Plumstead Common
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Plumstead Common is a common in Plumstead, (SE18) in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. It is bound to the north by Old Mill Road and to the south by Plumstead Common Road. To the east lies Winn or Winn's Common. Substantial remains of the Old Mill still stand and have been incorporated into the public house of the same name.
Edwin Cross was the last known commoner to exercise the right of letting small cattle (goats) graze on Plumstead Common and neighbouring Woolwich Common in the 1970s.
[edit] Public Houses
Plumstead Common has a number of traditional public houses with distinctive names. "The Star" which doesn't shine in the sky, "The Woodman" who doesn't cut down trees, "The Ship" that cannot sail the seas and "The old Mill" which doesn't grind corn. Making no comment on the "Prince Albert".
[edit] Churches
Essentially a Protestant/Anglican area, but non-confirmists abound. A cluster of Plymouth Brethren meeting in their halls in Richmond Hall, Plum Lane and Willenhall Road; Evangelicals meet at The Slade Evangelical Church, Methodists also have two congregations.
[edit] External links
- Plumstead Common Environmental Group is a voluntary organisation which formed in 1991 to protect the Common and surrounding areas
- Plumstead-Stories is a collection of stories and photos of people who grew up in the area, primarily around WWII and beyond.
- Plumsteadshire is a blog about Plumstead Common and some light hearted silliness.
- Sibonetic is yet another blog about Plumstead Common and environs.
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