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The 18th Century (1701 - 1800)

Greenwich's famous buildings created by great architects.

1689 - 1702

1702 - 1714

1703: John Wesley (1703 - 1791) born. Held religious meetings on Blackheath prior to setting up the Methodist Church.

1705: Greenwich Royal Park open to public

1705: Edmond Halley identified the comet later to be named after him.

1707: 22 October: Royal Navy 4 ships sank- 2,000 lives lost - public outcry results.

1714 - 1727

1714: King George I (1660 - 1724) arrives in England at Greenwich as reigning monarch.

1714: Longitude Act offered rich prizes to anyone who could determine longitude at sea.

c1717: Macartney House (home of General Wolfe & his parents) was built.

1720: Edmond Halley appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich.

1727 - 1760

1727: 11 June - succeeded his father George I

1727: Death of Sir Isaac Newton

1727: Painted Hall at Greenwich Royal Naval College completed by Sir James Thornhill.

1729: Aberration of light discovered by James Bradley

1730: John Harrison (1693 - ?) arrives at Greenwich with his sea-going clock plans.

1732: Royal Charter founds Georgia

1737: Samuel Johnson "Dr. Johnson" (1709 - 1784), lexicographer, author & critic lived in Greenwich.

1738: Methodist movement founded by John & Charles Wesley who preached on Blackheath.

1739: 7 April - Dick Turpin (highwayman) hanged. Highwaymen attacked at Shooters Hill.

1742: Handel's Messiah first performed

1742: James Bradley (1693 - 1762) appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich

1749: Transit Room built at Greenwich Royal Observatory - home of Bradley's Greenwich Meridian.

c1750: Antonio Canaletto (1687 - 1768) paints famous view of Greenwich Hospital from across the River Thames.

1751: Greenwich Hospital completed to Sir Christopher Wren's (1632 - 1723) plans.

1752: 3-14 September - Britain adopts Gregorian calendar - 11 days 'lost'

1753: British Museum founded

1755: Dr Samuel Johnson (former Greenwich resident) publishes Dictionary of the English Language

1758: Appearance of Halley's Comet

1759: Quebec taken by James Wolfe (resident of Greenwich)

1759: Kew Gardens established

1760: 25 October dies - statue in Royal Naval College gardens.

1760 - 1820

1760: Succeeded by his grandson George III (immortalised on movie filmed in Greenwich)

1762: Nathaniel Bliss appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich

1763: Dreadnought Seaman's Hospital built in Greenwich.

1765: Nevil Maskelyne appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich

1779: Fire in chapel at Greenwich Hospital.

1780: Archway of "Spread Eagle" built at Greenwich

1781: Uranus discovered by Sir William Herschel

1783: Greenwich Hospital School (now part of Davenport House) built.

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