Situated near a busy main road, the East Greenwich Pleasaunce - a formal, tree-lined garden - is a quiet haven that contains a burial ground for around 3,000 sailors who spent their last days at the local Royal Hospital Greenwich.
The trees on display include:
- Mock Orange
- Hawthorn
- Silver Birch
- Ash
- Variegated Holly
- Walnut
- Poplar
- Weeping Birch.
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Awards
East Greenwich Pleasaunce was awarded the Green Flag award for the 2008-2009 period.
Green Flag Award website
Rich history
The naval cemetery within the Pleasaunce is a window to the maritime past.
With the Royal Hospital Greenwich graveyard judged to be full in the 1840s, the Royal Navy needed a new burial site. A long search for land followed, until, in 1857, the Admiralty bought an orchard in East Greenwich for use as the new cemetery.
In 1875, the remains of three thousand naval pensioners were moved from Central Greenwich to this new cemetery. This was to make way for the construction of a railway tunnel.
In 1926, the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich (a predecessor of Greenwich Council) acquired the site. The name 'Pleasaunce' came into use shortly after, when the site opened as a public park.
More about the history of East Greenwich Pleasaunce
Memorial tablet
Visitors to the East Greenwich Pleasaunce can see a plaque on the wall, describing how the remains were moved.
East Greenwich Pleasaunce memorial tablet
Playground
East Greenwich Pleasaunce contains a well-used a mother-and-toddler drop-in centre, known as the 'One O'clock Club'.
There is also a refurbished children’s playground, which was installed in 2001.
Access
Wheelchair access is available.
Address
Chevening Road
Greenwich
London SE10
Location map of East Greenwich Pleasaunce
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