1953 - Date
The present Queen of England is married to Baron Greenwich
(one of the titles that the Duke of Edinburgh holds)
Time-line
1954: Last observations at Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
1956:
Sir
Richard Woolley appointed Astronomer Royal.
1957:
Cutty Sark
open to public.
1958: Greenwich Royal Observatory moves to Herstmonceux.
1967: Francis Chichester arrives at Greenwich in
Gipsy Moth IV
and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (using the same sword used by
Queen Elizabeth I to knight Sir Francis
Drake in 1582)
1967: Second bore of Blackwall Tunnel opens.
1972:
Sir
Martin Ryle appointed Astronomer Royal.
1972: Former Greenwich resident
Poet
Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis (1904 - 1972) died.
1981: First
London Marathon
starts in Greenwich.
1982: Sir Francis Graham Smith appointed Astronomer Royal.
1982:
Thames Barrier
constructed.
1986: Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) replaces
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) as
standard definition of time.
1990: Greenwich Royal Observatory moves to Cambridge
1991:
Arnold Wolfendale appointed Astronomer Royal.
1997: HM Queen Elizabeth II arrives on the internet at
www.royal.gov.uk
1998: Structure of Millennium Dome completed.
1999: Greenwich Royal Observatory re-established at
Greenwich after closure at Cambridge. Opened by Prince Andrew (son of
Queen Elizabeth II)
1999: Re-opens refurbished National Maritime Museum.
|
