After being housed in a tower block in Woolwich, an old college in Dartford, and a Victorian tycoon's mansion in Eltham, its department of architecture has moved into a purpose-built new facility in the heart of the Unesco World Heritage-listed maritime centre of Greenwich, together with the departments of landscape, arts and the main university library.
The maritime spirit feels alive at Golden Gardens Park, arguably the loveliest picnic spot in all of Seattle, with sand dunes, a lagoon, secluded benches, occasional views of bald eagles, and heart-stopping views of the distant Olympic Mountains at sunset.
"Everything that happened to Thomas Nickerson was for the first time," Tom Holland says of the cabin-boy character he plays in the maritime epic In the Heart of the Sea, in which he stars alongside Chris Hemsworth, Ben Whishaw and Cillian Murphy.
Notwithstanding vast deserts, coconut palms and a sawtooth horizon of mountain crags, Oman is at heart a maritime nation, gazing out at the Indian Ocean from behind 2,000km of coastline.
"This is a beautiful city that's been the heart of maritime Europe, the centre of the UK, it's a great place to live, a great place to learn and a great place to visit, and City of Culture now puts it on an international platform.
To the Dutch crowds, here was their country's maritime identity reaffirmed, in the heart of the country; and a great number of Dutch can tell a barque from a bight.
Aware of the impact of a blockade on an island nation at the heart of a maritime empire, they felt that economic pressure would suffice.
From personal experience they were aware of the impact it could have on an island nation at the heart of a maritime empire, and felt that economic pressure would suffice.
Stroll down the sloping streets and cobbled lanes in the heart of this small maritime city, and you can't miss the evidence: bakeries fragrant with just-baked sour cherry pies; indie coffee shops selling wood-roasted beans; bars where cocktails might be infused with local rhubarb or kale or blueberries; and, of course, restaurants of seemingly every ethnic and gastronomic stripe.
