"Two hundred people of all ages participated in 'The Longest Draw' activity. As part of The Big Draw and Family Learning Week, participants created the longest drawing in the Painted Hall. Inspiration came from looking at the paintings of the ceilings and walls. The theme for the drawing was kings, queens, gods, and monsters. See if you can find Henry VIII (who was born here in Greenwich Palace)."
Another project on display was created strictly from recycled objects. In this pic, you will find cork plugs, bottle caps, jar tops, water bottle pull-tops, and all kids of everyday discarded items.
Outside The Big Draw is this statue of Sir Walter Raleigh. Across from him is a "Turkish bronze gun cast in 1790-91 in the reign of Ottoman Sultan Selim III. It weighs 52 tons and fired stone shot of just over 56 kilos... The gun was presented to the Royal Navy Asylum at Greenwich by HRH Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, on 21 October 180... Decorative plaques commemorate British naval victories..."
On this tall monument it reads, "To the intrepid young Bellot of the French Navy who in the endeavor to rescue Franklin shared the fate and the glory of that illustrious navigator - from his British admirers - 1853"I appreciate the many memorials sprinkled all around England. Each one causes me to stop and ponder so many thoughts of which I could write novels.
