Greenwich Park: its history and associations . twice visitedthese barrows, and is strongly of opinion that theyhave no connection with the Danes, but are of muchearlier date. Until, however, a careful examinationby competent persons is undertaken, no definitestatement can be made, although recent findsdistinctly point to their being of early Britishorigin. Underground Passages and Conduits. There are several of these in the Park, oneleading from beside the standard reservoir, oppositeCrooms Hill, to near the drinking fountain at top ofHyde Vale; another runs from the hollow ground byQueen Eliz
Greenwich Park: its history and associations . twice visitedthese barrows, and is strongly of opinion that theyhave no connection with the Danes, but are of muchearlier date. Until, however, a careful examinationby competent persons is undertaken, no definitestatement can be made, although recent findsdistinctly point to their being of early Britishorigin. Underground Passages and Conduits. There are several of these in the Park, oneleading from beside the standard reservoir, oppositeCrooms Hill, to near the drinking fountain at top ofHyde Vale; another runs from the hollow ground byQueen Elizabeths oak, towards Vanbrugh Castle ;while a third passes beneath One Tree Hill, a branchfrom which goes in the direction of Maze Hill of these passages must be of ancient date, forwe find that on 3rd February, 1434, King Henry to his dear uncle, the Duke Humphrey ofGloucester, and Eleanor, his wife, permission to con-struct a subterranean aqueduct between the house hewas building and a certain fount in Greenwich, called. Photo by Mr. Struit. Underground Passage in Greenwich Park. UNDERGROUND PASSAGES AND CONDUITS. 17 Stockwell, outside the Kings highway, which ledbetween the Dukes garden and the Park, andconfirmed the same to the Duke and his heirs forever. But earlier than this, in 1268, it is mentionedin Drakes Hundred of Blackheath, that theAbbots agent sent in his account for the repairsof the conduits supplying the buildings with water,but whether this refers to the Park is not quite many of the passages in the Park were for theconveying of water we will not dispute, but it isdifficult to imagine why so elaborate a constructionas that which originates near the standard reservoir,where two persons can walk side by side withoutstooping, should have been formed for such a passage, which is 6 feet high and 4 feet wide, isbeautifully built of brick, the floor also being paved ;while it is ventilated by three shafts, each 6 feet ind
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