Social History in Focus: The 1718 Pew List Talk

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Join St Alfege Church to hear about their latest research and to get a rare and fascinating insight into the social character of Greenwich parishioners at this date.

What can a pew list reveal about a place and its people?
St Alfege Church archive holds an original document dated 29th September 1718 which lists, over 11 pages, the pew holders.

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There are two public car parks nearby:
Burney Street SE10 8EX
Cutty Sark Gardens SE10 9HT
* There is no public parking available in the churchyard but on street parking using meters is nearby.

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St Alfege Church is easily accessible by public transport.
Greenwich Mainline Rail stations: Greenwich DLR, Cutty Sark DLR 
Bus nos. 129, 177,180, 188,199, 286, 386

Social History in Focus: The 1718 Pew List Talk

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St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 9BJ
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