747
- www.oldroyalnavalcollege.org
- Category: Educational Institutions
- Location: Greenwich
Fodor's Review:
Begun by Christopher Wren in 1694 as a rest home, or hospital for ancient mariners, this became instead a school for young ones in 1873. Today the University of Greenwich and Trinity College of Music have classes here. You'll notice how the structures part to reveal the Queen's House across the central lawns. Behind the college are two buildings you can visit. The Painted Hall, the college's dining hall, derives its name from the baroque murals of William and Mary (reigned 1689-95; William alone 1695-1702) and assorted allegorical figures. James Thornhill's frescoes, depicting scenes of naval grandeur with a suitably pro-British note of propaganda, were painstakingly done over installments in 1708-12 and 1718-26, and good enough to earn him a knighthood. It's still used for dining, making merry, schools, and weddings today. In the opposite building stands the College Chapel, which was rebuilt after a fire in 1779 and is altogether lighter, in a more restrained, neo-Grecian style. Trinity College of Music holds free classical music concerts in the chapel every Tuesday lunchtime.
- Cost: Free, guided tours £4
- Open: Painted Hall and Chapel Mon.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12:30-5, last admission 4:15; grounds 8-6
- Tube: DLR: Greenwich
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