English journalist, writer, and an authority on the social and historical development of Blackheath and surrounding areas of southeast London Neil Rhind has passed away.
Neil Rhind Cause of death
Neil Rhind died on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the age of 87. There was no cause of death revealed.
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Neil Rhind was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in June 2005 and, in January 2011, appointed an Honorary Fellow of the University of London, Goldsmiths College for his work in the conservation and historic research of southeast London.
From 1957 to 1959, Neil Rhind served in RAF air traffic control, mainly at Uxbridge. He worked briefly as a librarian before joining the Odham Newnes Press where he worked as the Packaging Review Yearbook editor. From 1963 he was assistant editor and then managing editor of the Good Food Guide.
In 1967 he became a freelance writer working as a press officer for the Consumers’ Association and press officer of the Greenwich Theatre, during and following its rebuilding and reopening. In 1969 he became press officer of the Blackheath Society.
From 1969, prompted by fierce local opposition to the Greater London Development Plan (London Ringways) and its adverse effect on Blackheath, Rhind became involved in documenting and protecting the social and architectural history of his home district, Blackheath and Greenwich.
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